February 2016

AERA’s long-standing Organization of Institutional Affiliates (OIA) has been renamed with a new mission statement to align its vision and purpose as an integral part of AERA. It is now called the Consortium of University and Research Institutions (CURI). AERA Council voted unanimously to approve the name and mission change during its February meeting.

Modifications made to the consortium’s mission statement better reflect its purpose and will help the organization better meet the public policy conditions and opportunities of the 21st century. CURI is comprised of schools and colleges of education and research institutions committed to producing knowledge about education and fostering the expertise of the next generation of education scientists and scholars.

CURI serves as a unique forum for its member institutions to (1) examine and collaborate on emerging and persisting issues associated with their research missions, (2) facilitate their engagement in AERA's education and advocacy efforts to promote federal research support and sound research policies, and (3) enhance collaborative efforts among individual scholars within AERA and the academic and research institutions of which they are a part.