Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership for Adaptation and Change (Ed.D.) Overview

Our interdisciplinary program is geared toward professionals across various sectors, with a student-centered focus that puts you in the driver’s seat of your educational journey. With our faculty members as mentors, you’ll be challenged to lead for today and into the future, ready to adapt to ever-evolving organizational environments.

Concentrations:

Educational Leadership The Educational Leadership concentration prepares experienced education professionals for administrative positions in K-12 or higher education. This concentration provides a practical and dynamic setting to develop action-oriented leaders that can create person-centered learning communities and promote social justice and positive change.

Indigenous Leadership The Indigenous Leadership concentration focuses on preparing leaders within indigenous populations, particularly Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.

Systems Leadership The Systems Leadership concentration explores the strategic management of communication and information in an organizational setting. This concentration emphasizes public relations and digital security to navigate complex information environments, build trust, and lead secure, effective communication strategies.

Resource Leadership The Resource Leadership concentration offers an interdisciplinary approach on preparing leaders to navigate complexity, drive sustainable change, and design effective policies in dynamic environments. Grounded in principles of sustainability and policy design, this concentration emphasizes systems thinking, collaborative problem-solving and strategic vision.