Professor Sara Curran
Jackson School Professor Sara Curran has been selected as one of five University of Washington faculty members to participate in the 2025-2026 Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Academic Leadership Program (ALP).
Founded in 1989, the ALP is a year-long professional development initiative that prepares faculty for leadership roles in higher education through immersive seminars, campus-based activities, and cross-institutional collaboration among Big Ten universities.
An internationally recognized scholar in migration, demography, and environmental sociology, Curran currently serves as the associate vice provost for research and director of the Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology.
“I’m looking forward to learning about other public universities, especially around how they are supporting the research enterprise and its vital role in higher education institutions,” Curran said. “I’m also looking forward to sharing more about how the UW sustains a strong culture of interdisciplinary collaboration in all aspects of scholarship.”
