Nicholas Burbules

Nicholas C. Burbules is Gutgsell Professor Emeritus of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the Education Director of the National Center for Principled Leadership and Research Ethics and served as Editor of the journal Educational Theory.

Education Nicholas Burbules earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from Grinnell College in 1975, a Master of Arts degree in Philosophy from Stanford University in 1979, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Philosophy of Education from Stanford University in 1983.

Work Nicholas Burbules was a professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership from 1989-2024 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He helps write a recurring column in Inside Higher Ed.

Honors and awards Appointed to Gutgsell Professorship, University of Illinois (2009–2024). Recipient, James and Helen Merritt Foundation Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Philosophy of Education (2004).

Selected publications