Fireside Chat with Julian Williams
Apr 3, 2026 10:00 am
Room 10 (O'Leary Center), College of Education

- Sponsor
- Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA)
- Speaker
- Julian Williams
- Cost
- None
- Contact
- Melissa Goodnight
- mrg@illinois.edu
- Originating Calendar
- College of Education Events
From Campus to Career: There’s No Straight Line to Impact
Dr. Julian Williams is a Senior Evaluation Officer at the MacArthur Foundation, where he leads evaluation across program areas to inform decision-making and advance learning at the program, organizational, and field levels. He previously led statewide efforts to close racial and income-based gaps in college degree attainment through the Partnership for College Completion. Prior to that, he founded and led his own evaluation consulting practice. A Ph.D. graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, he has a career dedicated to using evaluation as a tool for meaningful change, with his scholarship, civic leadership, and commitment to justice reflecting that dedication.