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“Trying to Destabilize”: Professor George Theoharis Comments on Department of Education EO for The Daily Orange
Trump’s order dismantling DOEd leaves effects on K-12, higher education uncertain (The Daily Orange | March 26, 2025) During his second campaign, President Donald Trump repeatedly asserted plans to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education — a goal many education policy experts and economists dismissed as unlikely. That changed last Thursday. Trump’s March 20 executive order pledging to dismantle the department was unprecedented, leaving...Read More
School of Education Renews Partnership with City Year AmeriCorps
Syracuse University and City Year, an education organization affiliated with AmeriCorps, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to renew their multi-year partnership. A public-private partnership with 40,000 alumni, City Year operates in 29 US cities with international affiliates in the UK and South Africa. Through the program, teams of 17- to 25-year-olds serve in schools...Read More
Professor Christy Ashby Discusses Redlining and Public Schools with The Daily Orange
Historic redlining in Syracuse continues to impact public schools (The Daily Orange | March 18, 2025) When Christine Ashby, director of the Center on Disability and Inclusion at Syracuse University, moved to central New York, her family faced a decision; while city schools would offer their children a socially and culturally diverse experience, they face academic...Read More
Joy Zucco McDonald ’80: Past, Present, and Future
Now retired after working for more than 40 years in the field of education, Joy Zucco McDonald holds a Syracuse University School of Education bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation Services. McDonald is particularly engaged with housing and employment opportunities for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: “People with developmental disabilities have a 19% to 22% employment...Read More
Human Rights Expert James Waller to Offer 2025 Atrocity Studies Lecture, Genocide Prevention Workshop
At the 2025 Atrocity Studies Lecture—presented by the Syracuse University School of Education’s minor in Atrocity Studies and the Practices of Social Justice—human rights expert James Waller will explore “Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Mass Atrocity.” The lecture takes place on March 20, 2025, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly...Read More
Caring Gene Program Offers Financial Support to NYS Residents Seeking a M.S.W. Degree or M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Syracuse University
Syracuse University has entered a partnership with the Caring Gene® Career Pathways Training Program (CPT) to address healthcare workforce shortages in the hardest-hit areas of New York State, reduce barriers to career advancement, and support individuals seeking to become compassionate professionals in the healthcare industry. Through this partnership, eligible New York State residents and residents...Read More
“Challenge and Struggle”: Professor George Theoharis Addresses Daylight Savings with Education Week
What to Expect From Students After the Start of Daylight Saving Time For children in the 48 states that observe daylight saving time, the second Sunday in March may feel like cause to celebrate. Bumping the clocks up an hour provides an immediate extra hour of daylight and kicks off the start of warmer weather...Read More
Rachel Setek ’23: Past, Present, and Future
Having taken a B.A. in History from Le Moyne College, DeWitt, NY, native Rachel Setek graduated in 2023 with an M.S. in Social Studies Education from Syracuse University School of Education. Setek currently teaches 9th grade US History at Franklin High School in Somerset, NJ, where she is also an assistant coach for the varsity...Read More
“Lasting Impact”: Sergeants Major on Giving Back Through Instructional Design
In January 2025, Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation professors Moon-Heum Cho and Rob Pusch visited the latest cohort of students in the IDDE Fellowship Program. The program is offered by Syracuse University School of Education through the Sergeant Majors Academy(SGM-A) at the Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Center of Excellence (NCOLCOE), located at Fort Bliss in El...Read More
Professor Melissa Luke, Doctoral Student Kahyen Shin Receive ACA Awards
A faculty member and a doctoral student in Syracuse University School of Education’s Counseling and Human Services program have received prestigious national awards from the American Counseling Association. Both awards will be presented during the 2025 ACA Conference and Expo in Orlando, FL. Professor Melissa Luke will be recognized with the Thomas Hohenshil National Publication...Read More
School of Education Spring 2025 Ganders Lecture to Address Educational Equity
The spring 2025 edition of the Syracuse University School of Eduction’s Ganders Lecture series welcomes community-engaged scholar Keisha Green to discuss “Working Towards Racial Justice and Educational Equity Through Youth Engaged, Justice-Oriented Literacy and Learning.” The lecture takes place on March 6, 2025,, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Bird Library’s Peter Graham Scholarly Commons...Read More
Authority to Diminish? Professor George Theoharis Discusses Education Department Upheaval with Newsweek
DOE Collapse Would Leave Millions of Teachers Without Funding (Newsweek | Feb. 4, 2025) President Donald Trump’s proposal to dismantle the Department of Education has sparked debate over potential consequences for teachers, students, and education funding. While some conservatives have long criticized the agency as an overreach of federal power, some educators warn that eliminating it could disrupt public schooling and...Read More
The Daily Orange: Educators React to Elimination of DEI Programs
(The Daily Orange | Feb. 25, 2025) In the weeks following a flurry of executive orders dismantling diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs, public school districts across the United States have begun to implement President Donald Trump’s new policies by cutting DEIA language from material and curriculum. These changes have disproportionate negative impacts in redlined...Read More
“People Are Afraid:” Professor George Theoharis Discusses Attacks on Education Diversity with Syracuse.com
Trump wants to kill diversity efforts in higher ed. Will Central NY’s big schools give in? (Syracuse Post-Standard | Feb. 24, 2025) A week before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, Syracuse University’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion webpage mentioned the word “diversity” 13 times. A mission statement at the top of the page...Read More
InclusiveU Talks About Sex, Consent, Healthy Relationships, and More
Many high school students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are excluded from schools’ sex education curriculum. Receiving little to no guidance on healthy relationships, consent, self-pleasure, and how to report unwanted contact or abuse, these students mature and develop common intimate feelings, but often without advice or direction. For Syracuse University School of Education’s...Read More
Five Questions for Aileen Gallagher ’99, G’20
Holding a Syracuse University School of Education master’s degree in Higher/Postsecondary Education, Aileen Gallagher ’99, G’20 was appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in August 2024. “The HED program prepared me so well for this leadership role,” says Gallagher. “I have a stronger understanding of the higher...Read More