Expanding in both operations and personnel, Syracuse University School of Education’s Center for Experiential Pedagogy and Practice has hired Meghan Hallihan as its new Program Manager. Hallihan joins a team that also includes seven undergraduate and graduate assistants, led by Center Director Professor Benjamin Dotger. Among Hallihan’s broader duties in supporting experiential learning, she […]
On March 28, 2024, the Syracuse University/SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Student Association hosted a speaker panel titled “Highway I-81: A Conversation About Local Public Policy and Social Justice.” The event was organized by Qiong Wu, a Syracuse University student and research assistant for Nicole Fonger, dual professor in the School of Education […]
Wendy Moy, Professor of Music Education in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and School of Education, has been named a 2024 Champion of Diversity by the YWCA of Syracuse and Onondaga County. “The 2024 Champions of Diversity Awards are presented to residents, community leaders, and professionals who have made significant efforts […]
With a feeling of privilege and emotion, Rhodia D. Thomas ’77 is set to collect the School of Education’s Tolley Medal during the 2024 One University awards on April 19, which celebrates the honorable work and dedicated service of outstanding members of the Syracuse University community. “I can’t understate what it means to me,” says […]
Kayleigh Sandford and Stephanie Spicciati have worked so long and so closely together that they almost finish each other’s sentences. Central New York school districts are lucky to be able to tap their experience and skills, two members of a team of 12 who work for the Mid-State Regional Partnership Center (RPC), which provides support […]
Syracuse University School of Education is pleased to announce that Advisory Board Member Raphael T. Richard G’12 will address graduates at its 2024 Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, May 11 at 4:30 p.m. in the John A. Lally Athletics Complex. Richard is Emerging Talent Recruiting Lead for tech giant Cisco’s university partnerships, driving recruitment strategies and […]
Syracuse celebrates 10th anniversary of InclusiveU When it comes to inclusivity, Syracuse University is known all over the world as a leader in disability and higher education. InclusiveU is a program at SU that helps students with intellectual and developmental disabilities get a fully inclusive college experience. This program offers real opportunities for these students […]
The Syracuse University School of Education is well represented by our faculty, students, and alumni at the American Educational Research Association’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, April 11-14. Presentation titles, locations, and times are listed below. The full program including abstracts is available on the AERA website. Are we missing your session or name? […]
In the Reflections series, the School of Education asks alumni to look back on their distinguished and fascinating lives and careers. Katherine Beissner G’91 was named Dean of the College of Health Professions at Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, in 2017 and a fellow of the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions in 2023, in […]
Applications are now open for the Intelligence++ Innovation Showcase, which takes place on Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the first floor auditorium of the Nancy Cantor Warehouse, 350 West Fayette St., Syracuse, NY. The event will highlight undergraduate and graduate student teams from across campus who have created concepts […]
Serving as a peer mentor to Syracuse University’s undergraduate women of color means the world to Kamille Montgomery ’24. When it comes to fostering a strong relationship between herself and her mentees, Montgomery understands that representation matters, and being able to relate to the students she advises is just as important as the advice being […]
Families across the nation are heading out for spring break and planning summer getaways, but recent headlines about transportation disasters may have children feeling a bit anxious about traveling. Derek Seward is a professor in the Counseling and Human Services Department at Syracuse University’s School of Education. He shares some signs parents should watch for […]
Frehiwot Wuhib G’17 credits her parents as her first mentors. “They are the ones who implanted courage in the value of hardship and belief in myself,” she says, noting access to quality education was their priority. Her parents strongly believed the only way out of poverty was to exceed in education. They’d remind her and […]
It’s 10:30 a.m. in Sydney, Australia, as Ann Covitz ’62 answers the phone and reflects on her life from the other side of the world. Hers is a story that deserves to be told, and one no parent ever wants to experience. It’s about a final act of love to forever connect a mother and […]
Addressing issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in a political climate of national resistance to DEI, Syracuse University School of Education Professor George Theoharis has published the second edition of The School Leaders Our Children Deserve: Seven Keys to Equity, Social Justice, and School Reform (Teachers College Press, 2024), a bestselling book on school leadership, […]
James Haywood Rolling Jr. G’91, who since 2007 has been a dual professor of Arts Education and Teaching and Leadership in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and School of Education (SOE), acceded to the Board of Trustees of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in February 2024. […]