Holding a Ph.D. focusing on special education and teaching and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Disability Studies from Syracuse University School of Education, Katie Ducett G’22, G’23 is an assistant professor at SUNY-Cortland, a short drive south from Syracuse on Interstate 81. “The department I am a part of is called Foundations and Social […]
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Jun
My Kindergarten Class Taught Me What’s Really at Stake in Mahmoud v. Taylor (The Nation | June 2, 2025) Twenty-five years ago, I was teaching kindergarten in Wisconsin. It was time for the annual unit on families. As any good early childhood teacher knows, when you teach a family unit, you need picture books that […]
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May
The number of school districts considering banning cell phones during the school day is on the rise nationwide. At least eight states have banned smartphones in public school classrooms, while 28 states (including New York) have proposed a ban on student smartphone usage. Other states are exploring a variety of ways to limit cell phone […]
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May
Maria Murray of The Reading League Earns State Honor (Syracuse Post-Standard | May 16, 2025) Maria Murray, president and CEO of The Reading League, has been named one of the 2025 Exceptional Women of Central New York, an annual award presented by New York State Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter. Murray is among 10 women recognized […]
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May
Lab THRIVE, short for The Health and Resilience Interdisciplinary collaboratiVE, is making significant strides in collegiate mental health research. Launched by an interdisciplinary Syracuse University team in 2023, the lab focuses on understanding the complex factors affecting college students’ adjustment to campus life, with an emphasis on both risk and protective factors that influence psychological […]
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May
Why Amy Coney Barrett May Have Sat Out Huge Supreme Court Case (Newsweek | May 22, 2025) U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the lone jurist on the High Court who did not participate in a ruling that blocked creation of the first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in the nation. The resulting 4-4 […]
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May
From quarter notes to the quarter finals! Out of the 200 quarter finalists in the Grammy Foundation’s 2026 Music Educator Award, no less than five are Syracuse University graduates. In the running for 2026 are: Erin L. Althen ’03, G’04, Westhill (Syracuse, NY) High School (Legacy Applicant) Laura H. Del Rosso ’17, G’18, Lower Manhattan […]
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May
The Intelligence++ program is an innovative, interdisciplinary initiative among Syracuse University Libraries, the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education’s InclusiveU, which is housed in the School of Education, and the College of Visual and Performing Art’s School of Design. The program began as an interdisciplinary course (DES 400/600) that encourages students from across campus to […]
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May
The end of the academic year is a time to celebrate scholarly and personal achievements, and as 2024-2025 concludes, Syracuse University School of Education proudly salutes graduate and undergraduate students who represent the best the School has to offer. That includes, for the second year in a row, the undergraduate winner of the coveted David […]
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May
Syracuse University is honored to announce a generous $100,000 endowed scholarship from the Live Like Liam Foundation in support of the School of Education’s InclusiveU. This meaningful gift will expand access to the University’s flagship program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The scholarship was established in loving memory of Liam Zoghby, a cherished […]
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May
Visionary philanthropist and innovative businessperson Judith Greenberg Seinfeld ’56, H’25 received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during Syracuse University’s 2025 Commencement exercises on May 11, at the JMA Wireless Dome. A leader in business and in service to others, Seinfeld has made extraordinary contributions to social causes, communities and the arts and has […]
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May
A 2023 Selected Studies in Education (SSE) and Sociology double major, Rebecca (Luyao) Kang ‘23 is currently studying for an Education Policy master’s degree at the University of Pennsylvania. During her SSE internship, Kang was a student consultant to the Partnership for Inclusive Education and Students Consulting on Education. Originally from China, in her home […]
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May
Intercollegiate Athletic Advising and Support Certificate of Advanced Study graduate Michael Grace ’25, a defense/longstick midfielder on the Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse team team, is among four players selected in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) draft, held on May 6, 2025. Grace, a USILA William C. Stiles Memorial Outstanding Defenseman Award winner while playing for […]
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May
The cross-campus Intelligence++ initiative held its inclusive design showcase on April 29, 2025 in the Bird Library on the Syracuse University campus. A collaboration among Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse Libraries, the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) School of Design, and Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education, Intelligence++ is an interdisciplinary initiative focused on […]
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Apr
Between a frigid polar plunge in Oneida Lake, girl-powered workout sessions with Girl Gains and late nights at Orange After Dark, Syracuse University InclusiveU student Michaela Skye Mazur ’28 is never without something to do. As one of many participants in InclusiveU’s Peer2Peer program—which pairs InclusiveU students with peer partners from across campus to build […]
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Apr
How the U.S. Betrayed International Students (TIME | April 29, 2025) Momodou Taal, a Cornell University international student who brought a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, didn’t appear for his March 25 court hearing in Syracuse, N.Y. The day before he filed the lawsuit, which requested an injunction on two of President Donald Trump’s executive orders for […]
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Apr
Through a Syracuse University funded research project, undergraduate School of Education (SOE) seniors Denaysha Macklin ’25 and Emma Wareing ’25 are continuing research to investigate barriers women of color face in advancing from K-12 teachers to school leaders. The project—called “Pipeline to Educational Leadership Positions for Women of Color,” now in its fifth year—utilizes qualitative […]
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Apr
Zachary Setzkorn ’26, a Social Studies Education major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and School of Education and a Geography and History major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School, is among 35 students who have been chosen as 2025-2026 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars. A native of Overland […]
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Apr
Professor Benjamin Dotger, Director of the Center for Experiential Pedagogy and Practice in the Syracuse University School of Education (SOE), will accept the 2025 Chancellor’s Citation for Faculty Excellence and Scholarly Distinction at the One University Awards Ceremony on April 11 at 1 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. First presented in 1979, Chancellor’s Citation awards recognize […]
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Apr
Michele Haiken ’96 graduated from Syracuse University in 1996 with a B.A. in English Education and Women’s Studies. She later earned her Ed.M. and Ed.D. in English Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. With more than 25 years of teaching experience in New York, Haiken has authored five books on literacy, published by the International […]
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Apr
Syracuse University School of Education (SOE) is pleased to announce that Stephanie J. Waterman ’83, G’04 (Onondaga, Turtle Clan), an associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Higher, and Adult Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, will address graduates at its 2025 Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, May 10, […]
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Mar
As Central New York gears up as an advanced manufacturing hub, local and state government, development organizations, educators, unions, and tech companies are collaborating on plans to educate and train a workforce capable of making these industrial investments a long-term success. The employment requirements for chip fabricator Micron’s plan alone are 9,000 people over 20 […]
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Mar
(Syracuse.com | March 25, 2025) This open letter to our schools and community was written by faculty members and doctoral students from the Syracuse University School of Education. In was submitted by George Theoharis, professor of educational leadership, on behalf of 14 others. Their names appear at the end of the full article. One of […]
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Mar
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 […]
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Mar
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 […]
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Mar
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 […]
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Mar
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 […]
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Mar
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 […]
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Mar
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 […]
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Mar
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 […]
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Mar
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 […]
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Mar
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 […]