Category: Alumni
School of Education Awarded $3.7M Department of Education Grant to Recruit Special Education Leaders
Syracuse University School of Education has been awarded a $3.7 million grant from the US Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to prepare—along with two partner...Read More
Roundtable: Three Counseling Alumni Define “Human Thriving” in the Context of Global Diversity
“Human thriving” is among the areas of “distinctive excellence” enumerated in the University’s 2023 Academic Strategic Plan. This concept is inspired by the words of Chancellor Erastus Haven. In 1871,...Read More
Where Belonging Begins: Higher Education Students Lead SU’s Native Student Program
After nearly 33 years at Syracuse University, in October 2022 Regina A. Jones ’07, retired as Director of Syracuse University’s Native Student Program. She launched the program in 2006 along...Read More
“Service-minded and Entrepreneurial”: Scott Shablak G’73 Looks Back on 45 Years of OPRD
As a young person and then a college student, Scott Shablak G’73 says he absorbed two lessons that later served him well as Director of Syracuse University School of Education’s...Read More
Five Questions for Meredith Madden G’16
Meredith Madden holds a doctorate from Syracuse University School of Education’s Cultural Foundations of Education program. She is the founder and manager of The Equity Prof LLC, which delivers professional...Read More
“Learning in Action”: What Alumni Are Saying About the School of Education’s Experiential Learning Opportunities
Experiential learning, applied learning, hands-on learning—no matter what you call it, it means one important thing. By the time they graduate, Syracuse University School of Education students are prepared to...Read More
Reflections: Berenice Elkin Kleiman ’59
In the Reflections series, the School of Education asks alumni to look back on their distinguished and fascinating lives and careers. I believe that each of us should have at...Read More
Kristian Contreras G’23 Named NWSA Interim Director
Alumna Kristian Contreras, who graduated Syracuse University School of Education with a doctorate in 2023, has been named National Women’s Studies Association Interim Director. The founder and lead consultant at...Read More
Five Questions for Julie J. Padilla ’11, G’12
Advisory Board member Julie Padilla ’11, G’12 earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Social Studies Education and then a master’s in Literacy Education from Syracuse University. She completed...Read More
“Foundational to Your Career”: What Alumni Are Saying About the School of Education’s Student-Centered Faculty
School of Education faculty are expert scholars and teachers who lead in inclusive and antiracist practice, equity-driven research, and experiential learning rooted in campus and community partnerships. Strongly dedicated to...Read More