Category: Feature Story
Rebecca (Luyao) Kang ’23: Past, Present, and Future
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...Read More
InclusiveU’s Peer2Peer Program: Together We Learn, Together We Thrive
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...Read More
SOURCE Enables School of Education Undergraduates to Research, Explore Profession
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...Read More
Five Questions for Michele Haiken ’96
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...Read More
Shedding Light on Inequities: Professor Heather Lavender Discusses STEM Ed and Building a High-Tech Workforce
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...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...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...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...Read More
Taylor Ratliff ’28 Takes Action on Mental Health with Girl Scouts Gold Award Project
It’s gratifying to realize that your chosen profession is in fact a vocation—as the saying goes, if you do something you love, you’ll never have to work a day in...Read More
Carl Sanfilippo ’77: A Legendary Coach Retires, And Looks for His Next Big Play
After serving nearly five decades, legendary Central New York high school football coach Carl Sanfilippo ’77announced his retirement at the end of 2024. But despite hanging up his whistle, he...Read More