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“At Heart, I’m Still a Teacher”: Cailey Underhill G’13 Transitions from Education to Environmental Advocacy

Cailey Underhill G’13 was in her fifth year of teaching high school English in rural Northern New York when the coronavirus pandemic hit. Sitting in lockdown at her dining room...
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Stand-out Graduation Dress? You’ve Got to Hand It to Rory Livingston ’24

When Dean Kelly Chandler-Olcott learned about the special dress Rory Livingston ’24 wore to the Syracuse University School of Education Convocation on May 11, she wanted to know more about...
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Doctoral Student ParKer Bryant Joins Research Addressing New Conclusions About AI and Society

Today’s discussions of artificial intelligence (AI) tend to focus on its most visible presence, such as the chatbot ChatGPT. Yet, as two doctoral students discovered during their past year as...
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Emilee Baker G’24 Looks Ahead to Unique Postdoctoral Researcher Role

When she was a special education teacher, Emilee Baker G’24 could see that the educational system was failing students with disabilities. To address that challenge, she decided to pursue doctoral studies...
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Disability Studies, Fermentation, and the Premier League: A Q&A with Professor Mike Gill

Soup Russell ’27 sat down with School of Education Associate Professor Mike Gill to talk about his passion for Disability Studies (a program celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2024), his...
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To Cap a Special Curriculum, Syracuse 8 Members—and Other Special Guests—Visit Jamesville-DeWitt Middle School

Three members of the Syracuse 8 surprised Jamesville-DeWitt middle schoolers on April 19, 2024, the 54th anniversary of their historic boycott, to wrap-up the students’ special unit on “Social Justice...
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The Mid-State Regional Partnership Center: Supporting Those Who Support Students with Disabilities 

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...
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Kamille Montgomery ’24: Providing Peer Mentoring Opportunities to Women of Color Through Dimensions

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...
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From Village to City, Frehiwot Wuhib G’17 Has Experienced the Enduring Power of Mentorship

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...
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The Hon. JaPaul Harris ’00 Appointed to Minnesota Court of Appeals

The Hon. JaPaul Harris, a 2000 graduate of Syracuse University’s School of Education (SOE), has been appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals by Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov....
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