Teaching & Leadership News

Ten members of the Syracuse University Marching Band (SUMB) performed in the College Band Directors National Association‘s Intercollegiate Marching Band during halftime of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on January 11, 2021. These “Pride of the Orange” members joined nearly 1,500 performers from 200 bands in 45 states and Puerto Rico. This unique project...Read More

Two master’s students from the School of Education were featured in local Syracuse news stories about their disability journeys and their work to create disability awareness, acceptance, and inclusion. Haley Evans, a master’s student in inclusive special education, was featured on CNYCentral’s “Stuttering Association Syracuse members ‘hopeful’ for awareness from President-elect” along with David Haas,...Read More

For over a decade, the School of Education has provided support to the Syracuse International Film Festival, and SOE faculty have assisted in the selection and presentation films for the Douglas Biklen Imaging in Disability Film Showcase. Now in its 17th season, the annual festival will have a different feel for its 10 day run,...Read More

Savannah Stocker ’23, a sophomore in inclusive elementary and special education, talks about her favorite spots on campus, what made her choose Syracuse, her future goals, and all the ways she’s gotten involved in activities and programs on campus! Plus, what she thinks the best kept secret is on campus. Follow her around campus! “Growing...Read More

A visual communication mechanism to strengthen research-practice links “My scholarship and creative activities are driven by a commitment to strengthen the relationships among the broad processes called ‘research’ and ‘practice’,” says Nicole L. Fonger, assistant professor of mathematics and mathematics education. Fonger creates and shares sketchnotes—a textual-visual form of communication—as a mechanism to push the...Read More