Writing on her professional website—therapyatbay.com—Manasi Shankar G’16 writes, “Since I can recall, I’ve been drawn to the helping professions; connecting with people has always brought me joy.” In 2014, Shankar immigrated from India to pursue a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Syracuse University School of Education, before taking a Ph.D. in Human...
Teacher preparation students often have busy schedules. In addition to seminars, coursework, and study groups, they must make time for classroom placement experiences in local schools, a necessary and proven way to prepare Syracuse University School of Education graduates to succeed in their own classrooms. Sometimes, it can be difficult to fit time for wellness...
Syracuse University School of Education alumnus Joshua Dann G’07 has been selected as the 2026 New York State High School Principal of the Year by the School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS). Principal of Saranac Lake High School, Dann is a graduate of SOE’s Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Leadership. The Principal...
Retired US Navy Commander Jeffrey Sizemore, a global leader on atrocity prevention training for practitioners, will offer the 2026 Atrocity Studies Annual Lecture, presented by Syracuse University School of Education and the minor in Atrocity Studies and the Practices of Social Justice. “Atrocity Prevention in Practice in a Contested World” takes place on Wednesday, Jan....
School of Education Ambassador Lindsey Turner ’19, is founder of New York City-based Lindsey Turner Therapy, a private practice working with couples and individuals, specializing in inclusive sex therapy and relationship support for individuals and couples. A Licensed Master Social Worker (LCSW), Turner took her bachelor’s in social work from Syracuse University and her master’s...
Professor Emeritus Peter Knoblock (1934-2025), founder of Syracuse’s Jowonio School and a champion of the inclusive schools movement, has passed aged 91. Born in Passaic, NJ, Knoblock was among the first University of Michigan students to receive a combined Ph.D. in Education and Psychology. After a decade on the faculty at Michigan, in 1962 he...
Consider this story the third part in an ongoing series chronicling Nadia Morris-Mitchell’s ’24, G’26 educational journey through Syracuse University. As an undergraduate pursuing a part-time bachelor’s degree in creative leadership through the College of Professional Studies, the US Navy veteran was profiled by Syracuse Stories and the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs. Now...
A new book by School of Education Professor Qiu Wang and colleagues, including Dominick Fantacone G’21, Director of Research and Sponsored Programs at SUNY-Cortland, focuses on the educational experiences of the aging population worldwide. Lifelong Learning: The Education of the Aging Population (Emerald, 2025) unites expert researchers, educators, advocates, policymakers, and community leaders from various...
In the Reflections series, the School of Education asks alumni to look back on their distinguished and fascinating lives and careers. Teacher, professor, author, actor, and artist Walter Gill G’71, G’77 was born in Greenville, MS, and received his early schooling in Jefferson City, MO, and Baltimore, MD. He was the first African American to...
The School of Social Work—housed in Syracuse University’s School of Education—has received a $1.8 million gift to further support social work student scholarships through the Genovese Social Work Scholars Program. The scholarships are named for Jennifer Genovese, G’83, G’13, Associate Teaching Professor and Graduate Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) Director, in recognition of her teaching,...
Syracuse University students turned lived experience, empathy, and emerging technology into innovative and inclusive disability solutions at the Intelligence++ Innovation Showcase, hosted at Syracuse University’s Bird Library on Dec. 9, 2025. The event marked the culmination of a semester-long interdisciplinary design course offered through the School of Education’s Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education InclusiveU...
Tennessee religious charter school fight could tee up next Supreme Court showdown (The Hill | Dec. 14, 2025) A new religious charter school fight is brewing in Tennessee that has the potential to challenge a deadlock vote at the Supreme Court earlier this year that denied the creation of a similar institution in Oklahoma. A...
Calibri font banished as U.S. diplomacy returns to Times New Roman (The Washington Post | Dec. 11, 2025) A sans serif font, Secretary of State Marco Rubio just decreed, is simply inadequate for world-class diplomacy. Rubio on Tuesday ordered the agency to immediately cease using the Calibri font and go back to Times New Roman...
An Onondaga County district got students to school by offering something they really want: Gift cards (Syracuse.com | Dec. 15, 2025) A year ago, Liverpool High School officials were staring at a frustrating problem common among school districts: Far too few students were coming to class. Then, nearly one-third of Liverpool’s high school students were chronically absent, meaning they missed at least 10%...
Five students have been selected as Lender Fellows and will work with the Data Warriors project, an initiative that helps Syracuse City School District (SCSD) youth build math and data literacy skills to address pressing issues in their community. The fellows will work with Nicole Fonger, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education in the...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the educational landscape, creating new opportunities and complex challenges for teachers, students, and institutions. From supporting routine tasks, lesson planning, and research to providing personalized tutoring and performing data analysis, AI’s growing role in the classroom is reshaping how we define learning, access, and academic integrity. “People all see...
