As an undergraduate student, Mary Hillebrand G’23 ran into a problem that threatened to derail her career plans. But thanks to the M.S. in science education (grades 7-12) program at Syracuse University’s School of Education (SOE), she transformed it into a life-changing opportunity. Hillebrand’s issue arose while she pursued her undergraduate degree in environmental education...Read More
Doug Garfield G’77 earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Toronto and his doctorate in exercise physiology from Syracuse University’s School of Education. After teaching and researching exercise physiology and then 10 years designing and marketing exercise equipment, he taught decision-making, statistics, and nonprofit management to M.B.A. students for...Read More
Across October 29-30, the Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education—part of the Syracuse University School of Education’s Center on Disability and Inclusion—held the State of the Art (SOTA) Conference on Inclusive Postsecondary Education and Individuals with Intellectual Disability in Chapel Hill, NC. SOTA is a national conference chaired by Taishoff Center Executive Director...Read More
As the federal government prepares to transition to the second Donald J. Trump administration in January 2025, the fate of the US Department of Education remains uncertain. The Washington Post reports that President-elect Donald Trump “wants to do away with” DOE, a stated long-term goal of some in the Republican Party—who claim the department is...Read More
Following four months of deliberate assessment and cross disciplinary collaboration by members of the Human Dynamics Task Force, Syracuse University today announced a go-forward plan to reshape the future of its human dynamics programs and reposition them for short- and long-term success. The plan includes the consolidation of two departments and relocation of all human...Read More
Here’s what standardized test scores can and can’t tell you about local schools (Syracuse.com | Nov. 11, 2024) It’s that time of year again – New York state test scores for grades three through eight should be out any day now. The scores, which evaluate reading and math proficiency, are based on exams students take...Read More
How do you inspire people to open their hearts and provide the support to raise the hefty sum of $2.5 million? Just ask retired U.S. Navy Capt. Robert “Rob” P. Taishoff ’86 who sees opportunities where others see obstacles, and who is determined to change the way the world views intellectual disability. With the recent...Read More
Syracuse University School of Education doctoral candidate Jersey Cosantino G’23 has been awarded the 2024 Trans/Gender Variant Caucus Award from the National Women’s Studies Association. They will accept their award at November’s NWSA Annual Conference in Detroit, MI. “This prestigious award is a testament to Jersey’s scholarship and dedication to trans and mad studies,” says...Read More
Yanhong Liu, Associate Professor of Counseling and Counselor Education, has received the 2024 Locke-Paisley Outstanding Mentoring Award from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). Liu joined the Syracuse University School of Education in 2018, having previously served as an assistant professor of Counselor Education at the University of Toledo, where she was also...Read More
Across the United States, school administrators, parents, and students—as well as public health officials, attorneys, and teachers unions—are debating whether or not to limit or even ban the use of smartphones and similar devices in schools “from the first to the last bell.” It’s a thorny issue, raising questions of students’ and parents’ rights, school...Read More
Among the distinguished honorees of 2024 ’CUSE50 Alumni Entrepreneur Awards are literacy expert Maria Murray G’96, G’09 and disability services entrepreneur John Torrens G’93, two Syracuse University School of Education alumni whose career journeys exemplify the spirit of the awards. The annual ’Cuse50 awards celebrate the success of Orange business leaders across the globe. The...Read More
School of Education Ambassador Renee Keane ’08, G’09, P’26 earned her B.A. in 2008 from the College of Arts and Sciences and her M.S. in English Education from the School of Education in 2009. Licensed as an English Language Arts (Grades 7-12) and Special Education (Grades 7-12) teacher, Keane has worked at Marcellus (NY) High...Read More
The White House. Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The New York State Capitol building in Albany. These are just some of the places an enthusiastic delegation from Syracuse University’s InclusiveU program have traveled over the years, meeting with policymakers, politicians, and higher education leaders to push for change to make higher education more accessible for...Read More
“Zero,” answers middle school teacher Aaron Dorsey G’03, G’17, to the question: “As a student, how many Indigenous teachers have you had?” “Absolutely zero.” Over his entire educational career—kindergarten to master’s degree—he says there was almost no one of color standing at the helm. “In all of that time, maybe one or two of the...Read More
Walter N. Dodge ’61, G’68, P’87, P’88 passed away on Oct. 2, 2024. He was 87 years old. Dodge received his M.S. in Physical Education from Syracuse University School of Education in 1968, and coached gymnastics at Jamesville-DeWitt (NY) High School and Syracuse University. Born in Watertown, NY, in 1936, Dodge lived in Philadelphia during...Read More
Since 2008, the Upstate Medical University Life Sciences exhibit at Syracuse’s Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) has fascinated millions of visitors. Thanks to giant reproductions of human body parts, it allows mini pathologists to explore internal anatomy and organs common to all humans. But its depiction of one organ—the skin—was not as encompassing as...Read More
