Sebastian Melendez ’24, G’26 arrived at Syracuse University from Grand Island, NE, with two passions that, at first glance, might not seem a natural pairing. He wanted to study interior design, and he also wanted to give back to his community, yet he wasn’t sure how—or whether—those two paths could coexist. A minor in Education...
800 Years in the Making: The Meaning Behind an Investiture Ceremony The first known Chancellor Investiture Ceremony in higher education in medieval Europe occurred more than 800 years ago on the campus of the University of Oxford in England. The role of a university chancellor looked vastly different from what it does for J. Michael...
Five members of the School of Education (SOE) community—two faculty members and three staff—have been named among 59 women from across Syracuse University selected for the Women in Leadership (WiL) Diane Lyden Murphy Cohort Experience, an immersive learning opportunity designed to advance women leaders in higher education. To date, four cohorts of 98 women leaders...
Capitol Action Day is the National Association of Social Workers-New York’s (NASW-NY) annual advocacy event, connecting social workers directly with the legislators whose decisions shape the profession and the communities it serves. For students in the School of Social Work, it is also a vivid, hands-on introduction to macro practice, the systems-level work that complements...
LAUSD adopts moratorium on student AI use, another big move to limit classroom computer time (Los Angeles Times | Sept. 2, 2026) The Los Angeles public school district has enacted a moratorium on student use of generative artificial intelligence for the current school year, officials said this week, a major step with national significance that...
Wendy Moy, Assistant Professor of Music Education in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Education at Syracuse University, will be a recurring panelist on a new podcast that explores the intersection of creativity, healing, and personal transformation. “Unmuted: Art, Embodiment, and the Rhythms of Science” is six-episode series produced by...
In spring 2026, the New York State Education Department gave the green light for Syracuse University School of Education to unveil six revised degree programs, spanning the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. These revisions continue the curricular review initiative outlined in the School’s 2023 Academic Strategic Plan, as well as its commitments toward offering efficient...
After several years as an unofficial study abroad opportunity, Syracuse University’s RECOS Trinational Seminar returns in 2026-2027 as a credit-bearing course, giving Master of Social Work students the chance to study their profession alongside peers from six European universities. The annual Confédération des Ecoles Supérieures en Travail Social de la Regio—which translates as the Confederation...
On July 1, 2026, the Syracuse University School of Education named DeBorah A. Little ’14, G’16 as Chair of its Advisory Board. Little succeeds Deborah A. Knoblock ’88, G’90, who served as Chair from 2022 to 2026 and who helped reshape and energize the Board during a period of significant growth for the School. Knoblock...
Syracuse University School of Education’s Counseling program welcomes two new faculty members in fall 2026, bringing expertise in counselor preparation, mental health access, and trauma-informed counseling. Alexandra Gantt-Howrey joins SOE as Assistant Professor of Counseling and Human Services from Idaho State University. Holding a Ph.D. from Old Dominion University (2022), Gantt-Howrey’s specialty areas include counselor...
Syracuse University’s School of Education and School of Social Work mourn the passing of James L. Stone ’62, G’64, distinguished alumnus of both schools and the sponsor and namesake of the social work program’s annual Onondaga County Legislative Policy Day. James L. Stone Obituary Stone started his career at Syracuse University in 1958 in the...
Elyas A. Layachi ’27 thought he had his Syracuse University journey figured out the day he arrived on campus. He planned to study aerospace engineering, but he soon realized that while engineering interested him, it wasn’t his passion. After self-reflection and conversations with family, friends, professors and advisors, he decided to double major in mathematics...
Applications are now open for the fall 2026 edition of The Breedlove Readers, a book club that encourages middle and high school girls throughout Central New York to celebrate black girl stories through reading, writing, and creating. Collaborating with the Me/We Art Studio (500 West Onondaga St., Syracuse), the book club meets in-person from 1...
Educating in Dangerous Times: A Call to Reenvision Public School in America (Beacon Press, 2026) is a new edited volume from Syracuse University School of Education Professor George Theoharis and UCLA Graduate School of Education Professor John Rogers, Director of the Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access (IDEA). The book invites leading education scholars to...
Jared Khan-Bagley ’22, G’23 graduated Syracuse University School of Education with a B.S. in Inclusive Elementary and Special Education and an M.S. in Inclusive Special Education (Severe/Multiple Disabilities). At Syracuse, he was a Posse Foundation scholar, a 2021-2022 Remembrance Scholar, and a Peer Mentor in the InclusiveU program. Currently, he is a secondary special education...
Moon-Heum Cho and Alexander Corbitt, professors in the Syracuse University School of Education, have been awarded a $50,000 planning grant from the National Science Foundation’s FINDERS Foundry program to develop a game-based digital learning platform that teaches elementary students AI literacy through personal finance decision-making. The project, Fostering AI Literacy in Elementary Education Through Game-Based...
