In the Reflections series, the School of Education asks alumni to look back on their distinguished and fascinating lives and careers. A business owner, marketer, visual artist, adult educator, writer/editor, and career coach, Nora Carrol holds both a B.F.A (1971) and M.S. in Adult Education (1991) from Syracuse University. She also has three professional certificates...Read More
A partnership between a Syracuse University faculty member and staff at the Camden Life Center in Camden, NY, is testing the success of a recovery café as an innovative method of delivering community-based addiction services and wellness programming in rural areas. A recovery café is a non-clinical space for people overcoming trauma, addiction, and other...Read More
On Nov. 1, 2025, Pamela Odom G’03 will become the new Superintendent of the Syracuse City School District (SCSD), the third Syracuse University graduate in a row to take the reins of the city’s schools. A graduate of the School of Education’s Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Leadership program, Odom follows Anthony Davis G’03...Read More
Upstate New York’s Wayne County Partnership will benefit from a multi-million-dollar investment that will help it and six other communities across the United States reach their economic mobility goals by expanding enrichment and career-focused opportunities for young people. The Wallace Foundation’s Advancing Opportunities for Adolescents initiative explores how schools, nonprofits, and other entities can strengthen...Read More
West Genesee (NY) Intermediate School teacher Dan Strumlok G’16, G’23 has traded leading platoons into battle for leading classrooms into knowledge. After three tours of Afghanistan with infantry units and leading a Marines infantry platoon, Strumlok returned to college to take an M.B.A. from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management in 2016 and then...Read More
Like many American Rust Belt cities, Syracuse is addressing the challenge of vacant lots and neglected properties—transforming these spaces into opportunities for renewal and growth as the city evolves beyond its manufacturing heritage. Research from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development highlights how vacant properties can strain municipal resources and affect community health...Read More
Kofi Dormah ’15 traveled an unconventional path to becoming a filmmaker. When he immigrated to the United States from Ghana as a child, he didn’t know a word of English. After years of grappling with the once obstructive language, he turned the challenge of writing into an asset for entering the entertainment industry, where he...Read More
When those who work in community school systems explain the impact of this approach in public education, they tell stories about the students they have worked with. For example, that of the middle school student who came to school with broken eyeglasses held together with tape, until coordinated efforts between school staff and outside agencies...Read More
Syracuse University School of Education’s Center on Disability and Inclusion (CDI) has been awarded $250,000 per year for three years from the New York State Council on Developmental Disabilities (CDD). The grant will fund a pilot advocacy training curriculum and help CDI establish a statewide advocacy network for people with developmental disabilities and their family...Read More
With five generations, nearly three-dozen family members and close to 50 degrees—and counting—the Bradley and Webster families represent a true legacy of perseverance, education and Orange pride. Their story is not only one of academic achievement but of commitment to service, compassion and community—core values that continue to shape each new generation of Syracuse graduates....Read More
Don’t expect Cheryl Meany ’02, G’06 to take much of a step back when she is honored at two upcoming West Genesee (NY) High School volleyball meets during 2025’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. She will be on the sidelines as usual, serving as assistant coach of the Wildcat’s girls’ varsity team just as she was...Read More
Three School of Education alumni are among eight students and graduates from Syracuse University named as 2025 recipients of awards through the Fulbright US Student Program. In addition, one SOE student has been chosen as an alternate. The Fulbright US Student Program funds a range of awards that include English teaching assistantships and study/research grants...Read More
Do you consider yourself “math phobic?” If so, Eugenia Cheng’s upcoming Syracuse University concert and lecture might be the best “exposure therapy” you can get. Cheng brings her popular mix of mathematics and music to Hendricks Chapel on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, as part of her mission to rid the world of math phobia. “The...Read More
Mr. Smithers is the concerned parent—portrayed by professional actors—at the center of a challenged book clinical simulation designed for student teachers by the Center for Experiential Pedagogy and Practice in the Syracuse University School of Education (SOE). This simulation is one of the events planned for Banned Books Week 2025—from October 6 through 10—organized by...Read More
Sergeant Major (SGM) Lisa Cowboy, a native of Chilchinbeto, AZ, enlisted in the US Army in 1997, beginning her career as an information systems analyst. In 2007, she reclassified as a career counselor, broadening her expertise in soldier development, career management, and retention. Over more than 28 years of distinguished service, Cowboy has held a...Read More
Motivation, persistence, dedication, ambition. These are some of the skills that have propelled Maximiliano Jimenez G’25 toward a burgeoning career in student affairs and higher education administration. Now, thanks to a high school-to-college success program developed as a Syracuse University School of Education (SOE) master’s degree student, Jimenez is giving back to his community by...Read More
