“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) has awarded Syracuse University School of Education Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation doctoral student Hemalathaa K. Yuvaraja the highly competitive Phillip Harris Transformational Leadership Development Early Career Award for 2024. The Phil Harris Awards, as they are known, promote and encourage diversity among the next generation of […]
Syracuse University School of Education Professor Xiaoxia “Silvie” Huang has been awarded a nearly $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for an Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) project. With “Engaging Refugee and Immigrant Youth in STEM Through Culturally Relevant and Place-Based Digital Storytelling,” Huang— an associate professor in the Instructional Design, […]
One of Syracuse University’s most popular employee benefits is Remitted Tuition, a full tuition waiver for eligible employees and their partners for undergraduate and graduate study. For employees wishing to advance their careers in higher education administration, using the Remitted Tuition Benefit to pay for a School of Education master’s degree in Higher/Postsecondary Education is […]
With nearly half (46%) of US teens ages 13 to 17 reporting being targets of cyberbullying—according to a 2022 Pew Research Center survey—instructional design master’s degree students Tavish Van Skoik G’24 and Jiayu “J.J.” Jiang G’24 have developed a process to help school districts address electronic aggression, reported by survey respondents as a top concern […]
Syracuse University School of Education (SOE) and College of Arts and Sciences Professor Eunjung Kim has been awarded a 2024-2025 National Humanities Center (NHC) Fellowship. During this prestigious fellowship, Kim will work on her new book Dignity Archives: Accompanying the Dead and Posthumous Care. A professor of Cultural Foundations of Education and Women’s and Gender […]
Syracuse University School of Education’s Center on Disability and Inclusion (CDI) is pleased to announce it has received a grant of $200,000 from the B. Thomas Golisano Foundation, one of the nation’s largest foundations dedicated to supporting programs for people with intellectual disabilities. With the award, CDI will provide technical assistance to schools and colleges […]
Julie Padilla 11, G’12 is a passionate educator and a first-generation college graduate. She earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Social Studies Education and then a master’s in Literacy Education from Syracuse University. She also holds a master’s in School Building and School District Leadership from Touro College and a doctorate in Educational […]
If you were told that a School of Education alumnus began his post- graduate career as a summer intern at Warner Bros. in Los Angeles, got a permanent job with the media giant because he just kept showing up for work, was then promoted and promoted until he became chief of the company’s domestic movie […]
The fall 2024 edition of the Syracuse University School of Eduction’s Ganders Lecture series welcomes Kala Allen Omeiza, a prolific author at the intersection of race, culture, and autism. “Autistic and Black: Calling for Intersectional Understandings of Neurodiversity” takes place on Sept. 18, 2024, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Watson Hall Theater on […]
A former Syracuse Orange rower, Chrissy Chamberlain graduated in 2005 with a B.S. in English and Textual Studies and Inclusive Elementary and Special Education. Also holding a master’s degree in Instructional Design and Technology from San Diego State University, she is a Certified Professional in Talent Development. Chamberlain joined FICO in 2007 as an education […]
Using her “sketchnotes” method of communicating ideas about mathematics literacy and algebra concepts, Professor Nicole Fonger’s new book seeks to support all learners as they experience algebra as meaningful. Fonger will celebrate the publication of Making Algebra Meaningful: A Visual Approach to Math Literacy for All (Teachers College Press, 2024) on Sept. 12, 2024, with […]
The Breedlove Readers Book Club is partnering with the Syracuse University Art Museum to offer a unique literary arts experience for middle and high school girls throughout Central New York in fall 2024. Directed by School of Education Professor Courtney Mauldin, Breedlove Readers encourages girls age 13 through 17 to celebrate black girl stories through […]
Syracuse University School of Education welcomes six new faculty members in fall 2024, with expertise in counseling and counselor education; faculty development; instructional design, development, and evaluation; inclusive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, and music education. “I very much look forward to collaborating with our new faculty members, who help to fulfill the […]