On one of the colorful and crowded walls in Mrs. Touron’s 2nd grade classroom in a school just outside Syracuse, tucked in among posters about math and phonetics and geography, there is a sign that reads: “Fair Isn’t Everyone Gets the Same Thing. Fair Is Everyone Gets What They Need to be Successful.” This is […]
Jamila Walida Simon grew up in a time and place where children were expected to be largely seen and not heard; as an adult, she wanted to correct that, providing space for Black girls to express themselves, their thoughts and feelings, their struggles and aspirations. Now, as part of a working group that spurs […]
Following a heated political debate and a round of revisions, the College Board has released a new framework for its Advanced Placement African American Studies course. The course will be available to districts starting with the 2024-2025 school year. After all the controversy, how has the framework changed and what could it mean for students? Syracuse University […]
Kerry Gotham received his master’s degree in Higher Education in 2000 while working for Syracuse University’s Office of Student Living. After graduation, he moved into the field of development and alumni relations, first at Nazareth College—his bachelor’s degree alma mater—and then at SUNY-Brockport. He is former President of the State University of New York Council […]
“Growth” and “perspective” are the top gains Syracuse University School of Education (SOE) alumni note when reflecting on a semester spent student teaching in New York City. While the Bridge to the City program is an accelerated immersive experience—two placements in the fall semester, lasting six to seven weeks each—former students say their time putting […]
Syracuse University School of Education Professor Courtney Mauldin is among faculty members who have received either individual artist grants or an Organization Support Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support creative projects. This is a record-setting achievement for Syracuse University, since it marks the second year in a row […]
From Boland Hall to Broadway, Colleagues, and Friends Produce “How to Dance in Ohio” Two Syracuse University alumni are opening their first Broadway musical as lead producers, How to Dance in Ohio, and the Dec. 5, 2023, preview performance included close to 200 Syracuse University leaders, alumni, parents and friends. Producers Ben Holtzman ’13 and […]
A School of Education graduate student who led diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) awareness initiatives at her undergraduate alma mater is now helping to advance Syracuse University’s DEIA objectives through her role in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). Carlee Kerr, who is in her first year in the Higher Education master’s degree […]
A group of Syracuse University School of Education faculty and graduate students are part of a growing movement in academia that is re-evaluating long-held assumptions about research design. Critical Quantitative Theory seeks to disrupt the traditional dichotomy between quantitative and qualitative research methods, with the former typically assumed to be more rigorous and suited to […]
Syracuse University Libraries is launching a new Intelligence++ Ventures initiative, thanks to a generous donation from Gianfranco Zaccai ’70, H’09 and the Zaccai Foundation for Augmented Intelligence. Intelligence++ Ventures is an extension of the Intelligence++ program, a partnership among Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad, the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education, and the College of […]
Syracuse University students prepare to thrive in a changing global society by gaining hands-on learning experiences around the world. In addition to a range of study abroad options through the University’s highly ranked study abroad program, students—including from the School of Education—can also take courses and do internships at locations around the United States. This includes opportunities […]
In this video interview, learn about the impact and public scholarship of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) from Professor Kal Alston, who is also Chair of the National Advisory Board for Imagining America. “One thing I’ve really appreciated about ACLS over the last few years has been that they’re really trying to identify […]
Tara Dunspaugh graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in Inclusive Elementary and Special Education and a minor in Anthropology. Having joined the School of Education not long after the launch of its fully integrated inclusive teacher education program, Dunspaugh says, “SU literally changed my life. Any chance I get, I tell prospective students […]
It is one of Syracuse University School of Education’s most significant “firsts.” In 1991, student teachers were admitted into a brand new Inclusive Elementary and Special Education bachelor’s degree program, which aligned the School’s teacher preparation curriculum with its commitment to ending the separation of general and special education in American schools. Professor George Theoharis […]
First Year Seminar 101 (FYS 101) is a one-credit course required by the University for all first-year and transfer undergraduates, covering such topics as belonging, interdependence, health and wellness, identity, socialization, prejudice, discrimination, bias, and stereotype. InclusiveU, an initiative of the Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education in the School of Education, offers a full […]
We are seeing a moment in which K-12 public education is being challenged in myriad ways. Across the United States, we are witnessing a push for more school vouchers; the banning of books, even by Nobel Prize winning authors; an increase of curriculum censorship, away from factual, scientific, and expert developed lessons toward disinformation and […]