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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
No matter how skilled, thoughtful, and well-prepared professors are—or how motivated and engaged their students might be—things sometimes go awry in the course of a course. In Snafu Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom (University of Oklahoma Press, 2025), teaching practice expert Jessamyn Neuhaus, Director of Syracuse University’s Center […]
CNY disability expert worries federal announcements on autism are damaging and confusing (WAER | Sept. 25, 2025) Autism is in the spotlight after health and government officials in Washington claimed it can be caused by acetaminophen. A Central New York expert on disability and inclusion said she believes the statements can dangerously change perceptions of […]
Syracuse University School of Education (SOE) doctoral candidate Atiya McGhee has been awarded a prestigious American Association of University Women (AAUW) Dissertation Fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year. McGhee adds this accolade to their SOE Research and Creative grant (2022) and Joan Burstyn Endowed Fund for Collaborative Research in Education award (2023); University Pre-Dissertation Summer […]
Over the summer, InclusiveU students attended the Mānoa Summer Intensive. a four day inclusive training program offered through the University of Hawaiʻi’s Center on Disability Studies (CDS). This intensive focuses on the concept of self determination, helping students learn how to make informed decisions and life choices through empowerment and preparation. Participants engaged in fun, […]
In the third edition of Leadership for Increasingly Diverse Schools (Routledge, 2025), editors George Theoharis, Professor of Educational Leadership and Inclusive Elementary/Early Childhood Education at Syracuse University School of Education, and Martin Scanlan, Professor of Educational Leadership at Boston College, provide both practicing and aspiring school leaders the theory, research, and practical guidance to foster […]
The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) recently hosted the Course Redesign Institute (CRI), guiding 20 faculty members in best practices to assess how they teach, changes to make a course more enjoyable and more effective, and high-impact tactics that boost learning outcomes and bolster student engagement. The three-day institute offered information, resources and methods faculty can use […]
Armed with troves of data, maps and charts, graphic visualizations and mathematical skills, groups of local high schoolers are taking innovative approaches to understanding and inspiring solutions to pressing community problems. They are participants in a program led by Nicole Fonger, associate professor of mathematics and mathematics education in the College of Arts and Sciences and […]
(Syracuse Post-Standard | Sept. 2, 2025) As students and teachers head back to school, implementing the Supreme Court Mahmoud v. Taylor ruling from this past June is, at best, messy, and, in reality, troubling. The case centered on picture books that were part of the regular curriculum. These picture books had LGBTQ+ characters and families. The Supreme […]
In her new edited volume—Interventions for Anti-Oppressive Clinical Supervision: Navigating Critical Praxis (Routledge, 2026)—Melissa Luke, Dean’s Professor of Counseling and Counselor Education, reimagines the current landscape of clinical supervision training and practice by offering 50 transformative interventions grounded in the principles of anti-oppression. Luke’s co-editor is Harvey Charles Peters G’19, Associate Professor at Montclair State […]
NEWS UPDATE: At the AECT 2025 annual conference, Professor Jing Lei, Professor Qiu Wang, and instructional design Ph.D. student Yanbei Chen, received the Teacher Education Division (TED) Best Proposal Award for their paper “Teaching Anxiety in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Examining the Impact of Digital Self-Efficacy and Social-Emotional Competence Among Pre-Service Teachers.” Professor Jing […]
Syracuse University School of Education welcomes four new faculty members in fall 2025, bringing expertise in literacy and learning; inclusive teacher preparation and special education; counseling and counselor education; and K-12 educational leadership. “Our new faculty strengthen the School of Education’s research and teaching capacity in some of our core academic offerings—inclusive teacher preparation, mental […]
It’s been a whirlwind 18 months for Syracuse University School of Education Advisory Board member Felicia Walker ’87, P’17. What started as a trip with friends to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania has become a commitment to build out and maintain a pre-school/kindergarten in a small village close to the city of Arusha, some 100 […]
“I know special education because I lived special education,” writes Carly Rosen ’14 on her website advocateforaction.org. At school, Rosen developed her own learning style, which, “along with having an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and later a 504 Plan to support me, had a meaningful impact that led to great success.” Rosen’s advocate was her […]