Students at the Syracuse City School District learned algebra in meaningful and impactful ways during Black History Month, thanks to a collaboration between Nottingham High School mathematics teachers and Syracuse University School of Education. High school teachers Ken Keech and Betty Routhouska worked with Nicole Fonger, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education, to align […]
The fifth annual Scholars of Distinction showcase was hosted by the Syracuse University School of Education on Feb. 18, 2022, presented by TRIO Student Support Services and the Higher Education Opportunity Program, both part of SOE‘s Center for Academic Achievement and Student Development. Fifteen HEOP and SSS student scholars volunteered their time to create poster […]
Melissa Luke, Provost Faculty Fellow at Syracuse University and Dean’s Professor, is the 2022 recipient of the Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) International Outstanding Service to Chapter Award. One of the largest associations of professional counselors, CSI has more than 400 chapters and 130,000 members worldwide. Says CHS doctoral candidate Derron Hilts, “The purpose of this […]
Kirsis A. Dipre, doctoral student in counseling and counselor education, and Robin Maxile, doctoral student in cultural foundations of education, have been named as the second cohort of Orange Holmes Scholars with the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. The AACTE Holmes Scholars program supports students from historically underrepresented communities enrolled in doctoral programs in […]
Syracuse high schools seem to have right formula for graduation success, expert says (WAER | Feb. 21, 2022) A local education expert saw significant takeaways from the Syracuse City School District’s historic increase in graduation rates. The district recently revealed a 77% increase in graduation rates for high school students. Syracuse University’s professor of mathematics […]
Syracuse City School District sees significant gains in graduation rates (WAER Radio | Feb. 18, 2022) The remarkable rise in Syracuse City School District high school graduation rates can have an impact on city students’ and families’ futures according to education experts. Syracuse University professor of educational leadership George Theoharis remembered graduation success was under […]
An interest in social as well as reproductive justice. A desire to deepen connections between a university and the community in which it’s located. Reducing the struggles of female refugees and their children. It’s true the current cohort of School of Education Lender Center for Social Justice student fellows bring a variety of interests from […]
(The Daily Orange | Feb. 16, 2022) Gustavo Eumana always knew he wanted to get into music. A senior at Syracuse University, Eumana has an ear for beats and music compositions, but he never had access to production equipment. “I hadn’t done it before, because I didn’t have the equipment,” Eumana said, “I would just […]
When María De Jesús G’11 was an undergraduate at LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY, she worked as a cashier at Nojaim’s Supermarket, once an anchor of the city’s Near Westside neighborhood. “My interest in leadership began there,” recalls De Jesús, Chair of the World Languages Department at Jamesville-DeWitt High School and a student in Syracuse […]
Vice Chancellor and Provost Gretchen Ritter announced today the appointment of Marcelle Haddix, Distinguished Dean’s Professor of Literacy, Race, and Justice in Reading and Language Arts, to the position of associate provost for strategic initiatives. The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees approved the appointment, which is effective Feb. 14, 2022. Haddix has been […]
How K-12 Book Bans Affect Higher Education (Inside Higher Ed | Feb. 10, 2022) Culture war battles have long been fought in colleges and K-12 schools alike, with ideological opponents clashing over free speech, academic freedom and even the politics of fried chicken chains. But a renewed battle over books has some in higher education […]
Micah Shippee G’16 earned his Ph.D. in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation (IDDE) and is now an adjunct professor in the Syracuse University School of Education. In 2021-2022, he is teaching three courses: Principles of Instruction and Learning, Strategies in Educational Project Management, and Planned Change and Innovation. Shippee also is the CEO of Ready […]
Wendy K. Moy, Assistant Professor of Music Education in Syracuse University’s School of Education and College of Arts and Sciences, has published “Come Together: An Ethnography of the Seattle Men’s Chorus Family,” a chapter in Together in Music: Coordination, Expression, Participation, published by Oxford University Press (February 2022). Edited by Freya Bailes, Helena Daffern, and […]
(The Daily Orange | Feb. 1, 2022) When New York state restored funding on April 25 to InclusiveU, Beth Myers said she was thankful. But the Executive Director of [Syracuse University School of Education’s] Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education knew the $100,000 provided by the state was not enough to achieve all of the […]
Hosted by the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach at the Burton Blatt Institute and Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature—and co-sponsored by Syracuse University School of Education—the series “(Dis)courses: Interdisciplinary Disability Dialogues” returns in the spring 2022 semester with four conversations featuring luminaries who are engaged with innovative and intersectional disability cultural […]
Senior Nathena Murray ’22 and professors David Knapp and Joanna Spitzer are among those awarded 2022 Unsung Hero awards by Syracuse University’s 37th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee. The award winners will be recognized at the 37th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, which will be held online on […]