Don McPherson ’87 will be honored with the William Pearson Tolley Medal for Adult Education and Lifelong Learning at the 2021 One University Awards on Friday, May 7. This daylong celebration of excellence by members of the Syracuse University community in academics, scholarship, creative work and dedicated service. McPherson is the author of You Throw […]
Elisa Dekaney, professor of music education, will be named a 2020-2023 Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence, and Beth Myers, assistant professor of inclusive education, will receive a 2021-2022 Meredith Teaching Recognition Award for Early Performance. The Meredith Professor awards will be given as part of the One University Awards ceremony […]
InclusiveU, a program that helps students with intellectual and developmental disabilities attend Syracuse University, will receive $100,000 in the 2021-2022 New York State budget. Earlier this month, State Senator John Mannion visited the School of Education’s Center on Disability and Inclusion (CDI), which houses the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education and InclusiveU, and congratulated them on […]
Juli Boeheim G’97 will deliver the convocation address to the 2021 graduates of the School of Education. The ceremony will be streamed virtually for graduates, families and friends over Syracuse University Commencement Weekend, May 22-23. Boeheim earned a master’s degree in infants and young children with special needs from the School of Education in 1997. She […]
Recordings of all Policed Bodies sessions are now available online. The Lender Center for Social Justice, along with the Center on Disability and Inclusion and the Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series, is bringing the community together for a broad-ranging discussion on Policed Bodies: A Community Conversation on Race, Disability and Justice. The event is free and open to the public […]
Evan Starling-Davis, Ph.D. student in literacy education, is a narrative artist, curator and producer. More precisely, he names himself a digital-age “griot”—a term used for traveling poets, musicians and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history derived from the African diaspora’s culture and history. “I want to honor my history and birthright of storytelling,” […]
The process of teaching is, by its nature, subject to constant change. Educators, from preschool through higher education, must stay abreast of societal issues, new research and evolving technologies to provide their students with learning pathways to success. Now, a new accreditation process at Syracuse University’s School of Education ensures that its programs are producing […]
Syracuse University’s School of Education has been recognized as No. 55 for Best Education Graduate Schools by U.S. News & World Report for 2022. The school is ranked No. 14 among private universities and the school’s graduate programs in special education are ranked No. 26. “I’m proud of our faculty and their work as leading […]
It’s not every day you hear someone say they love doing homework, but Sydney Ringel ’22 says homework is her life. The inclusion program major has always felt comfortable in school, and she’s determined to pass that on to future generations. In Syracuse University’s School of Education, Ringel is especially focused on how students interact with each […]
Three School of Education doctoral students and alumni were recently honored for their dissertation research and writing. Phillandra Smith, a doctoral student in special education, was awarded second place in the 2021 Holmes Program Dissertation Funding Competition in the. She received $1,250 to support her continuing her dissertation work, entitled “W(h)ite Out: An Analysis of […]
Joanna Masingila, dean and professor, and Christy Ashby, associate professor, spoke to The NewHouse’s Wheelchair Quarterback Joey Pagano for “Analyzing SU’s Universal Design for Learning technique.” Universal Design for Learning, or UDL, is a framework for designing flexible instructional materials that allow for multiple methods of representing information, assessing student learning, and engaging and motivating […]
Dear School of Education community, The School of Education joins together with the Syracuse University community in acknowledging the pain and violence that persons who identify as Asian are experiencing with acts of racism and attacks in local, regional and national contexts. The SOE values the many identities of our community members and their families. We stand […]
The Syracuse University School of Education is well represented by our faculty, students, and alumni at the American Educational Research Association’s 2020 Annual Meeting, held virtually April 7-12. Presentation titles, times, and direct links are listed. The full program including abstracts is available on the AERA website. Wednesday, April 7 Thursday, April 8 Friday, April […]
Twelve seniors have been named as the 2021 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor that the University bestows. Among them are two School of Education students: Julie Coggiola, a music education major (dual with the College of Visual and Performing Arts) Lily Wolfer, an inclusive elementary and special education major The Syracuse University Scholars […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the education system to pivot and adapt. Every function of schools has been drastically affected, including special education and resource services, extra-curricular and enrichment activities, and community programming. Life during the pandemic has forced many educators to break from familiar and successful routine, becoming innovators in technology and communication in […]
James Haywood Rolling Jr. walked into the Museum of Modern Art in New York City wearing faded jeans, old sneakers and a backpack, just like the rest of his classmates from Cooper Union, a private college in the city. Rolling, still not much older than 16 after having started college a year early, was at […]