It’s gratifying to realize that your chosen profession is in fact a vocation—as the saying goes, if you do something you love, you’ll never have to work a day in your life. For Inclusive Childhood Education freshman Taylor Ratliff ’28, that moment came as she prepared materials for her Girl Scout Gold Award “Take Action” […]
Higher education administrator Jordan Shelby West G’16, G’18 will be recognized as an American College Personnel Association 2025 Diamond Honoree at ACPA’s 2025 Conference in Long Beach, CA, in February. ACPA’s Diamond Honoree program recognizes individuals making significant contributions to higher education. Those inducted since the program’s inception in 1999 have distinguished themselves as teachers, […]
CFAC’s latest exhibit ‘This Woman’s Work’ explores the legacies of prominent Black women in CNY (Central Current | Jan. 30, 2025) When Cheeki Williams reflects on her own story, she remembers one phrase: “Planted, not buried.” Those three self-affirming words gave her past a renewed purpose and outlook for her future. Williams, a Syracuse-based multidisciplinary […]
After serving nearly five decades, legendary Central New York high school football coach Carl Sanfilippo ’77announced his retirement at the end of 2024. But despite hanging up his whistle, he remains true to his calling: to support his students. Sanfilippo announced his retirement in December, vacating the touchline as head coach of Baldwinsville Bees Football […]
Syracuse University School of Education alumnus James Duah-Agyeman G’99 is one of five recipients of the 2025 Unsung Hero Award, the 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Planning Committee has announced. The award is given to community members, students, faculty, and staff who have made a positive impact on the lives of […]
Syracuse native Tom Kenny, voice of SpongeBob SquarePants among other popular cartoon characters, is visiting Syracuse University to meet with students on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. Kenny will discuss what it takes to build a creative career and his journey in the film, animation, and music industries. He will meet with students participating in the […]
For Professor George Theoharis, teaching is more than a job; it’s a reflection of his students’ influence. “They represent who I am as a teacher,” says the Syracuse University School of Education inclusive education and educational leadership teacher. “They mirror my behavior, attitude, and approach.” The University is filled with teachers like Theoharis who foster […]
A 2023 graduate of Syracuse University school of Education’s Higher/Postsecondary Education master’s degree program, Bailey Tlachac (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin) currently is a multicultural advisor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. After graduating SOE, Tlachac was Program Coordinator for Syracuse University’s Native Student Program. “Today, I work with underrepresented populations on campus through one-on-one advising […]
The School of Education’s Selected Studies in Education (SSE) major allows undergraduates to explore careers beyond the classroom. Its five focus areas—in technology and media, schooling and diversity, physical activity, post-secondary and human services, or pre-teaching—prepare students for any career with a learning, training, service, or advocacy component, including coaching, counseling, higher education, instructional design, […]
Sarah Litt (Principal Investigator) and Xihe Tian (Co-PI)— doctoral students in Syracuse University School of Education’s Counseling and Counselor Education program—have received an Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) 2025 research grant. This ASGW award builds on scholarship funded by a 2024 SOE Graduate Student Research and Creative Grant. “The ASGW Research Committee reviewed […]
Carly Svec ’27 just experienced a grueling parent-teacher conference. A student’s father raised serious concerns about his daughter’s change in behavior and feared she may harm herself. That raised a red flag for Svec, who realized the need to set an intervention in motion. “There are so many curveballs that can be thrown at you […]
While having a School of Education alumna among the ’CUSE50 Alumni Entrepreneur Award winners is rare, the recognition is fitting for Maria Murray G’96, G’09 for her work developing and growing The Reading League (TRL). “Winning the Cuse50 Entrepreneur Award is a testament to Maria’s impactful work and entrepreneurial spirit,” says Professor Bong Gee Jang, […]
Syracuse University Libraries is now accepting applications for the 2025 round of Intelligence++ Ventures funding. Grants of $5,000 are available to undergraduate or graduate students to commercialize innovative products, services, and technologies for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The Intelligence++ program at Syracuse University is an interdisciplinary initiative that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship to enhance the […]
Callie Kniffin graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University School of Education’s Selected Studies in Education undergraduate program in 2023, with a minor in Spanish. Currently, she is taking a Higher/Postsecondary Education master’s degree, and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Intercollegiate Athletic Advising and Support through SOE. She is also a graduate assistant for […]
Women’s basketball standout and Syracuse University School of Education alumna Kayla Alexander ’13 was honored on the court Dec. 8, 2024—at halftime during the Notre Dame matchup—when her famed #40 jersey was hoisted to the JMA Wireless Dome rafters and officially retired. Alexander holds a bachelor’s degree in History and Social Studies Education. She is […]
Professor Jing Lei, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Education and an expert on instructional design and information and communication technology, traveled across China during November 2024 to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on teaching and teacher development, a topic of her recent research. From November 1 to 6, Lei […]
Professor Wendy Moy, Assistant Professor of Music Education in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Education at Syracuse University, has received the 2024 American Prize in Choral Performance. She shares the prize with Jeremiah Selvey and the Chorosynthesis Singers, the professional chamber ensemble that Moy and Selvey co-direct. The American […]
Nine Syracuse University School of Education community members have been named to Syracuse University’s Women in Leadership (WiL) Diane Lyden Murphy Cohort 4 Experience, an immersive learning experience uniquely designed to advance women leaders in higher education. The cohort engages women in faculty and administrative positions, with three cohorts and nearly 75 participants named since […]
When do children learn empathy? How do they know that someone is in pain or having a bad day? From an early age, Mark Radel ’28 always demonstrated compassion for his peers. As a precocious 9-year-old, Mark would rush onto the basketball court (accompanied by the coaches) whenever someone got hurt to check in and […]
As an undergraduate student, Mary Hillebrand G’23 ran into a problem that threatened to derail her career plans. But thanks to the M.S. in science education (grades 7-12) program at Syracuse University’s School of Education (SOE), she transformed it into a life-changing opportunity. Hillebrand’s issue arose while she pursued her undergraduate degree in environmental education […]
Doug Garfield G’77 earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Toronto and his doctorate in exercise physiology from Syracuse University’s School of Education. After teaching and researching exercise physiology and then 10 years designing and marketing exercise equipment, he taught decision-making, statistics, and nonprofit management to M.B.A. students for […]
Across October 29-30, the Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education—part of the Syracuse University School of Education’s Center on Disability and Inclusion—held the State of the Art (SOTA) Conference on Inclusive Postsecondary Education and Individuals with Intellectual Disability in Chapel Hill, NC. SOTA is a national conference chaired by Taishoff Center Executive Director […]
As the federal government prepares to transition to the second Donald J. Trump administration in January 2025, the fate of the US Department of Education remains uncertain. The Washington Post reports that President-elect Donald Trump “wants to do away with” DOE, a stated long-term goal of some in the Republican Party—who claim the department is […]
Following four months of deliberate assessment and cross disciplinary collaboration by members of the Human Dynamics Task Force, Syracuse University today announced a go-forward plan to reshape the future of its human dynamics programs and reposition them for short- and long-term success. The plan includes the consolidation of two departments and relocation of all human […]
Here’s what standardized test scores can and can’t tell you about local schools (Syracuse.com | Nov. 11, 2024) It’s that time of year again – New York state test scores for grades three through eight should be out any day now. The scores, which evaluate reading and math proficiency, are based on exams students take […]
How do you inspire people to open their hearts and provide the support to raise the hefty sum of $2.5 million? Just ask retired U.S. Navy Capt. Robert “Rob” P. Taishoff ’86 who sees opportunities where others see obstacles, and who is determined to change the way the world views intellectual disability. With the recent […]
Syracuse University School of Education doctoral candidate Jersey Cosantino G’23 has been awarded the 2024 Trans/Gender Variant Caucus Award from the National Women’s Studies Association. They will accept their award at November’s NWSA Annual Conference in Detroit, MI. “This prestigious award is a testament to Jersey’s scholarship and dedication to trans and mad studies,” says […]
Yanhong Liu, Associate Professor of Counseling and Counselor Education, has received the 2024 Locke-Paisley Outstanding Mentoring Award from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). Liu joined the Syracuse University School of Education in 2018, having previously served as an assistant professor of Counselor Education at the University of Toledo, where she was also […]
Across the United States, school administrators, parents, and students—as well as public health officials, attorneys, and teachers unions—are debating whether or not to limit or even ban the use of smartphones and similar devices in schools “from the first to the last bell.” It’s a thorny issue, raising questions of students’ and parents’ rights, school […]
Among the distinguished honorees of 2024 ’CUSE50 Alumni Entrepreneur Awards are literacy expert Maria Murray G’96, G’09 and disability services entrepreneur John Torrens G’93, two Syracuse University School of Education alumni whose career journeys exemplify the spirit of the awards. The annual ’Cuse50 awards celebrate the success of Orange business leaders across the globe. The […]
School of Education Ambassador Renee Keane ’08, G’09, P’26 earned her B.A. in 2008 from the College of Arts and Sciences and her M.S. in English Education from the School of Education in 2009. Licensed as an English Language Arts (Grades 7-12) and Special Education (Grades 7-12) teacher, Keane has worked at Marcellus (NY) High […]
The White House. Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The New York State Capitol building in Albany. These are just some of the places an enthusiastic delegation from Syracuse University’s InclusiveU program have traveled over the years, meeting with policymakers, politicians, and higher education leaders to push for change to make higher education more accessible for […]
“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 […]