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Nikkia Borowski G’20 Speaks to EdWeek about English Learners with Disabilities

(EdWeek | May 13, 2024) Students with disabilities face a gamut of challenges when it comes to accessing high-quality K-12 education, including a shortage of specialized teachers. The nation’s growing English-learner population faces outsized needs as their English-language proficiency scores remain lower than pre-COVID-19-pandemic averages, and immigrant English learners in particular require more trauma-informed instruction. […]

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Emilee Baker G’24 Looks Ahead to Unique Postdoctoral Researcher Role

When she was a special education teacher, Emilee Baker G’24 could see that the educational system was failing students with disabilities. To address that challenge, she decided to pursue doctoral studies in Syracuse University School of Education, supported by a Project INCLUDE grant. She will graduate this spring and, in August, she’ll pursue a new career as a […]

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Inclusive Works Holds InclusiveU Networking Breakfast

The InclusiveU Business Engagement Group held its 2024 Inclusion Works Networking Breakfast on May 9, 2024, inviting the local business community to Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management to meet with graduating InclusiveU students. View the photo essay: Now they are graduating, InclusiveU students are looking for integrated, meaningful employment—just like any other […]

Two School of Education Students Among Record Number of Fulbright Recipients

School of Education students Julianne Strauss ’23, G’24 and Elizabeth Vanek G’24 are among 14 Syracuse University students and alumni named as 2024 recipients of awards through the Fulbright US Student Program. Five students were also chosen as alternates. This is the largest number of US Student Fulbright recipients that Syracuse University has had in […]

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7 Student Teams Win Prizes to Advance Their Intelligence++ Disability, Inclusion Innovations

Seven student-designed products, services, and technologies meant to assist people with intellectual and developmental disabilities won recognition and seed funding at the Intelligence++ Showcase on April 25, 2024. The showcase is the culmination of the two-semester Intelligence++ (DES 400/600) course taught by Don Carr, professor and Program Coordinator for Industrial and Interaction Design in the […]

Professor David Pérez II Awarded Pearson Excellence in Higher Education Award

David Pérez II, an associate professor of Higher Education in the School of Education at Syracuse University, has been awarded an Exemplary Teaching and Learning award from educational publishing and services company Pearson Education Inc. The awards recognize “the brilliance and hard work of faculty members [who] inspire us … honoring those who are doing […]

Christian Bevilacqua ’24 Awarded Prestigious Critical Language Scholarship

Christian Bevilacqua ’24, a Social Studies Education and Geography major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), and School of Education, is one of five Syracuse University undergraduates selected as recipients of the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS), through which they will immerse themselves in intensive language study […]

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Three School of Education Students Named 2024-2025 Remembrance Scholars

Three Syracuse University School of Education students are among 35 chosen as 2024-2025 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars. Mason Garbus of Hannibal, NY, is a music education major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and the School of Education (SOE). Mason Romero of Olathe, KS, is a music education major in VPA and […]

Professor Wendy Moy’s “Resurrecting Song” Discussed by Music Mark

(MusicMark.org.uk | March 25, 2024) There was a time, not very long ago, when singing was at the forefront of debates about safety in classrooms and choirs were seen as the dangerous epicentre of “super-spreader” events. Though it might seem rather hazy to look back on now, Music Mark was at the forefront of conversations […]

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Reflections: Lisa C. Saka ’87

In the Reflections series, the School of Education asks alumni to look back on their distinguished and fascinating lives and careers. Born in Cleveland, OH, special education graduate Lisa Costanzo Saka ’87 has lived in Syracuse for a total of more than 20 years, wearing many different hats as an educator locally and around the […]

School of Education Mourns the Passing of Professor Emeritus Frank Broadbent

Professor Emeritus Frank W. Broadbent Sr. passed on Dec. 18, 2023, in Brunswick, ME, where he had lived with his wife, Peggy, after retirement. Broadbent was a passionate educator, receiving his undergraduate degree in early childhood education from Northwestern University and his doctorate from Rochester University. He served in the US Navy and during his […]

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To Cap a Special Curriculum, Syracuse 8 Members—and Other Special Guests—Visit Jamesville-DeWitt Middle School

Three members of the Syracuse 8 surprised Jamesville-DeWitt middle schoolers on April 19, 2024, the 54th anniversary of their historic boycott, to wrap-up the students’ special unit on “Social Justice Changemakers.” The special curriculum examined the football players’ courageous stance against institutional racism. Syracuse University School of Education student Nick Trivelpiece ’26 and School of […]

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Meghan Hallihan Joins the Center for Experiential Pedagogy and Practice as Program Manager

Expanding in both operations and personnel, Syracuse University School of Education’s Center for Experiential Pedagogy and Practice has hired Meghan Hallihan as its new Program Manager. Hallihan joins a team that also includes seven undergraduate and graduate assistants, led by Center Director Professor Benjamin Dotger.   Among Hallihan’s broader duties in supporting experiential learning, she […]

Professor Nicole Fonger Joins Conversation on I-81 and Social Justice

On March 28, 2024, the Syracuse University/SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Student Association hosted a speaker panel titled “Highway I-81: A Conversation About Local Public Policy and Social Justice.” The event was organized by Qiong Wu, a Syracuse University student and research assistant for Nicole Fonger, dual professor in the School of Education […]

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Professor Wendy Moy Honored as a YWCA “Champion of Diversity”

Wendy Moy, Professor of Music Education in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and School of Education, has been named a 2024 Champion of Diversity by the YWCA of Syracuse and Onondaga County. “The 2024 Champions of Diversity Awards are presented to residents, community leaders, and professionals who have made significant efforts […]

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School of Education Welcomes Cisco Emerging Talent Strategist Raphael T. Richard G’12 as 2024 Convocation Speaker

Syracuse University School of Education is pleased to announce that Advisory Board Member Raphael T. Richard G’12 will address graduates at its 2024 Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, May 11 at 4:30 p.m. in the John A. Lally Athletics Complex.  Richard is Emerging Talent Recruiting Lead for tech giant Cisco’s university partnerships, driving recruitment strategies and […]

InclusiveU 10th Anniversary Featured on Bridge Street, WAER Radio

Syracuse celebrates 10th anniversary of InclusiveU When it comes to inclusivity, Syracuse University is known all over the world as a leader in disability and higher education. InclusiveU is a program at SU that helps students with intellectual and developmental disabilities get a fully inclusive college experience. This program offers real opportunities for these students […]

The School of Education at AERA 2024

The Syracuse University School of Education is well represented by our faculty, students, and alumni at the American Educational Research Association’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, April 11-14. Presentation titles, locations, and times are listed below. The full program including abstracts is available on the AERA website. Are we missing your session or name? […]

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Reflections: Katherine Beissner G’91

In the Reflections series, the School of Education asks alumni to look back on their distinguished and fascinating lives and careers.  Katherine Beissner G’91 was named Dean of the College of Health Professions at Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, in 2017 and a fellow of the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions in 2023, in […]