The path that ultimately led L. Hazel Jack G’24 to Syracuse University to pursue a doctoral degree in higher education from the School of Education was set in motion on Sept. 11, 2001. Jack was working in the airport advertising field after earning a bachelor’s degree in marketing management and advertising from Pace University. She was responsible for her […]
During the spring 2024 Atrocity Studies Annual Lecture—presented by the Syracuse University School of Education—a panel of experts from the Uyghur Human Rights Project and Uyghur American Association, as well as a survivor of the Chinese Communist Party’s concentration camps, will discuss human rights abuses and crimes against humanity perpetrated against China’s Uyghur minority population […]
(CNY Central | Feb. 12, 2024) For years, universities and colleges have seen a decline in people enrolling in education bachelor programs. Syracuse University professor George Theoharis said he’s witnessed it firsthand. He is saddened by the decline but can find some understanding of why there are fewer students enrolled. … In a Brown University […]
Dialog, an application to increase a sense of belonging on campus for student with disabilities, won the fast-paced, seven-day No Code Design Sprint, hosted by Syracuse University Libraries, the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), and School of Education (SOE), in partnership with Intelligence++. The final round—a pitch competition—was held in the Whitman […]
Entrepreneur, public servant, philanthropist, motivational speaker, and author DeBorah A. Little ’14, G’16 will become the next Vice Chair of Syracuse University School of Education’s (SOE) Advisory Board. As Vice Chair, Little will work with Board Chair Deborah A. Knoblock ’88, G’90 and Advisory Board colleagues to help implement the Dean’s vision for the School, […]
“Don’t poke the bear!” Professor Ben Dotger tells his class. EDU 304: The Study of Teaching is meeting in Huntington Hall 070B for group reflection on its final clinical simulation of the fall 2023 semester. It’s a basement classroom, it’s a dull winter morning, and it’s not yet 8:30 a.m. But Professor Dotger’s exhortation has […]
Dawn Johnson, Associate Professor of Higher Education in the Syracuse University School of Education, has been named a Senior Scholar Diplomate by the American College Personnel Association. This honor comes as Johnson concludes her five-year term as an ACPA Senior Scholar, an award that goes to faculty members who advocate for integration of scholarship into […]
Combining his background in instructional design with an understanding of diversity and inclusion, Universal Design for Learning, and artificial intelligence, Jacques Safari Mwayaona G’22 is making a name for himself in the field of educational development. A Faculty Development Fellow in Syracuse University’s Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) and a graduate of the […]
Syracuse University School of Education welcomes Professor Chenggang Zhang—an expert on the relationship among society, education, and modern technologies, including artificial intelligence—as a visiting scholar through November 2024. Professor Zhang is currently a professor in the Department of Sociology and the Dean of the Institute of Social Governance and Development at Tsinghua University, China. He […]
In the Reflections series, the School of Education asks alumni to look back on their distinguished and fascinating lives and careers. Holding a Ph.D. (1996) from Syracuse University School of Education, Marie Wiles has led the Guilderland (NY) Central School District as Superintendent since 2010, having previously served as Superintendent of Clinton (NY) Central School […]
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jing Lei, Professor of Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation, will represent Syracuse University School of Education in the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Academic Leaders Network. The program is designed to facilitate cross-institutional networking and collaboration among academic leaders while building leadership capacity at participating ACC institutions. Lei will join […]
Sam Clark ’24 has known since he was 9 years old that he wanted to be a film director when he grew up. After a family trip to Egypt where his dad took hours and hours of video, Clark found himself enthralled by the footage and the ability to tell stories through film. When it […]
Syracuse University recently caught up with history and social science education major William Johnson ’25. Along with Nathaniel Hasanaj ’25 (international relations), Grace Reed ’25 (broadcast and digital journalism), and Charlotte Bingham ’27 (international relations), Johnson has been studying at Syracuse Strasbourg, one of Syracuse University’s five study abroad centers. In November 2023, these and other students […]
The 39th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Planning Committee has announced that Professor Sharon Dotger, School of Education Faculty Director for Teacher Education and Undergraduate Studies, is a 2024 Unsung Hero. Dotger joins other 2024 winners: community member Murjan Abdi, high school student Elbethel Berhane, and Syracuse University student Mia-Marie Fields ’24 […]
Syracuse University Libraries, College of Visual and Performing Arts, and School of Education—in partnership with Intelligence++ and the Blackstone LaunchPad—are hosting a competitive, fast-paced seven-day No Code Design Sprint for up to 20 Syracuse University student teams. The competition was created to harness the power of design thinking, user experience (UX)/user interface (UI) research and […]
Teacher shortages and a predominantly white teaching force are two persistent hiring trends that continue to challenge public schools nationwide. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly 90% of school districts reported difficulties hiring teachers for the 2023-2024 school year, while—despite a growing population of students of color and significant research on the […]
Applications are now open for the spring 2024 edition of The Breedlove Readers, a book club that encourages middle and high school girls throughout Central New York to celebrate black girl stories through reading, writing, and creating. This year, the book club adds the Marigold Arts Group, which will introduce girls of color to multimodal […]
Syracuse University School of Education mourns the passing of Carol Berrigan G’74, G’79, SOE alumna, member of the Center on Human Policy, and founder of SOE’s Italy study abroad program. Carol Berrigan full obituary. From SOE, Berrigan held a master’s degree in Elementary Education (1974) and a doctorate in the field of instructional technology (1979). […]
Syracuse University School of Education’s Center on Disability and Inclusion has been awarded a five-year, $1.7 million New York State Education Department (NYSED) Core Rehabilitation Services contract to support individuals with disabilities interested in obtaining, maintaining, or advancing in employment. The contract is administered through NYSED’s Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) program. […]
On one of the colorful and crowded walls in Mrs. Touron’s 2nd grade classroom in a school just outside Syracuse, tucked in among posters about math and phonetics and geography, there is a sign that reads: “Fair Isn’t Everyone Gets the Same Thing. Fair Is Everyone Gets What They Need to be Successful.” This is […]
Jamila Walida Simon grew up in a time and place where children were expected to be largely seen and not heard; as an adult, she wanted to correct that, providing space for Black girls to express themselves, their thoughts and feelings, their struggles and aspirations. Now, as part of a working group that spurs […]
Following a heated political debate and a round of revisions, the College Board has released a new framework for its Advanced Placement African American Studies course. The course will be available to districts starting with the 2024-2025 school year. After all the controversy, how has the framework changed and what could it mean for students? Syracuse University […]
Kerry Gotham received his master’s degree in Higher Education in 2000 while working for Syracuse University’s Office of Student Living. After graduation, he moved into the field of development and alumni relations, first at Nazareth College—his bachelor’s degree alma mater—and then at SUNY-Brockport. He is former President of the State University of New York Council […]
“Growth” and “perspective” are the top gains Syracuse University School of Education (SOE) alumni note when reflecting on a semester spent student teaching in New York City. While the Bridge to the City program is an accelerated immersive experience—two placements in the fall semester, lasting six to seven weeks each—former students say their time putting […]
Syracuse University School of Education Professor Courtney Mauldin is among faculty members who have received either individual artist grants or an Organization Support Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support creative projects. This is a record-setting achievement for Syracuse University, since it marks the second year in a row […]
From Boland Hall to Broadway, Colleagues, and Friends Produce “How to Dance in Ohio” Two Syracuse University alumni are opening their first Broadway musical as lead producers, How to Dance in Ohio, and the Dec. 5, 2023, preview performance included close to 200 Syracuse University leaders, alumni, parents and friends. Producers Ben Holtzman ’13 and […]
A School of Education graduate student who led diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) awareness initiatives at her undergraduate alma mater is now helping to advance Syracuse University’s DEIA objectives through her role in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). Carlee Kerr, who is in her first year in the Higher Education master’s degree […]
A group of Syracuse University School of Education faculty and graduate students are part of a growing movement in academia that is re-evaluating long-held assumptions about research design. Critical Quantitative Theory seeks to disrupt the traditional dichotomy between quantitative and qualitative research methods, with the former typically assumed to be more rigorous and suited to […]
Syracuse University Libraries is launching a new Intelligence++ Ventures initiative, thanks to a generous donation from Gianfranco Zaccai ’70, H’09 and the Zaccai Foundation for Augmented Intelligence. Intelligence++ Ventures is an extension of the Intelligence++ program, a partnership among Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad, the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education, and the College of […]
Syracuse University students prepare to thrive in a changing global society by gaining hands-on learning experiences around the world. In addition to a range of study abroad options through the University’s highly ranked study abroad program, students—including from the School of Education—can also take courses and do internships at locations around the United States. This includes opportunities […]
In this video interview, learn about the impact and public scholarship of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) from Professor Kal Alston, who is also Chair of the National Advisory Board for Imagining America. “One thing I’ve really appreciated about ACLS over the last few years has been that they’re really trying to identify […]
Tara Dunspaugh graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in Inclusive Elementary and Special Education and a minor in Anthropology. Having joined the School of Education not long after the launch of its fully integrated inclusive teacher education program, Dunspaugh says, “SU literally changed my life. Any chance I get, I tell prospective students […]
It is one of Syracuse University School of Education’s most significant “firsts.” In 1991, student teachers were admitted into a brand new Inclusive Elementary and Special Education bachelor’s degree program, which aligned the School’s teacher preparation curriculum with its commitment to ending the separation of general and special education in American schools. Professor George Theoharis […]
First Year Seminar 101 (FYS 101) is a one-credit course required by the University for all first-year and transfer undergraduates, covering such topics as belonging, interdependence, health and wellness, identity, socialization, prejudice, discrimination, bias, and stereotype. InclusiveU, an initiative of the Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education in the School of Education, offers a full […]
We are seeing a moment in which K-12 public education is being challenged in myriad ways. Across the United States, we are witnessing a push for more school vouchers; the banning of books, even by Nobel Prize winning authors; an increase of curriculum censorship, away from factual, scientific, and expert developed lessons toward disinformation and […]
Suzanne Grant Lewis ’78 stands as a remarkable example of how a School of Education degree in Selected Studies in Education can be leveraged into a globe-trotting career supporting higher education. Crafting her degree around interests in the interplay of education and development in Africa, Grant Lewis says she launched her career from the firm […]
Indebted Mobilities: Indian Youth, Migration, and the Internationalizing University (University of Chicago, 2024) is Susan Thomas’s ethnographic rendering of a group of middle-class Indian migrant men who attended a public university in New York just as the institution sought to “internationalize” its campus in the wake of ongoing withdrawal of state funding. The book observes […]
We let the Fowler football team down by not confronting hate speech (Syracuse Post-Standard | Oct. 27, 2023) As a former student-athlete, I played soccer through high school and into college. One lasting memory, from almost 35 years ago, was of my father. He was my biggest fan when I walked on the athletic field. […]
Syracuse University School of Education doctoral student and University Fellow Chelsea Bouldin has been awarded an Imagining America (IA) Publicly Active Graduate Education (PAGE) fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year. IA PAGE is a network for publicly engaged graduate students across humanities, arts, and design. The program encourages public scholarship; fosters a national, interdisciplinary community […]
A resident of Lahore, Pakistan, Hafiz Awais Afzal earned his M.S. in Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation from Syracuse University School of Education in 2022. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Bradford, UK. An education entrepreneur, Afzal is the founder of Rahnumai, an online educational consultancy and universal […]
Syracuse University School of Education (SOE) has joined a consortium led by not-for-profit development group Creative focused on developing inclusive and equitable early grade education in Uzbekistan. Doctoral Candidate Sara Jo Soldovieri ’18, G’19 with local school students in Uzbekistan. In June 2023, Soldovieri met USAID members and others in the country to plan a […]
Amy Messersmith, associate director of the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program and TRIO Student Support Services—part of the School of Education’s Center for Academic Achievement and Student Development (CAASD)—has been awarded an Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) Administrative Fellowship. Earlier in 2023, ODI invited staff members to apply for the fellowship in an effort […]
How to Break Up With Your Therapist (The New York Times | Oct. 13, 2023) If you’ve ever been in therapy, you know that the relationship is unique. You might tell your therapist things you wouldn’t share with your loved ones. “It’s the most intimate professional relationship you’ll ever have,” said John Norcross, a professor […]