Vice Chancellor, Provost, and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter today announced the appointment of a search advisory committee tasked with selecting the next permanent Dean of Syracuse University School of Education. Kelly Chandler-Olcott, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence, has served as Interim Dean for the past 16 months. The committee […]
“I have always been drawn to creative problems, yet I have always solved those problems in technical ways. I am very left-brained. But people need to know being left-brained can be just as creative as being right-brained. In fact, if you are forced to pick the perspective of just one side, you lose the overlap […]
The Syracuse University School of Education mourns Gwendolynne Yarger-Kane, Ph.D., a beloved colleague who passed away on Oct. 4, 2022, in Mooresville, NC, at the age of 86. The wife of Eugene T. Kane, Gwen was born on March 1, 1936, and was raised in Pontiac, MI. She was a member of the School of […]
While at Syracuse University, Darius Rose ’12 worked as a student manager for the Orange Football team for five seasons. He was responsible for setting up drills and executing daily practice plans, while also assisting in game day and equipment room operations. Rose graduated Syracuse in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and […]
Syracuse University’s relationship with its close neighbor, the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, has been a long and fruitful one. After all, SUNY-ESF was founded as a unit of SU in 1911, and today the two universities share resources, their professors collaborate, and students mingle across the two campuses, […]
Which Onondaga County schools saw falling math scores during Covid? An exclusive analysis (Syracuse.com | Nov. 11, 2022) Before Covid-19 closed schools and turned classroom time into remote learning, nearly half of students tested in math skills in Onondaga Central School District were proficient. Last spring, math scores in grades 3 through 8 fell: Just […]
Five Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership (ASCD, 2022)—co-authored by Professor George Theoharis, Gretchen Givens Generett, Mark Anthony Gooden, and Sharon I. Radd—has been awarded “Best Book for Educators” by the American Consortium for Equity in Education (ACE-ED). The Excellence in Equity 2022 awards recognizes companies, leaders, authors, and educators whose efforts are helping schools achieve […]
Meet Alexa Kulinski ’09: artist + researcher + teacher, as she describes herself on social media. A graduate of the Syracuse University Bachelor’s of Fine Art program with a 2017 master’s degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Kulinski has returned to SU to pursue a Teaching and Curriculum doctorate in the School […]
The work of H. Anh Murphy, a student in the Syracuse University School of Education’s Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation (IDDE) master’s degree program, was recognized at the 15th annual CNY BEST Talent Development Awards Ceremony—organized by the Central New York chapter of the Association for Talent Development (ATD)—held on Nov. 3, 2022, at the […]
Syracuse University School of Education prides itself on opening new possibilities for its students, preparing them to be highly effective, transformational teachers in equitable and inclusive learning communities. In particular, extensive applied learning opportunities differentiate the School of Education. Undergraduate and graduate student teachers alike engage in multiple closely supervised field placements in a variety […]
Syracuse University hosted the inaugural New York American Choral Directors Association (NYACDA) Collegiate Conference on Oct. 21 to 22, 2022, with 75 attendees welcomed to the Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). Co-organized by John F. Warren, Professor of Conducting—with assistance from Wendy K. Moy, Assistant Professor of […]
Post-pandemic learning, a new report shows dropping student math, reading scores in CNY (CNYCentral | Oct. 28, 2022) Students may be back in the classroom, but they are still feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new report shows a drop in student performance across the country, including in Central New York. The report, […]
At her confirmation hearing, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke about perseverance—a theme that resonates with the Rev. Terrance Antwon King, a graduate student passionate about working with students with disabilities. King recently completed his coursework for a Ph.D. in special education and is finishing his work on a certificate of advanced study in educational leadership through […]
Disability advocate and Syracuse University School of Education doctoral student Sara Jo Soldovieri ’18, G’19, has contributed to a new, award-winning documentary that follows a couple’s journey as they look to secure inclusive education for their disabled son. Forget Me Not: Inclusion in the Classroom (Cinema Libre Studio) is directed by Olivier Bernier. He turns […]
From bus drivers to care workers, Arizona schools struggle to find staff. Sometimes, parents fill the gaps (Arizona Central | Oct. 20, 2022) Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kyrene School District rarely had a waiting list for after-school childcare. Now? Amidst a staffing shortage and an increasing interest in the program, the waiting list is […]
The Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education—part of the Syracuse University School of Education Center on Disability and Inclusion—will host the State of the Art (SOTA) Conference on Inclusive Postsecondary Education and Individuals with Intellectual Disability at Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel, Oct. 18-20, 2022. A national conference—chaired by Taishoff Center Director Beth Myers—SOTA […]
Music educator Evan Wichman ’12 left his first school teaching role having designed a choral program from scratch and established a competitive a cappella group. But when asked how much his life resembles the TV show Glee, he laughs. “Well, we didn’t sing ‘Blurred Lines,’ and we didn’t do a student production of Rocky Horror […]
The world is currently grappling with two global crises: climate breakdown and democratic backsliding. During Syracuse University School of Education’s 2022 Ganders Lecture, two environmental experts will explore the links between them and ask what kind of educational projects can both promote environmental sustainability and halt the rise of authoritarianism. “Grasping at the Roots of […]
Rexy Vachereau graduated summa cum laude in 2019 with a B.S. in Inclusive Early Childhood Special Education, with a minor in Political Science and in 2020 took a master’s degree in Literacy Education (Birth to Grade 12). As an undergraduate, Vachereau was a peer mentor for InclusiveU program; a Direct Support Professional for the Kelberman […]
The ink was barely dry on her master’s degree diploma when Emily Liu G’22 began prepping her new classroom at Bernice M. Wright School, an early childhood education program on the Syracuse University campus. Having graduated only a couple of weeks earlier, in August 2022, with a master’s in early childhood special education, Liu is […]
Julia White, School of Education Associate Professor and Director of the Atrocity Studies and the Practices of Social Justice minor program, has been awarded a Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) Faculty Fellows grant for the 2023-2024 academic year. Also receiving an award is LaVerne Gray, Assistant Professor in the School of Information […]
As reported by LocalSyr.com (Sept. 26, 2022), East-Syracuse Minor, Solvay, Corcoran, and Henninger high schools in the Syracuse area experienced a spate of racial threats of violence across September 25 and 26. School of Education alumna and member of The Study Council, Donna DeSiato G’04, Superintendent of East Syracuse-Minoa Central School District, spoke to LocalSyr.com […]
The Breedlove Readers, a teen book club run by Courtney Mauldin, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, is getting ready to welcome its fourth cohort of middle and high school Black girls who are fans of young adult fiction. The deadline to sign up for the Fall 2022 series is Sept. 29, 2022. The club meets […]
Roxi Nurse McNabb was a point guard for the Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team, a Most Valuable Player, 1997 Athlete of the Year, and a three-time Big East Academic All-Star. She still ranks among Syracuse’s all-time top 10 in career steals (fourth) and assists (fifth). Nurse McNabb holds a B.S. in Physical Education from the […]
As limits to women’s reproductive rights swirl in the national news, one researcher at Syracuse University is engaged in a groundbreaking nationwide study on the reproductive health experiences of Deaf and hard of hearing women. Corrine Occhino, assistant professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) with […]
The Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program—part of the School of Education’s Center for Academic Achievement and Student Development—has been awarded $1.4 million in US Department of Education funding for the 2022-2027 academic and fiscal years. The McNair Scholars Program at Syracuse University, as it is known, prepares high-achieving undergraduate students for graduate […]
An Onondaga County high school is cracking down on cell phones. Will it last? (syracuse.com | Sept. 7, 2022) Cam Aitchison, who will be a sophomore at Liverpool High School this fall, said he’s always kept his cell phone in his pants pocket while in class. Starting Thursday, new school rules mean that in the […]
(Creative Spirit | Sept. 8, 2022) Education is a fundamental right, not a privilege, and no one should be left behind, especially not the millions of young adults with disabilities, including intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Students with disabilities who have received equal opportunities and an inclusive, accommodated education will be better equipped for fair-wage […]
Pandemic learning loss recovery will require addressing all student needs, not just academics (WAER | Sept. 6, 2022) A recent federal study reports that math and reading scores for 9-year-olds took a big hit during the pandemic. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, reading scores saw their highest decrease in 30 years, and math scores had […]
Mike Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation and executive director of the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, and retired U.S. Army Colonel Ron Novack, executive director of the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, attended the annual graduation ceremony of 15 students in Fort Bliss, Texas. The students took part in […]
(The Daily Orange | Sept. 2, 2022) Syracuse University’s Baldanza Fund for Excellence in Education Policy in Practice sends diverse teaching candidates from the university to local school districts to help underrepresented students learn and grow. The fund, which SU alumni Marcia and Ben Baldanza proposed in 2020 with a $300,000 grant, started with two […]
Two award-winning school leaders and SOE alumnae reflect on educational challenges and how they are meeting them with rigor, care, and joy “Teachers are stretched now more than ever,” explained Professor George Theoharis in a June 4, 2022, AP news story in the wake of the Uvalde, TX, school shooting tragedy. “We’re sort of left […]
Julia M. White, Associate Professor and Director of the Atrocity Studies and the Practices of Social Justice minor, has been awarded a $1.14 million US Department of Education grant with the primary aim of recruiting, preparing, and retaining fully certified, diverse special education teachers and school counselors to work with students with disabilities with high-intensity […]
Meg Wilkie ’24 has a passion for running and a big dream: to run a marathon in all 50 states. Since she started racing in 2012, she has completed 28 full marathons in 15 states. This fall, she will tackle the Chicago Marathon, adding Illinois as her 16th state, and she’s slated to run in […]
Dawn R. Johnson, Associate Professor in the Syracuse University School of Education’s higher education programs, has joined the Journal of Higher Education as an associate editor for a three-year term. An expert in campus climate issues—particularly for students of color in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs—Johnson joins colleagues from the universities of Georgia, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted so many aspects of our lives, and it may be some time before the full impacts are known. That’s especially true for students and teachers, who were forced to confront a new way of learning amid lockdowns across the country. In response, the federal government is investing billions of dollars in education […]
Professor’s collaborative research draws on social justice issues to improve outcomes in math education. Nicole Fonger has always loved math and its challenges. She adheres to the mantra that everyone is a math person, and she’s dedicated to exploring ways to help students at all levels grasp concepts that lead to meaningful learning. “I consider […]
Professor Benjamin Dotger, Director of the Syracuse University School of Education’s (SOE) Center for Experiential Pedagogy and Practice (CEPP), has been awarded a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant to design and study an instructional model to enhance data science workforce development. Dotger’s fourth NSF award, “The Simulation Physiology (SIM-Physio) Data Science Model: Engaging STEM Undergraduates […]
On any given day, members of Congress and their staff can hold dozens of meetings with concerned citizens and interest groups looking to advocate on behalf of a particular issue. Sometimes these citizens are seeking additional revenue for their cause. Other times, they want to educate and spread awareness. If you took a survey of […]
Cycle of Health: Inclusive Sports | July 28, 2022 Carrie Ingersoll-Wood, Director of the Syracuse University Disability Cultural Center and a current School of Education Ph.D. student in Teaching and Curriculum, was a recent panelist on WCNY’s Cycle of Health, to discuss inclusivity, baseball, and sports in general, as well as local programs cultivating inclusion […]
The School of Education lost a dear friend, colleague, and leader on July 31, 2022. Cerri Banks ’00, G’04, G’06 was a three-time SOE alumna, Chair of the Board of Visitors, a member of the Board since 2009, and Syracuse University’s Vice President for Student Experience and Deputy to the Senior Vice President. Below, those […]
The School of Education community is shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Cerri A. Banks ’00, G’04, G’06 (1967-2022), Chair of the Board of Visitors, a member of the Board since 2009, and Syracuse University’s Vice President for Student Experience and Deputy to the Senior Vice President. Deeply committed to educational […]
For new college students, the summer before freshman year is filled with a mixture of excitement and nervous energy. We know the University will take good care of you, by answering your questions, sending useful checklists, and getting the Goon Squad ready for its traditional welcome. But who better to hear advice from than members […]