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Graduate Orientation – Cultural Foundations of Education

364 Huntington Hall (Tom Green Room) 800 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY, United States

Cultural Foundations of Education will hold an orientation for all new students in the CFE master's, CFE doctoral, and Disability Studies CAS programs. A virtual/zoom attendance option will be available; contact the department.

Graduate Orientation – Cultural Foundations of Education

364 Huntington Hall (Tom Green Room) 800 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY, United States

The department of Cultural Foundations of Education will hold an orientation for all new students in their Cultural Foundations of Education and Disability Studies programs. A virtual/zoom attendance option will be available; contact the department.

CFE Colloquia: “Whose Action is Affirmative? College Admissions in a Changing Environment” with Kal Alston

364 Huntington Hall (Tom Green Room) 800 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY, United States

Kal Alston is professor in the department of Cultural Foundations of Education and associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Education. As a philosopher of education, her research and most recent publications focus on ethics and community responsibility, the connection of the Brown decision to contemporary educational experience, and popular culture/mass media and […]

CFE Colloquia: “You Ate What? Purposeful and Accidental Eating, Food Allergies, and Death” with Michael Gill

364 Huntington Hall (Tom Green Room) 800 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY, United States

Michael Gill is an associate professor of disability studies in the department of Cultural Foundations of Education at Syracuse University. Light lunch will be available; please email mabarker@syr.edu for accommodation requests. This colloquium is part of the 2019-2020 Cultural Foundations of Education series: Cultivating Pedagogies & Communities of Justice.

CFE Colloquia: “Intergroup Dialogue, Place-Based Learning, and a Call To Action” with Khuram Hussain

364 Huntington Hall (Tom Green Room) 800 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY, United States

Khuram Hussain G'10 is an associate professor and Interim Dean of Hobart & William Smith Colleges. Light lunch will be available; please email mabarker@syr.edu for accommodation requests. This colloquium is part of the 2019-2020 Cultural Foundations of Education series: Cultivating Pedagogies & Communities of Justice.

Graduate Orientation – Cultural Foundations of Education

364 Huntington Hall (Tom Green Room) 800 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY, United States

The Department of Cultural Foundations of Education will hold an orientation for all new graduate students in the CFE, Media & Education, and Disability Studies programs.

Master’s Thesis Defense – Alessa Garland-Smith

364 Huntington Hall (Tom Green Room) 800 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY, United States

Cultural Foundations of Education master's student Alessa Garland-Smith will defend their thesis entitled "Shifting Educational Inequity to Education Equity: Bringing Hope to Our Urban Youth." All are welcome to attend.

Dissertation Defense – Kelsey John

364 Huntington Hall (Tom Green Room) 800 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY, United States

Cultural Foundations of Education doctoral candidate Kelsey John will defend their dissertation entitled "What Can łį́į́ʼ (the Navajo horse) teach us about decolonizing education?" All are welcome to attend.

Dissertation Working Group

364 Huntington Hall (Tom Green Room) 800 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY, United States

The Dissertation Working Group (DWG) is an informal meeting of doctoral students to discuss their dissertations and topics of interest including: dissertation plans, problems, school/department/university/professional requirements, proposals, support needs, methods issues, how to write, etc. Yuri Pavlov, IDD&E doctoral student, and Nick Smith, IDD&E professor emeritus, are the coordinators for the DWG. Some meetings, Nick […]

Dissertation Defense – Jordan West

364 Huntington Hall (Tom Green Room) 800 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY, United States

Cultural Foundations of Education doctoral candidate Jordan West will defend their dissertation entitled "Lemons into Lemonade: Black undergraduate women's embodiment of strength and resilience at a PWI." All are welcome to attend.

Dissertation Defense – Azam Nastasi

364 Huntington Hall (Tom Green Room) 800 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY, United States

Cultural Foundations of Education doctoral candidate Azam Nastasi will defend their dissertation entitled "We Know? Now What? Teaching, Learning, (Un)Knowing and Educating Toward Epistemic Justice." All are welcome to attend.

Dissertation Defense – Chelsea Tracy-Bronson

364 Huntington Hall (Tom Green Room) 800 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY, United States

Special Education doctoral candidate Chelsea Tracy-Bronson will defend her dissertation entitled "Inclusive Education in Practice: District-Level Special Education Administrators' Leadership." All are welcome to attend.

Dissertation Defense – Yvonne Perez Lopez

364 Huntington Hall (Tom Green Room) 800 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY, United States

Cultural Foundations of Education doctoral candidate Yvonne Perez Lopez will defend her dissertation entitled "Mestizaje Ideology as Color-Blind Racism: Students' Discourses of Colorism and Racism in Mexico." All are welcome to attend.

Dissertation Defense – Peter Smith

364 Huntington Hall (Tom Green Room) 800 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY, United States

Cultural Foundations of Education doctoral candidate Peter Smith will defend their dissertation entitled "Opportunity, but at what cost? The experiences of African-American parents in a predominantly white school." All are welcome to attend.

Dissertation Defense – Staci Weber

364 Huntington Hall (Tom Green Room) 800 University Avenue, Syracuse, NY, United States

Higher Education doctoral candidate Staci Weber will defend their dissertation entitled "'My Training Wheels Are Off:' How First Generation College Students Make Meaning of the Influence of Their College Access and Support Programs." All are welcome to attend.