News and Announcements
- Sarah Kiperman, assistant professor of Educational Psychology in the College of Education, quoted in Science News Explores, “Supportive spaces help LGBTQ+ youth thrive in school and beyond”
- Sandra Gonzales, associate professor of Bilingual/Bicultural Education and principal investigator for the COE Upward Bound program discussed how the program provides academic and guidance opportunities to high school students
- Erica Edwards, assistant professor for the College of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, quoted in Detroit Press, “Parent of student expelled from Detroit public schools for firearm offense asks to return”
- Sarah Lenhoff, associate professor for the College of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, quoted in Bridge Detroit, “Michigan Democrats look to change teacher evaluation system”
- Wayne State employee and three-time alumna Vanessa Reynolds first to explore experiences of Latina administrators in higher education in Michigan
- Kinesiology major Nathan Farnsworth says community, connections with classmates helped him complete journey to commencement
- Lela Jimenez lays foundation for legal career with master’s in learning design and technology
- Doctoral graduate in educational evaluation and research Stephanie Gilkey develops first summative evaluation to help physician assistant studies programs assess student professionalism
- Remembering Norman Vince Fuqua, B.A. ’49, M.Ed. ’54, Ed.D. ’66, and Ed.S. ’67, distinguished school executive and alumnus of the College of Education
- Roland Sintos Coloma, professor of Teacher Education in the College of Education, quoted in Michigan Advance, “Detroit forum stresses importance of Black and Latino men in early childhood education”
- Nate McCaughtry, assistant dean of KHS and director of Center for Health and Community Impact discussed the Community Health Worker Academy on WWJ•950 Newsradio
- Carla Harting, associate professor of teaching in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the College of Education has been named interim superintendent for Wyandotte Public Schools
- Warrior Teacher Program in the College of Education Teacher Education Division is featured in Hour Detroit on, “How Detroit Public Schools Community District is tackling the teacher shortage”
- Theodoto Ressa, assistant professor in Special Education in the College of Education, quoted in Duetsche Welle, (DW, Germany) article, “There’s no such thing as ‘looking autistic’ in film, TV”
- Denise Taliaferro Baszile named dean of Wayne State University College of Education
- Sarah Lenhoff, associate professor in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the College of Education, quoted in Chalkbeat article, “How transportation problems fuel absenteeism in Detroit”
- Congratulations to Deirdre Nelson on the successful defense of her dissertation
- Doctoral candidate Liza Hinchey and advisor Francesca Pernice receive $10,000 grant from the Wayne State University Social Sciences Research Support Program
- Wayne State University College of Education receives grant to help schools implement curriculum to prevent drug abuse
- Feen-Calligan part of research team that received grant to help schools support youth refugees and their families
- Wayne State University College of Education receives nearly $1.5M to support its Upward Bound program for another five years
- Wayne State University College of Education awarded $50,000 to train current and future educators to implement disability-centered, culturally sustaining teaching practices
- Mike Addonizio, professor emeritus of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the College of Education, wrote for The Conversation, "Teacher pensions are becoming a bigger share of educational costs“
- Congratulations to Jolia Hill on the successful defense of her dissertation
- Congratulations to Tracy Boyce on the successful defense of her dissertation