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Helping Preserve the Works of an Important Early Black Feminist Educator, Activist and Author
As an outspoken advocate of abolition and women’s rights, Frederick Douglass gladly accepted an invitation to the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. It was events like this, and being part of the “Underground Railroad,”…
VPA Students, Faculty Participate in Inclusive Music Education Pilot Program
A Syracuse University music instructor is spearheading a new pilot program that introduces homeschoolers to the art of creative expression. Alina Plourde, who teaches oboe in the Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA),…
School of Education Hosts 16 Fulbright International Teachers for Spring 2020 Semester
For the second consecutive year, the School of Education is hosting recipients of the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers (Fulbright DAI), which brings international primary and secondary teachers to the U.S. for a semester to pursue…
Health and Wellness Peer Education Team Expands, Seeks Applications
With the opening of the Barnes Center at The Arch this fall, Syracuse University has new and exciting opportunities for students to discover health and wellness. The Barnes Center’s dedicated professional staff and over 400 student employees make its programs…
Crain’s NewsPro honors Newhouse’s Corey Takahashi as Outstanding Journalism Educator
Corey Takahashi, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism (MND) at the Newhouse School, was named an Outstanding Journalism Educator by Crain’s NewsPro. The recognition was published in the January 2020 issue. “When Corey Takahashi joined the department, we hoped that he…
Finding the Beat, Finding the Story: Researching Music Education
Where is hip-hop in school music education, asks David Knapp? Music education should stress the vernacular—that is, reflect the music language of students—says Knapp, assistant professor of music education in the School of Education and the Setnor School of Music…
School Of Education Receives $9 Million to Improve Outcomes for Students with Disabilities in 51 Area Districts
The School of Education has been awarded over $9 million in funding from the New York State Education Department’s Office of Special Education to provide technical support and professional development in dozens of school districts regionally, over the next five…
Higher Education for Veterans: Syracuse Has Gone Above and Beyond
Chancellor and President Kent Syverud and Michael Haynie, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation, Barnes Professor of Entrepreneurship, and founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), were featured in the Inside Higher Ed…
Syracuse University Part of $7.5 Million Grant to Support Doctoral Students in Special Education
Syracuse University joins Florida International University (FIU) and Arizona State University (ASU) in securing a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support students pursuing doctoral degrees in special education. The grant, along with matching funds, will…
School of Education Partners with IVMF and University College to Offer Online Degree to U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy Fellows
As thousands of students began classes at Syracuse University this week, 10 sergeants major stationed at the academy at Fort Bliss, Texas, also joined the Orange Family. They are part of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy Fellowship Program, and…