Tag: School of Education

Students

Pitt’s School of Education’s Department-Wide Book Club Discusses Racial Inequity in Education

At the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt), the School of Education has adopted a mission-vision of creating equity in schools. To practice, teach and link those values of “innovating, agitating and disrupting inequitable educational structures,” Dr. Valerie Kinloch, Dean of the School of Education at Pitt, established a school-wide book club.

March 22, 2020

News Roundup

UGA to Name College of Education After its First Black Graduate

The University of Georgia (UGA) will name its College of Education after its first Black graduate Mary Frances Early this week, reported Jackson Progress-Argus. Early earned her master’s degree in music education in 1962 and her specialist in education degree in 1967. In 2013, she was presented with an honorary doctorate from the university. The […]

February 25, 2020

News Roundup

Dr. LaVar J. Charleston Named Inaugural Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion

Dr. LaVar J. Charleston, an alumnus of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been tapped to serve as the school’s first associate dean for diversity and inclusion. He will begin in his new post on June 16, 2019. Charleston, who is currently the assistant vice chancellor of student diversity, engagement, and […]

April 23, 2019

MSIs

Report Offers Lessons from MSIs for Preparing Teachers for Diverse Schools

Schools of education are increasingly prioritizing efforts to diversify the teacher workforce, but they can do a better job preparing teacher candidates to be culturally competent and effective instructors, particularly for students in diverse schools and communities, according to a new report this week from Bellwether Education Partners.

March 12, 2019

News Roundup

Point Park University to Launch a School of Education

Point Park University has created a School of Education, providing flexible online, campus and hybrid programs for undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees in education, according to university officials. “Establishing a School of Education at Point Park reflects the status and reputation of this exceptional department, not only regionally and nationally, but within our own campus community,” said Dr. Paul […]

September 5, 2018