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MSU among the best globally for education, kinesiology

May 9, 2024
MSU among the best globally for education, kinesiology

Michigan State University is among the top institutes worldwide that offer programs in education and kinesiology, according to Quacquarelli Symonds’s annual World University Rankings by Subject. MSU’s strengths in education were tied for #17 in the world in the “education and training” category and #8 in the U.S. MSU was in the top 50 in… Read More »

“Strengthening capacity:” HECDI in Year 2  

January 12, 2024
“Strengthening capacity:” HECDI in Year 2  

Nearly 1,500 Mozambique higher education students have learned about career development thanks to a Michigan State University-led initiative. The momentum is just getting started.   The Higher Education Career Development Initiative (HECDI) is led by MSU Professor Matthew Wawrzynski and is backed by $2 million in funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).   The… Read More »

MSU named among best in the world for education by 3 global rankings

December 19, 2023
MSU named among best in the world for education by 3 global rankings

Michigan State University is among the best in the world in the subject of education according to three separate international rankings bodies. All rankings were published in 2023. The rankings are: “These and other rankings acknowledge MSU’s continued strengths in education, teaching and learning,” said Jerlando F. L. Jackson, dean of the College of Education.… Read More »

Book: How to incorporate Asian American culture into elementary classrooms 

November 14, 2023
Book: How to incorporate Asian American culture into elementary classrooms 

A new book co-written by MSU Assistant Professor Noreen Naseem Rodríguez will help elementary schools weave Asian American cultures, identities, histories and more into classroom curriculum.   This is the first book of its kind to help elementary educators teach Asian American topics, according to Naseem Rodríguez. While other books have been published, they only focus… Read More »

Teacher reflections & MSU research: Pre-K during COVID-19

August 7, 2023
Teacher reflections & MSU research: Pre-K during COVID-19

Research from Michigan State University scholars is examining what the first year of teaching during COVID-19 was like for 25 pre-K teachers in Michigan. The work was led by Associate Professor Bethany Wilinski and Assistant Professor Alyssa Morley from the College of Education and Assistant Professor Jamie Heng-Chieh Wu from the College of Social Science.… Read More »

MSU receives $17M from USAID to improve STEM learning, student success, and innovation in Malawi  

May 4, 2023

Michigan State University has received a five-year, $17 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, to build capacity within Malawi’s higher education ecosystem to promote sustainable economic prosperity and self-reliance for Malawians.  “The program extends MSU’s long history of partnership with African universities and reflects our own focus on supporting the… Read More »

MSU College of Education joins $10M grant to create, educate about U.S. equitable food systems

April 3, 2023
MSU College of Education joins $10M grant to create, educate about U.S. equitable food systems

A transdisciplinary team of researchers, educators and extension experts led by Michigan State University has received a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to create more sustainable and equitable food systems in the Midwest and beyond. The five-year integrated project is funded through the Sustainable Agricultural Systems program of the USDA’s… Read More »

MSU co-leads local DEI Educator Network  

February 7, 2023
MSU co-leads local DEI Educator Network  

Scholars from the Michigan State University College of Education are co-leading an initiative for K-12 teachers and administrators to better understand and implement diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in schools.   The DEI Educator Network includes representatives from Ingham, Clinton and Eaton counties and MSU. The aim is to explore what is and isn’t working in… Read More »

MSU offers new certificate in Teacher Leadership

January 30, 2023
MSU offers new certificate in Teacher Leadership

Are you an educator who is ready to become a leader in your school or district?  Michigan State University, known nationally for its quality teacher preparation programs, now offers a graduate certificate in Teacher Leadership. MSU’s College of Education is one of only three universities in Michigan approved by the state Department of Education to… Read More »

Umucu tapped for World Health Organization report

December 16, 2022
Umucu tapped for World Health Organization report

Michigan State University Assistant Professor Emre Umucu was tapped by the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide substantial technical support and feedback on the “Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities.” The report, which was published on the eve of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, will be used to improve disability health… Read More »