Scholars representing two departments at the Michigan State University College of Education helped develop a free curriculum focused on college readiness, which is now being used in high schools across the state. āThe goal is to support students in understanding their options for post-secondary education and that college is an option for them,ā said Assistantā¦ Read More »
Kasun Gajasinghe, a doctoral student in the Michigan State University College of Educationās Curriculum Instruction and Teacher Education (CITE) Ph.D. program has been awarded the Witness Institute Fellowship. The 15-month fellowship is dedicated to continuing the work of human rights activist Elie Wiesel and is awarded to emerging leaders poised to engage in contemporary issuesā¦ Read More »
The prevalence of early knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms faced by patients after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is staggering ā but not much is being done to address it according to new research published by scholars from Michigan State Universityās Department of Kinesiology. The study ā published by the Journal of Athletic Training in Jan.ā¦ Read More »
Scholars from three Michigan State University colleges are leading a $2 million grant to improve disability inclusion in the workforce. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the four-year grant fuels research to assess and augment human abilities and redesign workflow to increase the participation of individuals with physical and mental disabilities in the workforce. Theā¦ Read More »
Angela Calabrese Barton, a distinguished scholar and alum of the collegeās Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education (CITE) Ph.D. program, is a recipient of the 2024 NARST Distinguished Contributions to Science Education through Research Award. The prestigious award recognizes an individual who, through research over an extended period, has made outstanding and continuing contributions, provided notableā¦ Read More »
Michigan State University College of Education scholars partnered with science education experts and middle school science teachers to enhance students’ interest and involvement in science. Professors Jennifer Schmidt and Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia teamed up with scholars from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and Bay Area education non-profit WestEd to develop the Motivation – Planningā¦ Read More »
Michigan State University College of Education Spartans were among 40 women honored by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education for their contributions to higher education. Faculty leaders Emily Bouck and Sheneka Williams were listed in the annual publication. The accolade celebrates “women who have made a difference in the academy by tackling some of higher education’sā¦ Read More »
Michigan State University Professor Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, a leading scholar on student motivation in the collegeās Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education (CEPSE), has been named an American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellow. Each year, individuals are acknowledged for their outstanding scientific or scholarly endeavors in educational research, or for their contributions to theā¦ Read More »
Michigan State University College of Education Dean Jerlando F. L. Jackson was named an American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellow in February 2024. The honor recognizes scholars for their “exceptional contributions to, and excellence in, education research,” said AERA in a news release. Jackson was one of three Michigan State University Spartans named to thisā¦ Read More »
Patricia A. Edwards, an internationally recognized literacy scholar, was named an American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellow in February 2024. The honor recognizes scholars for their “exceptional contributions to, and excellence in, education research,” said AERA in a news release. Edwards was one of three Michigan State University Spartans named to this year’s cohort. Deanā¦ Read More »
