The racial disparities that exist in field of computer science (CS) are concerning. According a 2023 report from Kapor Center, Black students represented just 6% of students in both advanced CS courses despite being 15% of the overall student population. Despite making up 13% of the labor force, Black professionals currently hold only 3.7% of… Read More »
Michigan State University Professor Emeritus Dan Gould was inducted to the International Society for Sports Psychology Hall of Fame in 2023. Gould is one of the first 10 living scholars worldwide to be inducted. Gould, who retired in 2022, served as the former director of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports and is… Read More »
Professor Emeritus Timothy “Tim” Little, died on August 8, 2023 at the age of 82. Little was with the Department of Teacher Education from 1971 and remained at MSU until his retirement in 1996. Prior to his time with MSU, Little taught high school in Chicago and earned his Ph.D. from Northwestern University. Throughout his… Read More »
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 »
Professor Emeritus Charles Blackman died August 1, 2023 at the age of 97. Blackman received his bachelor’s degree from Olivet College in 1946 and later completed graduate work at Ohio State University. Prior to his role at MSU, Blackman taught middle school in North Muskegon. Blackman was committed to his passion of excellence in education… Read More »
The Institute has long been committed to staying engaged with its surrounding communities and this year we were delighted to partner with Mr. Chris Henderson, the athletic director of the Lansing School District, to offer a series of workshops to local high school and middle school students athletes. ISYS graduate students collaborated to produce three… Read More »
The value of higher education in the United States is commonly assessed in terms of cost and economic return on an individual, but there is so much more to truly determine its value. Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education (HALE) program Professor Brendan Cantwell and 16 scholars from nine countries co-authored and edited: “Assessing the Contributions… Read More »
Patricia A. Edwards, an internationally recognized literacy scholar, was named a Michigan State University Distinguished Professor in June 2023. The honor is one of high distinction at the university, and only given to select faculty members to recognize distinguished achievement in teaching, research and public service. Edwards joined the MSU College of Education in 1989… Read More »
Two-time alum Lori Bruner is the recipient of the International Literacy Association’s (ILA) Timothy & Cynthia Shanahan Outstanding Dissertation Award – a prestigious honor that annually recognizes an outstanding doctoral student whose research focuses on reading. Her dissertation titled: “The Words, the Texts, and the Interactions: Opportunities for Word Learning from Preschool Storybook Apps” analyzed… Read More »
Mary M. Kennedy, professor emerita with the Department of Teacher Education, died July 1, 2023. Kennedy was with the College of Education from 1986 until her retirement in 2013. Kennedy received her Ph.D. from MSU in 1973 in Educational Psychology. After earning her degree, Kennedy went on to work for the government in Washington D.C.… Read More »
