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Al-Adeimi receives MSU Teacher Scholar Award

April 3, 2025
Al-Adeimi receives MSU Teacher Scholar Award

Shireen Al-Adeimi, assistant professor of language and literacy in the Michigan State University Department of Teacher Education, is a recipient of the 2024-2025 MSU Teacher Scholar Award. The honor, bestowed by the Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development, is part of the university’s All-University Awards. Teacher Scholar Awards are given “to faculty who have… Read More »

Goodway named Red Cedar Distinguished Professor

April 1, 2025
Goodway named Red Cedar Distinguished Professor

Internationally recognized scholar Jackie Goodway has been named a Red Cedar Distinguished Professor. Since 2022, the distinction has recognized faculty who demonstrate exemplary scholarly achievement, teaching excellence and a clear alignment with MSU’s strategic research priorities — strengthening recruitment, recognition and retention of top academic talent across campus. Goodway, who joined MSU’s Department of Kinesiology… Read More »

Kwon awarded Spencer Foundation grant

March 25, 2025
Kwon awarded Spencer Foundation grant

Assistant Professor Jungmin Kwon is a recipient of a Racial Equity Research Grant from the Spencer Foundation for her project, “Youth as Storytellers and Educators: Asian Americans Remaking School Curriculum.” The study will empower Asian American youth to challenge stereotypes and reshape school curricula through oral history and digital storytelling. Asian Americans are the fastest-growing… Read More »

Education, health care combine in MSU & Henry Ford Health event

March 24, 2025
Education, health care combine in MSU & Henry Ford Health event

On March 17, Michigan State University College of Education and Henry Ford Health leaders hosted a conversation on education, health and well-being. The event is part of a broader collaboration under the Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences partnership. Leaders and officials from the organizations are collaborating to understand capabilities and challenges… Read More »

Pfeiffer elected president of world’s largest sports medicine organization

March 19, 2025
Pfeiffer elected president of world’s largest sports medicine organization

Michigan State University Professor Karin Pfeiffer has been elected president of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), a leading professional organization in the fields of sports medicine, exercise science and health promotion. Founded in 1954, ACSM brings together physicians, researchers, educators and practitioners to advance research, education and practical applications related to physical activity,… Read More »

Kristen Renn named AERA Fellow

March 17, 2025
Kristen Renn named AERA Fellow

Professor and internationally recognized scholar Kristen Renn was named an American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellow in March 2025. The honor recognizes scholars for their “exceptional contributions to, and excellence in, education research,” said AERA in a news release. She joins a group of 29 scholars recognized with the distinction this year. “Kristen Renn’s dedication… Read More »

Wawrzynski named Senior Scholar Diplomate by ACPA

March 13, 2025
Wawrzynski named Senior Scholar Diplomate by ACPA

Professor Matthew Wawrzynski has been named a Senior Scholar Diplomate by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). Since 1984, the ACPA Senior Scholars Program has recognized distinguished scholars and practitioners in student affairs and higher education who have demonstrated exemplary and sustained contributions to research, mentorship and professional practice. The Senior Scholar Diplomate distinction is… Read More »

Truckenmiller joins state committee to address Michigan’s literacy gap

March 10, 2025
Truckenmiller joins state committee to address Michigan’s literacy gap

According to recent state assessments, only 25% of Michigan’s fourth-grade students have achieved reading proficiency. Despite the 2018 Read by Grade 3 law, which aimed to ensure students achieve basic literacy by third grade, challenges persist due to a variety of reasons. These challenges were further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with reading scores declining… Read More »

Scholars recognized for empowering youth through research and civic engagement

March 6, 2025
Scholars recognized for empowering youth through research and civic engagement

Michigan State University scholars Joanne Marciano and Beth Herbel-Eisenmann are recipients of the Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Teaching for their leadership in The Youth Voices Project, an initiative that empowers middle and high school students through participatory research. Each year, Michigan State University’s Distinguished Partnership Awards recognize faculty and their community partners for outstanding,… Read More »

Scholars featured in special journal issue on preparing pre-service teachers

March 3, 2025
Scholars featured in special journal issue on preparing pre-service teachers

Five Michigan State University scholars are featured in a special issue of the International Multilingual Research Journal focused on advancing multilingual education. Co-edited by Instructor Laxmi Prasad Ojha and Professor Peter De Costa, the issue addresses the ways to prepare pre-service teachers to effectively support multilingual learners in increasingly diverse classrooms. In the U.S. alone,… Read More »