Anna Yanke, a special education student in College of Education, was one of 24 to receive an Outstanding Senior Award for the graduating Class of 2012. The award is given each year on behalf of the Senior Class Council division of ASMSU, the undergraduate student government at Michigan State University. Among other criteria, the awards are… Read More »
Meredith Whitley, MSU sport psychology student Austin Thornton, senior and co-captain of the MSU Spartan Basketball Team, doesn’t solely rely on skill to make points when he steps up to the free-throw line; he also has to master control of his own thoughts and concentrate on the task at hand over the anticipatory whispers wafting from the… Read More »
A new educational doctorate at Michigan State University will prepare future superintendents and other top education leaders to work with policymakers, parents and other groups to affect change in their schools and communities. The Doctor of Educational Leadership, an Ed.D. program, reflects a national trend among colleges of education to develop stronger, more relevant doctoral… Read More »
Van Mueller, Michigan State University College of Education alumnus and nationally known expert on education finance, died on Mar. 8, 2012. He was born in 1929. Mueller received his doctorate in Educational Administration from the college in 1964, and received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2008. Mueller held many education and state government jobs. He… Read More »
The College of Education at Michigan State University now has seven program areas ranked within the nation’s top 5, according to the latest graduate school rankings compiled by U.S. News & World Report. Two areas – elementary and secondary education – have now been ranked No. 1 for 18 years in a row! The No.… Read More »
Patricia Edwards, professor of teacher education at Michigan State University, has been elected into the Reading Hall of Fame for her lifelong efforts to improve literacy, particularly in regards to the role of families and parent involvement. She will be inducted during the annual convention of the International Reading Association (IRA) in Chicago on May… Read More »
Barbara Schneider, John A. Hannah Chair and University Distinguished Professor in the College of Education and Department of Sociology at Michigan State University, has been voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Her term as president starts at the conclusion of the 2013 Annual Meeting, after one year of service as president-elect. Schneider… Read More »
University Distinguished Professors Robert Floden, associate dean for research in the Michigan State University College of Education, and Suzanne Wilson, chairperson of the Department of Teacher Education, have been chosen as an Outstanding Reviewers for 2011 by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Floden is being recognized for his service to the American Educational Research… Read More »
Beth Herbel-Eisenmann, associate professor of teacher education at the Michigan State University College of Education, has co-authored a book along with Penn State Professor Gwendolyn Lloyd, and Harvard’s Jon Star. The book, titled Developing Essential Understanding of Expressions, Equations, and Functions: Grades 6-8, is part of a series aimed at helping teachers deepen their understanding of critical… Read More »
Renowned literacy educator Patricia Cianciolo, professor emeritus in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University, died on Jan. 18, 2012. Cianciolo, a faculty member at MSU from 1964 to 1996, was an expert in children’s response to literature and book illustrations, as well as in the teaching and learning of literature in the elementary grades.… Read More »
