Mentoring roundtables find new home in College of Education
5/16/19
Penn State is deepening its commitment to mentoring emerging scholars in the areas of higher education law, finance, economics and governance.
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Penn State Center for the Study of Higher Education marks 50th anniversary
5/15/19
The Center for the Study of Higher Education is marking its 50th anniversary and is honoring College of Education faculty past and present who have helped create and maintain one of the country's largest such research centers.
Heard on Campus: Award-winning reporter speaks at Brown@65 National Symposium
5/13/19
Nikole Hannah-Jones, an award-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times Magazine whose work focuses on civil rights and racial injustices, served as the keynote speaker at "Brown@65: National Symposium for the 65th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education," held May 10 at the Nittany Lion Inn.
Graduate School names Preston associate dean for graduate educational equity
5/13/19
Stephanie Danette Preston has been promoted to associate dean for graduate educational equity at Penn State, effective April 1. As associate dean for graduate educational equity, Preston serves on the Council of College Multicultural Leadership. She also serves as chief diversity officer for graduate education at Penn State and oversees the Office of Graduate Educational Equity Programs in the Graduate School.
School security is chief topic at Penn State Directors Academy conference
5/10/19
Campus and school safety takes time, involves multiple stakeholders and requires many people to engage to develop an effective safety and emergency plan that is brief, specific and flexible, members of the Penn State Personnel Professional Development Center (PPDC) learned at a recent conference in State College.
Teachers' strikes a new social movement, researcher says
5/10/19
With every social movement, there is a moment — an event or instance that sparks a time for change. With the recent rise of teachers striking across the United States, one Penn State researcher argues that, for the first time in decades, public education is seeing its own moment that's prompted a new movement.
New research details increasing segregation in a transformed school population
5/10/19
As the nation prepares to mark the 65th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling declaring segregation in public schools unconstitutional, the UCLA Civil Rights Project and the Penn State Center for Education and Civil Rights today (May 10) published new research detailing school enrollment patterns and segregation in the nation’s schools. The findings are not cause for celebration, said the researchers.
College of Education host of Waterbury Summit May 14-16
5/9/19
Penn State's College of Education will welcome some of the country's top luminaries in the field of the Learning Sciences at its Waterbury Summit scheduled for May 14-16 at Krause Learning Space in 221 Chambers Building on the University Park campus.
College Announcements: May 8, 2019
5/8/19
Keep up with information about various happenings at Penn State, including study volunteer requests, activities and other opportunities.
Around the College: May 8, 2019
5/8/19
Students, staff and faculty members from Penn State's College of Education share recent research and career achievements.
College of Education establishes Staff Advisory Council, accepting applications
5/8/19
The College of Education is establishing a Staff Advisory Council (SAC) that will serve staff members in the college's departments, administrative units, and centers and institutes. Throughout the spring semester, a work group consisting of eight staff members worked together to develop guidelines for the SAC, which were shared with the college via email on May 4.
College Profile: Chrissie Klinger
5/8/19
Name: Chrissie Klinger
Title: Education Program Associate
Department: Learning and Performance Systems
Phone: 814-865-5877
Email: cok5111@psu.edu
Office address: 405 Keller Building
Supercomputer cluster donation helps turn high school class into research lab
5/8/19
A Bald Eagle Area High School physics class used a supercomputer cluster to explore the world as real climate scientists. The class presented a poster session detailing some of their findings in their investigation of global radiation using computer equipment donated by Penn State’s Institute for CyberScience.
Staff members balance roles of parent, employee and student
5/7/19
It's not easy balancing the roles of parent, spouse and employee. Add being a student to the mix and the demands become even more challenging. But for five College of Education staff members, it is a challenge they face head-on.
Probing question about online learners leads doctoral student to develop app
5/6/19
In an effort to address the low retention rates of online learners, education student Nicole Wang developed SPOT, a web-based application that allows for students to interact in an online classroom while remaining anonymous.