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Award-winning actor and mental health advocate Sean Astin, SPA ’24, will deliver the address at the American University School of Education’s 148th commencement, December 15, in Bender Arena. where 1,475 graduates are eligible to collect their diplomas.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="/news/From-the-Silver-Screen-to-the-Bender-Arena-Stage-Sean-Astin-to-Address-the-Class-of-2024.cfm" target="_blank">Read More </a></p></div> </div> </div> <header class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="heading-left-D24581AF50EE073289C7817B5F48787F2CF6A4A787261EC96AF4B14C2ACC15EC"> <div class="spotlight-ombre-bar"></div> <div class="panel-title"> <a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#spotlight-D24581AF50EE073289C7817B5F48787F2CF6A4A787261EC96AF4B14C2ACC15EC" href="#panel-left-D24581AF50EE073289C7817B5F48787F2CF6A4A787261EC96AF4B14C2ACC15EC" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="panel-left-D24581AF50EE073289C7817B5F48787F2CF6A4A787261EC96AF4B14C2ACC15EC"> <img src="/soe/images/austin640x640.jpg" alt="" class="hide-for-desktop is-decorative" /> <img src="/soe/images/austin640x550.jpg" alt="" class="hide-for-mobile is-decorative" /> <div class="photo-overlay"> <div class="vertical-align"> <button class="btn btn-outline" tabindex="-1">Read More</button> </div> </div> </a> </div> </header> </article> <article class="panel panel-default"> <div id="panel-right-D24581AF50EE073289C7817B5F48787F2CF6A4A787261EC96AF4B14C2ACC15EC" class="panel-collapse collapse width" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="heading-right-D24581AF50EE073289C7817B5F48787F2CF6A4A787261EC96AF4B14C2ACC15EC"> <div class="panel-body"> <p class="pull-right"><button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="collapse" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true" class="ion-close"></span></button></p> <h2 class="byline">Peyton Upchurch MEd '24 Chosen as Student Speaker</h2> <p class="byline-sub">Graduate Student Speaker at 2024 Commencement</p> <div class="story-text"><p><meta charset="UTF-8" />Peyton Upchurch (she/her/hers) is a December 2024 graduate of the online Master of Education in Education Policy and Leadership program. Currently, she serves as the Assistant Director of Alumni Communications at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she channels her passion for human connection and community-building into fostering meaningful experiences for alumni and students alike. Outside of her professional life, Peyton enjoys traveling, spending time with her dog Maisie, and exploring the outdoors in her Western North Carolina hometown and beyond. Following graduation, Peyton is excited to put the skills she has built at American University to work in the world of education policy. </p></div> </div> </div> <header class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="heading-right-D24581AF50EE073289C7817B5F48787F2CF6A4A787261EC96AF4B14C2ACC15EC"> <div class="spotlight-ombre-bar"></div> <div class="panel-title"> <a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#spotlight-D24581AF50EE073289C7817B5F48787F2CF6A4A787261EC96AF4B14C2ACC15EC" href="#panel-right-D24581AF50EE073289C7817B5F48787F2CF6A4A787261EC96AF4B14C2ACC15EC" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="panel-right-D24581AF50EE073289C7817B5F48787F2CF6A4A787261EC96AF4B14C2ACC15EC"> <img src="/soe/images/peyton640x640.jpg" alt="" class="hide-for-desktop is-decorative" /> <img src="/soe/images/peyton640x550.jpg" alt="" class="hide-for-mobile is-decorative" /> <div class="photo-overlay"> <div class="vertical-align"> <button class="btn btn-outline" tabindex="-1">Read More</button> </div> </div> </a> </div> </header> </article> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div><div id="cs_control_6126857" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section data-audience="All Students" class="section-inline-video video-widescreen video-full video-youtube" id="raise-your-hand-for-equity-in-education"> <div class="row row-center"> <header class="col-xs-12 no-bs-padding"> <p class="topic">Admissions</p> <h3 class="sr-only">Raise Your Hand for Equity in Education</h3> </header> <div class="col-xs-12 no-bs-padding video-embed-container"> <div data-aria-desc="desc-91CF4508C6B33444AED72E29639925643AE3973B6888B4C049BD6194C2D87D48"> <iframe width="560" height="315" loading="lazy" class="lazyload" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z0kTuOKnbrw?html5=1&showinfo=0&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://www.american.edu" data-video-name="Raise Your Hand for Equity in Education" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <footer id="desc-0ECC0BBCDA625C643CC64B52CC6ED7C02DD9779462B00253C22BCA613D82F0BC" class="col-xs-12"> </footer> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 no-bs-padding video-content-container"> <div class="running-time">1:01</div> <p>Teacher shortages, lack of diversity, outdated policies, inequitable access - learn how to be a part of the evolution of the education system at the American University School of Education.</p> </div> </div> </section> </div><div id="cs_control_6418309" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section class="section-spotlight duo " data-audience="All Students"> <div class="row row-center"> <div class="col-xs-12 spotlight-container no-bs-padding clearfix"> <div class="panel-group duo" id="spotlight-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true"> <article class="panel panel-default"> <div id="panel-left-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855" class="panel-collapse collapse width" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="heading-left-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855"> <div class="panel-body"> <p class="pull-right"><button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="collapse" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true" class="ion-close"></span></button></p> <h2 class="byline">Juilenne Townsend-Sanders</h2> <p class="byline-sub">Preschool teacher and MAT Early Childhood Education student</p> <div class="story-text"><p>In the world of education, some of the most passionate teachers find their calling through unexpected paths. Juilenne Townsend-Sanders' story is a testament to the power of perseverance, lifelong learning, and the profound impact of discovering one's true purpose. After teaching for 32 years, "I'm still in the honeymoon phase of this job!" she exclaims. <a href="/soe/news/juilenne-townsend-sanders.cfm" >READ MORE</a><br /> </p></div> </div> </div> <header class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="heading-left-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855"> <div class="spotlight-ombre-bar"></div> <div class="panel-title"> <a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#spotlight-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855" href="#panel-left-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="panel-left-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855"> <img src="/soe/images/Juilenne-Townsend-Sanders_640x640.jpg" alt="" class="hide-for-desktop is-decorative" /> <img src="/soe/images/Juilenne-Townsend-Sanders_640x550.jpg" alt="" class="hide-for-mobile is-decorative" /> <div class="photo-overlay"> <div class="vertical-align"> <button class="btn btn-outline" tabindex="-1">Meet Juilenne</button> </div> </div> </a> </div> </header> </article> <article class="panel panel-default"> <div id="panel-right-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855" class="panel-collapse collapse width" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="heading-right-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855"> <div class="panel-body"> <p class="pull-right"><button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="collapse" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true" class="ion-close"></span></button></p> <p class="byline-sub-b">New Teacher</p> <h2 class="byline">Charles Dixon</h2> <p class="byline-sub">MAT in Special Education: Learning Disabilities</p> <div class="story-text"><p>Dixon witnessed firsthand how a positive educational environment could transform the lives of his family members with special needs. This experience, coupled with his own academic and athletic journey, shaped his path to becoming an educator. Imagine going from tackling opponents on the football field to tackling learning disabilities in the classroom. That's the remarkable journey of Charles Dixon, a former Division I football star now pursuing a Master of Arts in teaching (MAT) special education with a concentration on learning disabilities. <a href="/soe/news/charles-dixon.cfm" >READ MORE</a></p></div> </div> </div> <header class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="heading-right-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855"> <div class="spotlight-ombre-bar"></div> <div class="panel-title"> <a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#spotlight-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855" href="#panel-right-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="panel-right-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855"> <img src="/soe/images/Headshot-Charles-Dixon_640x640.jpg" alt="" class="hide-for-desktop is-decorative" /> <img src="/soe/images/Headshot-Charles-Dixon_640x550.jpg" alt="" class="hide-for-mobile is-decorative" /> <div class="photo-overlay"> <div class="vertical-align"> <button class="btn btn-outline" tabindex="-1">Meet Charles</button> </div> </div> </a> </div> </header> </article> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div><div id="cs_control_6199749" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section class="section-spotlight spotlight-solo spotlighted" data-audience="All Students"> <div class="row row-center"> <header><h1>Equity-Based Teaching Report</h1></header> </div> <div class="row edge-to-edge-row"> <div class="row row-center xparent"> <div class="col-xs-12 spotlight-container no-bs-padding xparent clearfix"> <div class="panel-group" id="spotlight-517F0F30C15AEE368FF3B748036F6CA3803BB2F455DE865D8E5F8659C6810EBE"> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading" id="heading-left-517F0F30C15AEE368FF3B748036F6CA3803BB2F455DE865D8E5F8659C6810EBE"> <div class="panel-title"> <img src="/soe/images/Homepage-Image-with-Title.jpg" alt="" class="is-decorative" /> </div> </div> <div id="panel-left-517F0F30C15AEE368FF3B748036F6CA3803BB2F455DE865D8E5F8659C6810EBE" class="panel-collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-left-517F0F30C15AEE368FF3B748036F6CA3803BB2F455DE865D8E5F8659C6810EBE"> <div class="panel-body"> <div class="border-gradient bottom-only"></div> <h2 class="byline">$1.1M Grant Yields Groundbreaking Recommendations</h2> <div class="story-text"><p>The School of Education's Dr. Brian L. McGowan and Dr. Corbin M. Campbell have co-led a transformative <a href="https://transformlearning.everylearnereverywhere.org/equity-teaching/">research initiative</a> examining how to scale equity-based teaching in higher education. The two-year study, funded by a $1.1 million grant, brought together distinguished educators from American University, the University of Connecticut, and Florida International University to develop comprehensive strategies for creating more equitable learning environments.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://www.american.edu/soe/news/ebt-report-release.cfm" target="_blank">Read More </a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div><div id="cs_control_5331704" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section data-audience="All Students" class="el-flex-grid flex-count-3 row row-center clearfix" id="flex-grid-5331704"> <header class="col-xs-12 no-bs-padding"> </header> <article class="el-flex-item flex-left col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 no-bs-padding"> <div id="cs_control_5331708" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_5331708"><div id="gridRow_1_1_5331708" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_5331708" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6122746" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6122746"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6122746" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6122746" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6794746" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <div class="flex-promo-image with-cta legacy image-top promo-ombre test88" data-analytics-label="Racism and Disabilities"> <div class="promo-photo"> <img class="lazyload" loading="lazy" data-src="/soe/images/Emmitt-Till.jpg" src="" alt="Emmett Till" /> </div> <div class="promo-text promo-ombre"> <div class="ombre-bar"></div> <header> <h2>Racism and Disabilities</h2> </header> <div class="promo-content"> <p><strong>Dr. Antonio L. Ellis</strong> <a href="javascript:HandleLink('cpe_0_0','CPNEWWIN:_blank^@https://www.diverseeducation.com/opinion/article/15680973/what-if-emmett-till-did-not-stutter');" onmouseout=" return window.status=''; " onmouseover=" return window.status='https://www.diverseeducation.com/opinion/article/15680973/what-if-emmett-till-did-not-stutter'; ">wrote this piece</a> in <em>Diverse: Issues in Higher Education</em> about Emmett Till's experiences as a person of color and a stuttering disability.</p> <p> </p> </div> <p class="promo-cta"><a href="https://www.diverseeducation.com/opinion/article/15680973/what-if-emmett-till-did-not-stutter" class="btn btn-cta" title="Read more about Racism and Disabilities" aria-label="Read more about Racism and Disabilities">Read the Opinion</a></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><div id="cs_control_6516959" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <div class="flex-promo-image with-cta legacy image-top promo-ombre test88" data-analytics-label="Did Brown v. Board of Education Fulfill its Promise?"> <div class="promo-photo"> <img class="lazyload" loading="lazy" data-src="/soe/images/70-Years-Tile_640x366.jpg" src="" alt="70 Years Later: Critical Education Policy to Live Out the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education" /> </div> <div class="promo-text promo-ombre"> <div class="ombre-bar"></div> <header> <h2>Did Brown v. Board of Education Fulfill its Promise?</h2> </header> <div class="promo-content"> <p><a href="https://www.american.edu/soe/big-ideas-webinars.cfm" >Watch</a> this insightful webinar today!</p> </div> <p class="promo-cta"><a href="https://www.american.edu/soe/big-ideas-webinars.cfm" class="btn btn-cta" title="Read more about Did Brown v. Board of Education Fulfill its Promise?" aria-label="Read more about Did Brown v. Board of Education Fulfill its Promise?">Watch the Video</a></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div> </article> <article class="el-flex-item flex-center col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 no-bs-padding"> <div id="cs_control_5331709" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_5331709"><div id="gridRow_1_1_5331709" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_5331709" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6122748" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6122748"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6122748" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6122748" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6571236" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <div class="flex-promo-image with-cta legacy image-top promo-ombre test88" data-analytics-label="From Classroom to Career:"> <div class="promo-photo"> <img class="lazyload" loading="lazy" data-src="/soe/news/images/2024-RETL-Students-at-Orientation_1200x630_5589884_1200x630.jpg" src="" alt="2024 RETL Students at Orientation" /> </div> <div class="promo-text promo-ombre"> <div class="ombre-bar"></div> <header> <h2>From Classroom to Career:</h2> </header> <div class="promo-content"> <p itemprop="name headline">AU's Groundbreaking Teaching Residency Program's first cohort has arrived!</p> </div> <p class="promo-cta"><a href="/soe/news/retl-first-cohort.cfm" class="btn btn-cta" title="Read more about From Classroom to Career:" aria-label="Read more about From Classroom to Career:">Read More</a></p> </div> </div> </div><div id="cs_control_6409122" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <div class="flex-promo-image with-cta legacy image-top promo-ombre test88" data-analytics-label="SOE Students Travel to Japan"> <div class="promo-photo"> <img class="lazyload" loading="lazy" data-src="/soe/images/SOE-Students-in-Japan.jpg" src="" alt="Two SOE ITEP students visit Japan, joining researches and other students" /> </div> <div class="promo-text promo-ombre"> <div class="ombre-bar"></div> <header> <h2>SOE Students Travel to Japan</h2> </header> <div class="promo-content"> <p>ITEP students were among researchers and other students exposed to Japan’s society and culture.</p> </div> <p class="promo-cta"><a href="https://www.american.edu/soe/news/itep-japan-2024-trip.cfm" class="btn btn-cta" title="Read more about SOE Students Travel to Japan" aria-label="Read more about SOE Students Travel to Japan">Learn More</a></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </article> <article class="el-flex-item flex-right col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 no-bs-padding"> <div id="cs_control_5331710" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_5331710"><div id="gridRow_1_1_5331710" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_5331710" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6416010" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <div class="flex-promo-image with-cta legacy image-top promo-ombre test88" data-analytics-label="Teaching Those Most in Need"> <div class="promo-photo"> <img class="lazyload" loading="lazy" data-src="/soe/images/Maya-Angelou-Schools-Student-Learning_640x366.jpg" src="" alt="Maya Angelou Schools Student Learning" /> </div> <div class="promo-text promo-ombre"> <div class="ombre-bar"></div> <header> <h2>Teaching Those Most in Need</h2> </header> <div class="promo-content"> <p><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;"></span>Dr. Clarisse Mendoza Davis, ’08, runs toward the students that everyone else could not reach.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;"></span></p> </div> <p class="promo-cta"><a href="/soe/news/maya-angelou-schools.cfm" class="btn btn-cta" title="Read more about Teaching Those Most in Need" aria-label="Read more about Teaching Those Most in Need">Read More</a></p> </div> </div> </div><div id="cs_control_6794772" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <div class="flex-promo-image with-cta legacy image-top promo-ombre test88" data-analytics-label="Fall 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id="school-of-education-rankings"> <header class="col-xs-12 no-bs-padding"> <h1>School of Education Rankings</h1> </header> <article class="el-flex-item flex-left col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 no-bs-padding"> <div id="cs_control_6205653" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6205653"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6205653" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6205653" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6205656" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <a href="https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/education/rankings/top-ranked/middle-atlantic/district-of-columbia/" class="fact-link"> <div class="flex-fact tt fact-ranking" data-analytics-label="AU&#39;s School of Education is the 1 Education School in the District of Columbia"> <p class="flex-center "> <span class="fact-above">AU's School of Education is the</span> <span class="fact-focus"><span class="pound"></span><span class="sr-only">number </span>1</span> <div class="below-focus-ombre"></div> <span class="fact-below">Education School in the District of Columbia</span> </p> <p class="fact-attrib">College Factual's 2025 Rankings</p> </div> </a> </div><div id="cs_control_6364673" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6364673"></div></div></div></div></div></div> </article> <article class="el-flex-item flex-center col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 no-bs-padding"> <div id="cs_control_6205654" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6205654"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6205654" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6205654" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6205657" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <a href="https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/education/rankings/best-graduate-schools/masters-degrees/middle-atlantic/district-of-columbia/" class="fact-link"> <div class="flex-fact tt fact-ranking" data-analytics-label="AU&#39;s School of Education is the 1 Top Education Master&#39;s Degree in District of Columbia (tied)"> <p class="flex-center "> <span class="fact-above">AU's School of Education is the</span> <span class="fact-focus"><span class="pound"></span><span class="sr-only">number </span>1</span> <div class="below-focus-ombre"></div> <span class="fact-below">Top Education Master's Degree in District of Columbia (tied)</span> </p> <p class="fact-attrib">College Factual's 2025 Rankings</p> </div> </a> </div><div id="cs_control_6364675" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6364675"></div></div></div></div></div></div> </article> <article class="el-flex-item flex-right col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 no-bs-padding"> <div id="cs_control_6205655" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6205655"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6205655" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6205655" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6205658" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <a href="https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/american-university/academic-life/academic-majors/education/" class="fact-link"> <div class="flex-fact tt fact-ranking" data-analytics-label="AU&#39;s School of Education is Ranked 31 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the US"> <p class="flex-center "> <span class="fact-above">AU's School of Education is Ranked</span> <span class="fact-focus"><span class="pound"></span><span class="sr-only">number </span>31</span> <div class="below-focus-ombre"></div> <span class="fact-below">Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the US</span> </p> <p class="fact-attrib">College Factual's 2025 Rankings</p> </div> </a> </div><div id="cs_control_6364681" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6364681"></div></div></div></div></div></div> </article> </section> </div><div id="cs_control_6364783" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section data-audience="All Students" class="el-flex-grid flex-count-3 row 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Education</span> </p> <p class="fact-attrib">U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Rankings</p> </div> </a> </div></div></div></div></div> </article> <article class="el-flex-item flex-right col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 no-bs-padding"> <div id="cs_control_6364786" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6364786"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6364786" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6364786" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6364803" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <a href="https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/american-university-1434" class="fact-link"> <div class="flex-fact tt fact-ranking" data-analytics-label="American University is Ranked 38 Most Innovative Schools"> <p class="flex-center "> <span class="fact-above">American University is Ranked</span> <span class="fact-focus"><span class="pound"></span><span class="sr-only">number </span>38</span> <div class="below-focus-ombre"></div> <span class="fact-below">Most Innovative Schools</span> </p> <p class="fact-attrib">U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Rankings</p> </div> </a> </div></div></div></div></div> </article> </section> </div><div id="cs_control_6013729" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section class="bg-tenleytown-red light section-colored-bg narrow-margin" id="learn-about-soe-accomplishments"> <div class="row-center clearfix"> <header class="col-xs-12"> <h1 class="rowhouse-red">Learn about SOE Accomplishments</h1> </header> </div> <div class="row-center clearfix"> <div id="cs_control_6153264" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6153264"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6153264" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6153264" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6153266" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"><div class="row row-halves-halves-full"> <div class="col-grid col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-5"> <div id="cs_control_6153267" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6153267"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6153267" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6153267" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6153271" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section class="collapsible clearfix collapse-default-ombre narrow-margin"> <div class="ombre-collapse-wrap"> <header class="col-xs-12 bg-default-ombre"> <a class="collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse-6153271" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-6153271"> <h2>FACULTY & STAFF ACCOMPLISHMENTS</h2> </a> </header> </div> <div class="collapse col-xs-12" id="collapse-6153271"> <ul> <li> <p>Senior Professorial Lecturer <strong>DeCuir </strong><a href="http://www.edhistorians.org/uploads/2/2/0/8/22086992/screenshot_2024-09-30_at_1.20.47%E2%80%AFpm.png" rel="noopener" target="_blank">won the</a> Article of the Year Award from the <em>American Educational History Journal</em>, acknowledging her noteworthy contributions to the field of educational history in <a href="https://www.infoagepub.com/products/American-Educational-History-Journal-vol-50" rel="noopener" target="_blank">her article</a> <em>“Up North, Black Families Walked Out: Counternarratives of Jim Crow School Resistance, 1930-1935.” </em>[October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>Assistant Professor <strong>Dr. Robert D. Shand</strong> was quoted in <a href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2024/09/28/denver-study-finds-closing-schools-improved-student-test-scores/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">this Chalkbeat story</a> commenting on a recent report on the effects of comprehensive education reforms in Denver. [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>Professor <strong>Dr.</strong> <strong>Corbin M. Campbell's</strong> research <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/09/college-rankings-teaching-quality/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">was quoted in this</a> <em>Washington Post</em> piece about how the quality that matters most to college applicants gets overlooked by current school rankings. [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>Get to know <strong>Dr. Amaarah DeCuir</strong> in <a href="https://edspace.american.edu/ctrl/ctrl-faculty-spotlight-for-teaching-research-methods-amaarah-decuir-ed-d-soe/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">this Q&A</a> about teaching research methods. [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dr. Amaarah DeCuir </strong>traveled to Malaysia to speak at the <a href="https://iceebhd.org/gaisiec" rel="noopener" target="_blank">International Educators Conference</a>, attended the <a href="https://gais.network/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Global Association of Islamic Schools’ Malaysia Retreat</a>, spoke at the Workshop on Prophetic Pedagogy at the International Islamic University of Malaysia, and met with the education faculty at the National University of Malaysia. [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dr. Antonio L. Ellis</strong> was the <a href="https://www.icieconference.net/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">keynote speaker</a> in Bucharest, Romania, at the International Centre for Innovation in Education’s annual conference. His presentation was titled “Navigating Equity: Exploring Perceptions of Fair Treatment among University Staff Members.” [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>Senior Associate Dean <strong>Dr. Rodney Hopson</strong> was awarded a National Science Foundation supplemental grant with the <a href="https://www.seasislandsalliance.org/" title="https://www.seasislandsalliance.org/">SEAS Island Alliance</a> project, intended to empower underrepresented students from Guam, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands “to pursue their interest in marine and environmental sciences through scientific and professional development training and mentorship." [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dr. William Thomas IV,</strong> Director of the EdD Program, <a href="https://urbanedjournal.gse.upenn.edu/archive/volume-21-issue-1-fall-2024/sankofian-approach-applying-self-determination-theory-schools" rel="noopener" target="_blank">co-authored an article</a> on responsive lesson planning and reflection that centers the motivation of both teachers and public school students, in <em>Perspectives on Urban Education</em>. [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dr. Rodney Hopson </strong><a href="https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/SGPE-07-2023-0064/full/html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">published</a> "'That Does Not Apply': Graduate Students' (Mis)Perceptions of the Racial Climate in STEMM" in the journal <em>Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, </em>and <a href="https://bookstore.emerald.com/theories-bridging-ethnography-and-evaluation-hb-9781835490204.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">edited</a> the book <em>Theories Bridging Ethnography and Evaluation: Making Transformative, Intersectional, and Comparative Connections</em> for the Emerald Book series Studies in Educational Ethnography. [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dr.</strong> <strong>Eugene Pringle, </strong>Senior Professorial Lecturer, was <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Teacher-Preparation-as-Social-Activism-at-Historically-Black-Colleges-and-Universities/Pringle-ShellySamuels-Wilkerson-Broughton/p/book/9781032757667" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the lead editor</a> of <em>Teacher Preparation as Social Activism at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, </em>part of the Teacher Education Series, with SOE’s <strong>Dr. William N. Thomas IV, Dylan Ravdin</strong> (MEd '23), <strong>Brianna Nargiso</strong> (EdD '25), <strong>Keyana Terry</strong> (EdD '25), and <strong>Dr. Ocheze Joseph</strong> each co-authoring a chapter. [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>Professor <strong>Dr.</strong> <strong>Jennifer Steele </strong><a href="https://www.salon.com/2024/09/06/jd-vance-knows-better/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">authored the piece</a> "JD Vance Knows Better" regarding the power and importance of education subsidies in <em>Salon</em>. [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dr. Robert Shand </strong><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08959048241278290" rel="noopener" target="_blank">published</a> "The Relationship Between Teacher Collaboration and Instructional Practices, Instructional Climate, and Social Relations” in the journal <em>Educational Policy.</em> [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dr. Corbin Campbell</strong>, Professor, was <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/aqz6fm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">quoted</a> in the <em>Washington Monthly</em> article "Why Professors Can’t Teach," which discusses academics' struggle to impart their knowledge to students. [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>Senior Professorial Lecturer <strong>Dr. Antonio L. Ellis</strong> <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/qi06fm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">penned</a> a <em>Diverse: Issues in Higher Education</em> op-ed on how the intersection of race and disability is an overlooked aspect of Emmett Till's story. [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>Professor <strong>Dr. Jennifer Steele</strong> was <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/m316fm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">featured</a> in <em>The National Desk </em>news segment "Educators Want a Post-Pandemic Reset" and was <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/2v26fm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">quoted</a> in both the <em>CBS News</em> story "How Schools' Long Summer Breaks Started, Why Some Want the Vacation Cut Short" and <em>The Baltimore Sun</em> <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/io36fm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">story</a> "Educators Call for Post-Pandemic Reset, Overhaul of Current System." [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dr. Samantha Cohen</strong>, Senior Professorial Lecturer, <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/ycx6fm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">co-wrote </a>an article on the importance of equity-mindedness in <em>The CRTL Beat. </em>[September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dr. Bridget Trogden</strong>, Professor,<strong> </strong><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/yg46fm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">talked</a> with <em>Inside Higher Ed</em> in "Can Professors Get Some STEM Students to Vote?" [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">SOE Professors </span><strong style="font-size: 1.6rem;">Dr. Sarah Irvine Belson</strong><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;"> and </span><strong style="font-size: 1.6rem;">Dr. Alida Anderson</strong><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">, with Adjunct Instructor </span><strong style="font-size: 1.6rem;">Dr. Jasmine Rogers</strong><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;"> and Professorial Lecturer </span><strong style="font-size: 1.6rem;">Anne Karabell</strong><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading in Copenhagen, Denmark. [September 16, 2024]</span></p> </li> <li> <p>Adjunct Senior Professorial Lecturer <strong>Dr. Altheria Caldera</strong> <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/e946fm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">appeared</a> on <em>NPR</em>’s Open to Debate program, where she advocated the value of teaching social justice issues in K-12 schools. [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>Assistant Professor <strong>Dr. Robert Shand</strong> co-published the educational policy<em> </em><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/edc7fm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://t.e2ma.net/click/qq6sri/u5o4d6s/ex7kfm__;!!IaT_gp1N!287dvbS68BwgZUeP7RiVDyl3FJJDuKfFotoolXuj6GEb-loRjtskajuuORv_ePebzkv5abq4ZccrPBwyIcfOdz5t$">article</a> “The Relationship Between Teacher Collaboration and Instructional Practices, Instructional Climate, and Social Relations,” detailing the importance of teacher collaboration. [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li>Professorial Lecturer <strong>Dr. Jisun Jeong </strong><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/ykb7fm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://t.e2ma.net/click/qq6sri/u5o4d6s/ic6kfm__;!!IaT_gp1N!287dvbS68BwgZUeP7RiVDyl3FJJDuKfFotoolXuj6GEb-loRjtskajuuORv_ePebzkv5abq4ZccrPBwyIcjATKfK$">co-authored</a> a chapter, "A Complex Global Governance of Education: Multiscalar Social and Emotional Learning Policy Making in Lebanon," in the e-book, <em>Researching Global Education Policy: Diverse Approaches to Policy Movement. </em>[September 16, 2024]</li> </ul> <p><strong><a href="/soe/faculty-accomplishments.cfm" >VIEW ADDITIONAL FACULTY AND STAFF ACCOMPLISHMENTS</a></strong></p> </div> </section> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="col-md-1"></div> <div class="col-grid col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-5"> <div id="cs_control_6153268" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6153268"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6153268" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6153268" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6153272" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section class="collapsible clearfix collapse-default-ombre narrow-margin"> <div class="ombre-collapse-wrap"> <header class="col-xs-12 bg-default-ombre"> <a class="collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse-6153272" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-6153272"> <h2>STUDENT & ALUMNI ACCOMPLISHMENTS</h2> </a> </header> </div> <div class="collapse col-xs-12" id="collapse-6153272"> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Dr. Jasmine Rogers</strong> (EdD '23 and SOE adjunct faculty) was a guest on the Leading Literacy Podcast <a href="https://leadingliteracy.libsyn.com/jasmine-rogers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">where she spoke</a> about her time in AU's Doctorate in Education program. [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Julie Corbett</strong> (EdD '25) was also <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/04/with-the-entire-board-of-education-to-resign-whats-next-for-cps-families/">quoted in the</a> <em>Chicago Tribune</em> about a the resignation of the entire Chicago Public School Board of Education. [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Julie Corbett</strong> (EdD '25) presented at the <a href="https://www.strivetogether.org/convenec2c/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2024 Cradle to Career Network Convening</a> in Salt Lake City, UT, discussing <a href="https://www.norwalkacts.org/tag/civic-influencer/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Norwalk ACTS' Civic Influencer Program</a> (the foundation of her doctoral dissertation). [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dr. Nara Nayar, </strong>EdD '27, published “<a href="https://www.air.org/resource/qa/what-accurate-identification-means-indigenous-students-and-challenges-doing-so">What Accurate Identification Means for Indigenous Students, and the Challenges of Doing So</a>” in the <em>American Institutes for Research,</em> examining data about the education of Indigenous people. [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>MEd student <strong>Carlos Gamez’s </strong>paper, “Student Growth on a Statewide Progress-Monitoring Assessment System by District,” was accepted by the <em>Florida Journal of Educational Research. </em>[October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>Education studies minor<strong> Felicity Chapman, </strong>SOC/BA ’26<strong>, </strong><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/u156fm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">won</a> the prestigious 2024–26 Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship and up to $50,000 in financial aid. [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Carl Felton, III</strong>, MEd '23, policy analyst at EdTrust, <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/6a16fm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">wrote</a> a blog post promoting tutoring, extending learning time, and teachers building relationships with students. [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>Teaching Fellows <strong>Tatiana Ellis</strong>, BA '26, and <strong>Luis Paredes Alvizurez</strong>, BA '27, taught DCPS Generation Teach (GT) STEAM Academy <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/6e86fm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://t.e2ma.net/click/qq6sri/u5o4d6s/ul1kfm__;!!IaT_gp1N!287dvbS68BwgZUeP7RiVDyl3FJJDuKfFotoolXuj6GEb-loRjtskajuuORv_ePebzkv5abq4ZccrPBwyIRx-IsRK$">participants</a> math and engineering as part of their GT Summer Teaching <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/m786fm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://t.e2ma.net/click/qq6sri/u5o4d6s/ae2kfm__;!!IaT_gp1N!287dvbS68BwgZUeP7RiVDyl3FJJDuKfFotoolXuj6GEb-loRjtskajuuORv_ePebzkv5abq4ZccrPBwyIVc48BS6$">Fellowship,</a> promoting teaching in diverse communities. [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><em>The Black Code</em>, a documentary by EdD program alum <strong>Dr. Sharice Lane</strong>, '24, is a Student Film category <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/qm76fm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">finalist</a> for the 2024 Lane Doc Fest. The film analyzes the cultural responsiveness of English language arts (ELA) instruction. [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Pamela Harris</strong>, CAS/MEd '73 and SOE/EdD '25, with husband Tyrone, SOC/BA '72 and WCL/JD '75, won the 2024 Volunteer Impact Award at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Ebony Eagles of Excellence <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/2z96fm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://t.e2ma.net/click/qq6sri/u5o4d6s/6y3kfm__;!!IaT_gp1N!287dvbS68BwgZUeP7RiVDyl3FJJDuKfFotoolXuj6GEb-loRjtskajuuORv_ePebzkv5abq4ZccrPBwyIdDzami2$">celebration</a>, for their dedication to advancing the global Black community. [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>EdD alum <strong>Dr. Dia L. Jones</strong>, '22, will <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/a2kfai/icmxf6s/am8iwl" rel="noopener" target="_blank">facilitate</a> a workshop at STEMNoire 2024: Black Women Leading the STEM Renaissance Conference which will <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/a2kfai/icmxf6s/qe9iwl" rel="noopener" target="_blank">provide</a> attendees with tools to build their belongingness capacity in STEM spaces. She will also present research to support increased participation of Black girls and women in STEM at this summer's Black Gaze Symposium. [May 28, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>EdD student <strong>Julie Corbett</strong>, '25, was one of the subjects of a <em>The Hour</em> <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/a2kfai/icmxf6s/q6uiwl" rel="noopener" target="_blank">article</a>, "Chalk Talk: A Diverse Group of Norwalkers Are Being Trained to Be Civic Influencers," which detailed a <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/a2kfai/icmxf6s/6yviwl" rel="noopener" target="_blank">program</a> she designed enabling diverse citizens of Norwalk, CT, to participate in a civics lesson on local government. [May 28, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>EdD alum <strong>Dr. Iris Bond Gill, </strong>'24, has been named a <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/a2kfai/icmxf6s/ig5iwl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://www.newamerica.org/fellows/about/">New America </a>Fellow. The program invests in thinkers who generate big, bold ideas that have an impact and spark new conversations about the most pressing issues of our day. [May 28, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">EdD student </span><strong style="font-size: 1.6rem;">Darla Davenport-Powell</strong><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">, ’24, plays the role of the family matriarch Lucy Bell in the slavery-centered live-animation </span><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/i0o34h/icmxf6s/q2nmrl" rel="noopener" style="font-size: 1.6rem; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" target="_blank">documentary</a><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;"> </span><em style="font-size: 1.6rem;">The Bell Affair</em><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">, which explores freedom lawsuits of US slaves and recently began </span><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/i0o34h/icmxf6s/6uomrl" rel="noopener" style="font-size: 1.6rem; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" target="_blank">streaming</a><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;"> on Amazon Prime. [April 24, 2024]</span></p> </li> <li>Education Policy and Leadership (EPL) MEd students <strong>Lauren Gustafson</strong>, <strong>Meanha Kim</strong>, and <strong>Kwand Lang, Jr.</strong> of <strong>Dr. Phelton Moss</strong>’s proseminar course are partnering with Opportunity Consulting to develop a series of toolkits for school leaders with strategies to bolster school improvement efforts. EPL MEd students <strong>Jarren Newby</strong>, <strong>Kissiah Valle</strong>, and <strong>Angeliki Papari-Kosiori</strong> accompanied Moss to a Capitol Hill roundtable discussion he organized and facilitated for Black and Latino school superintendents from across the country and the education policy advisors of President Biden and Vice President Harris. 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