Broader definitions needed for Hispanic Serving Institutions
How do we know if a college or university is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, or HSI? It’s hard to tell, says new research from Michigan State University’s Patricia Marin—unless we ask different...
View ArticleMore Michigan students taking, passing advanced math
Michigan high school students are going above and beyond the required math curriculum, likely an effect of the state’s graduation requirements, finds new research from Michigan State University. The...
View ArticleChudgar earns nearly $1 million in funding for international research
Amita Chudgar is exploring marginalized youth’s experiences in secondary education around the globe through a nearly $1 million grant as a recipient of the 2018 Lyle Spencer Research Award. Presented...
View ArticleFirst MSU College of Education Ford Foundation Fellow named
Chezare A. Warren, assistant professor in the Department of Teacher Education, has received a 2019 Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, the first in the college’s history. Ford Foundation...
View ArticleMaking the Road by Walking It: Dorinda Carter Andrews named TE department chair
Renowned Michigan State University scholar and Associate Dean Dorinda Carter Andrews will become the chairperson of the Department of Teacher Education on May 16, 2019. Carter Andrews will assume the...
View Article“Partnering with Families” book authored by MSU faculty, students, alumni
Faculty, alumni and academic staff collaborated on an expansive new publication that provides help for teachers in interacting with caregivers for students in their classroom. “Partnering with...
View ArticleMichigan researchers receive $5M grant to study impact of third grade reading...
When Michigan’s long-anticipated Read by Grade Three law goes fully into effect next school year, researchers will be watching closely to evaluate how it goes, and recommend changes along the way....
View ArticleRichmond leads $2 million grant on outdoor science teaching
Learning science can be situated outside of the classroom—and research from Michigan State University will develop new methods to show teachers how. Professor Gail Richmond and collaborators received...
View ArticleBeyond handwriting: Teaching young children to write
Writing is a fundamental communication skill that, for many, is developed during the school years. However, researchers at Michigan State University and Georgia State University believe writing...
View ArticlePh.D. student puts new lens on passport photos
What do you want the world to know about you? Michigan State University Ph.D. student Vivek Vellanki asked 50 local immigrants of all ages and nationalities to answer this question. But he wasn’t...
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