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Irish advocate for intellectual disabilities research receives honorary degree
Dermot Desmond, renowned Irish business leader and philanthropist, will receive an honorary doctorate of humanities from Michigan State University on May 5, 2017. Along with long-time success in...
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Book features benefits of sustaining culture in the classroom
What is the purpose of schooling in pluralistic societies? This is the question a new book from Michigan State University’s Django Paris aims to answer. “Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: Teaching and...
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HALE grad wins national award for trans* academics study
Erich N. Pitcher broke new ground by completing the first systematic study of trans* academics while a doctoral student in the Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education (HALE) program at Michigan State...
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MSU receives $1M grant to build work-related skills for youth with autism
Connie Sung (far left) poses with instructors and participants of the ASSET program. Michigan State University has received a $1.4 million grant to expand a work-related social skills training program...
View ArticleSchneider receives honorary degree in Finland
Michigan State University’s Barbara Schneider, a John A. Hannah University Distinguished Professor, will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Helsinki this spring. She is the only...
View ArticleParks uses play to help young children learn math
“When I went in to do my work working with math in pre-K classrooms, I saw that engagement with physical materials helps kids engage with mathematical concepts,” says Amy Parks, associate professor in...
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Stroupe wins national awards for science education research
Michigan State University faculty member David Stroupe was recently honored for his innovative research in science teaching by the field’s leading organizations. The National Association for Research...
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Partnership with Chile: How TRUST can transform math teaching
The teaching-research team wraps up a weeklong collaboration exploring fraction representations in Chile. Two mathematics education scholars from Michigan State University, Higinio Dominguez and Sandra...
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MSU Kinesiology research helps IndyCar driver outpace diabetes
Assistant Professor David Ferguson (left) and IndyCar driver Charlie Kimball have collaborated since 2011 to improve Kimball’s athletic performance. Photo courtesy of Derrick L. Turner / Communications...
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Exploring sport and human movement in Africa with new lecture series
Feltz laughs during a presentation at her retirement party. “I wanted to be able to give back,” said University Distinguished Professor Deborah Feltz prior to retiring from Michigan State University...
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Refugee summer school: Improving opportunities through research partnership
Carrie Symons works with immigrant and refugee youth in Lansing. When education researcher Carrie Symons joined the faculty at Michigan State University, she knew she wanted to increase activism in her...
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International conference connects scholars, begins dialogue
Scholars from around the world gathered at Michigan State University in June 2017 to explore education’s role in an increasingly connected and diverse world. The Office of International Studies in...
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App could help make teaching more equitable
Niral Shah presenting at the AMSSI Math Conference in May (see below for details). A Michigan State University researcher is developing a web application that will help educators make their teaching...
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Is teacher burnout contagious?
Kenneth Frank Burnout among young teachers appears to be contagious, indicates a new study led by Michigan State University education scholars. The study found a significant link between burnout among...
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What does bullying look like for students with autism, intellectual disability?
What comes first for middle schoolers with autism: behaviors that could entice bullying, or the bullying itself? This is one of the many questions Assistant Professor Marisa Fisher is hoping to answer...
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Research leader: Dean Floden elected to distinctive national roles
Robert Floden, dean of the Michigan State University College of Education, has been elected secretary-treasurer of the National Academy of Education (NAEd). His four-year term in the position begins in...
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Flintoons: MSU team wins national award for helping Flint teachers address...
(From left to right) Melody Strang, Sarah Van’t Hof, Amanda Unger and Camela Diaz. As a school administrator in Genesee County, Melody Strang had started to feel the effects of the Flint water...
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MSU launches new effort to support informed education policy
Michigan State University has launched a new effort to improve K-12 education for students in the state and nation by delivering objective, timely research findings directly to decision makers. The...
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$1.3M NSF grant to advance college & workforce readiness
Barbara Schneider Michigan State University has received a nearly $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help more low-income and minority high school students enroll in college....
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MSU scholars aim to improve computer science in Michigan
A team of scholars from the Michigan State University College of Education will develop new methods to enhance computer science education in schools. The collaboration, called CT4EDU, is funded by a...
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