Jenna Furman: SOE supports her career goals
Jenna Furman received her undergraduate degree in elementary education from Covenant College and her M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in reading education from VCU. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at the VCU School of Education. Jenna Furman and her son, David. (Courtesy Photo) As an educator in Richmond Public Schools […]
Dr. Staci Carr receives 2021 Mission Champion Award
Staci E. Carr, Ph.D. Staci E. Carr, Ph.D., a technical assistance associate at the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC), a center affiliated with the VCU School of Education, has won the Autism Society of Central Virginia‘s (ASCV) 2021 Mission Champion Award. The ASCV presents the award each year to a local advocate who has made […]
Drs. Abrams and McMillan attend 2021 NCME Conference
Practitioners and researchers advance knowledge and practical applications of classroom assessment Lisa M. Abrams, Ph.D. and James H. McMillan, Ph.D. Over 300 researchers, higher education faculty, graduate students, school and district leaders, and K-12 teachers gathered virtually last month for the 4th Annual Classroom Assessment Conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME). Participants representing […]
‘A lifelong dream’: Morgan Bullock takes center stage
Her TikTok videos last year were viewed by millions. Now the VCU School of Education student and longtime dancer is taking time off from school as a member of the touring cast of Riverdance. Morgan Bullock. A year after her TikTok videos were seen by millions, she finds herself atop the dance world as a […]
Helping students critique social models
The Partnership for People with Disabilities in collaboration with the School of Education launched the Undergraduate Certificate in Disability Studies as a unique interdisciplinary sequence of courses. Tosha Yingling. “Disability studies is as important for people that consider themselves able-bodied as people with disabilities, particularly when we talk about race or class.” (Kevin Morley, University […]
SOE achieves a new CAEP accreditation term
The VCU Educator Preparation Program (EPP) recently achieved a new seven-year term of accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), for promoting and maintaining excellence in preparing educators and school professionals. Eighteen professional education programs at the initial and advanced licensure levels received full CAEP accreditation, including 14 in the School of Education, […]
Dr. Dinora named executive director of the Partnership
Parthenia “Parthy” Dinora, Ph.D. Parthenia “Parthy” Dinora, Ph.D., has been named the new executive director of the Partnership for People with Disabilities (the Partnership) at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dinora has been with the Partnership for the past 19 years and has spent her entire career in the disability field. She has been the principal investigator on […]
