Ejana Bennett: AACTE Holmes Scholar of the Month
SOE doctoral student and VCU Holmes Scholar earns top honor from national program. Ejana Bennett, January 2022 AACTE Holmes Scholar of the Month. By Leslie Ekpe, Holmes Council Vice President, Texas Christian University This article originally appeared in the January 2022 issue of the Holmes Bulletin, the official newsletter of the AACTE Holmes Program. It is […]
Drs. Ferguson, Gomez to examine campus climate at VCU
They are part of a seven-member team that will help develop a toolkit to transform harmful racial narratives. The School of Education’s Tomika Ferguson, Ph.D., and Rachel Gomez, Ph.D. The VCU School of Education has strong representation on a core university team that will be developing a toolkit to identify strategies and practices for examining […]
Aubrey Moog-Ayers: Starting over
This film industry veteran found teaching a better fit for the life she wanted, so she completed the VCU School of Education’s Career Switcher Program. Aubrey Moog-Ayers: “I am not afraid to start over.” By Joan Tupponce, January 13, 2022 Starting over is a theme in Aubrey Moog-Ayers’ life that has repeated itself often. The […]
Meet this year’s five new residential fellows
The fellowship program at VCU’s Humanities Research Center provides faculty like SOE’s Dr. Kevin Clay the opportunity to work on projects around a similar theme. Kevin L. Clay, Ph.D. By Joan Tupponce, January 19, 2022 The VCU Humanities Research Center fellowship program has broadened its reach with its spring cohort of fellows. In the past, the […]
In memoriam: John S. Oehler, Ed.D.
Pioneering former dean led the VCU School of Education during a time of exceptional growth as it rose to the national forefront in education reform. John S. Oehler, Ed.D. (School of Education) By Owen Wachter, School of Education, January 19, 2022 John S. Oehler, Ed.D., who led the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University […]
Rachael Rounds appointed to State Rehabilitation Council
Appointed by former Gov. Ralph Northam, the RRTC Program Manager serves through September 2024. Rachael Rounds, appointed by former Gov. Ralph Northam to the State Rehabilitation Council of the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired. Rachael Rounds, Business Connections Program Manager with the VCU Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC), has been appointed to […]
Inclusion spotlight: Ejana Bennett
SOE doctoral student and Holmes Scholar is an invaluable contributor to the school’s inclusion efforts. Ejana Bennett, SOE doctoral student. The VCU School of Education’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee is excited to celebrate committee member Ejana Bennett’s contributions during the fall 2021 semester! As a doctoral student in the Ph.D. in Education, Concentration in […]
Inclusion spotlight: Marti Tomlin and Heather Sadowski
SOE doctoral students lead the charge to bring equity from the classroom to the field. From one campus to another. From left, SOE doctoral students Tomlin and Sadowski. Marti Tomlin and Heather Sadowski, second-year students in the VCU School of Education’s Ed.D. in Leadership program, have already begun to apply what they’re learning about equity and […]
Inclusion spotlight: CTI’s Project Achieve
Innovative project assists women with brain and spinal cord injuries to achieve academic success, increasing diversity and inclusion on campuses. From left: Project Achieve’s Christine H. Groah and Elizabeth E. Getzel. The Center on Transition Innovations, a project within the VCU Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC), is in the final year of a three-year grant […]
Joint initiative offers cultural competency micro-credential
It’s the only approved program in Virginia to meet the state’s cultural competency training requirement. The VCU School of Education’s Office of Strategic Engagement (OSE) is offering a unique professional learning opportunity for Virginia educators beginning in January. The first 900 educators in Virginia who register for this pilot program by January 21, 2022, will be […]
