Emeritus faculty member still serving SOE, VCU, RVA
William R. Muth, Ph.D., serves on VCU sustainability committee, SOE dissertation committees, and leads community activism efforts. William R. Muth, Ph.D. (Courtesy Photo) After retiring from the VCU School of Education last year, Professor Emeritus William R. Muth, Ph.D., continues to serve the university and the broader Richmond community through his activism and volunteerism. Muth, […]
Poster certificates awarded to seven SOE students
Eighteen graduate student posters were showcased at the annual Research Colloquium Gallery Walk and Poster Presentation. A total of 18 graduate student posters were showcased at the 2022 Research Colloquium Gallery Walk and Poster Presentation. A group of graduate student presenters posed in front of the posters at the Dewey Gottwald Center at the Science […]
Dr. Conley wins Distinguished Professional Service Award
The award honors outstanding service by an American Counseling Association member that addresses issues of the counseling profession and promotes its well-being. Abigail H. Conley, Ph.D. Abigail H. Conley, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Counseling and Special Education, received the Arthur A. Hitchcock Distinguished Professional Service Award from the American Counseling Association (ACA) […]
MERC looks at mental health impacts of COVID-19
New systematic literature review focuses on 104 empirical studies to explore how COVID-19 impacted the mental health of PK-12 students. Co-authors David Naff, Ph.D.; Shenita Williams; Jenna Darby, Ph.D.; and Melissa Yeung, Ph.D. A new systematic literature review by the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium (MERC), a center within the VCU School of Education, focuses on 104 […]
Dr. Shakeshaft featured in The Washington Post
Charol Shakeshaft, Ph.D. The VCU School of Education’s Charol Shakeshaft, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, is featured in an article in the April 5, 2022 issue of The Washington Post on the debate over what and how children should learn about sexual orientation and gender identity. The article – “Teachers who mention sexuality […]
SOE ranked No. 16 Best Public Grad Program by U.S. News
The VCU School of Education once again ranks among the top graduate schools of education in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. The school comes in at No. 25 overall in the newly-released 2023 rankings. The school is also No. 16 among public graduate schools of education. We are excited and proud […]
Krystal Andrews named chair of ACPA’s Pan African Network
Krystal E. Andrews, M.S.Ed. (Courtesy Photo) Krystal E. Andrews, M.S.Ed., director of student success in the VCU School of Education, is the new chair of the Pan African Network in the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). Andrews began her one-year term in March during ACPA’s 2022 Annual Convention in St. Louis. “I am honored to serve as […]
Dr. Ferguson featured in VPM’s Racism: Challenging Perceptions
Assistant dean for student affairs and inclusive excellence discusses strategies schools are developing to serve our students equitably. The VCU School of Education’s Tomika L. Ferguson, Ph.D., is featured in Progress and Promises: Creating Equitable Education Systems on VPM, Virginia’s public television station. Ferguson is assistant dean for student affairs and inclusive excellence, as well as […]
In memoriam: Gordon Keesee, Jr.
A 50-year employee of the VCU School of Education, Keesee developed the Department of Counselor Education after the school was formed in 1964. Gordon Keesee and his wife, Gloria. Gordon Keesee, Jr., Ph.D., a former faculty member and director within the VCU School of Education, died on January 16, 2022, at the age of 93. Keesee joined […]
Julie Nguyen: Everything aligns at VCU SOE
First-generation graduate student happy about finding an academic fit and a cultural fit at the VCU School of Education. Julie Nguyen (Courtesy Photo) Julie Nguyen’s parents emigrated from Vietnam following the fall of Saigon in 1975 and eventually settled in Northern Virginia. They didn’t speak English when they first arrived here. Her mom had been […]
