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Shifting Dominant Narratives in Education to Create a World for Everyone
Dr. Esther Ohito, Assistant Professor of English Education/Literacy Education believes education is integral to defining and shaping the kind of world in which everyone feels like they have a place. Her research focuses on the gendered pedagogies of Black critical educators, the gendered geographies of Black girlhoods, and the poetics and aesthetics of Black knowledge and cultural production.
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GSE Awarded New Jersey Teacher Apprenticeship Program Grant
NEW BRUNSWICK – Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Education, was one of two Universities selected by the New Jersey Department of Education for the New Jersey Teacher Apprenticeship Program grant….
Paying It Forward: GSE Alum Wins Union County Teacher of the Year Award
Language barriers never stopped Alejandro Mejía from pursuing his dream career. After immigrating to the United States from the Dominican Republic at the age of nine, Alejandro dedicated himself to…
Research Spotlight: Dr. Milagros Nores
Dr. Milagros Nores‘ upcoming research webinar series shares a “global perspective on investing in children.” Dr. Nores is the Co-Director for Research and Associate Research Professor at the National Institute for…
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Information Session: Full-Ride Scholarships Available for School Counseling Program
Learn more about the new grant-funded, full-ride, scholarships available for the GSE school counseling program for 2025! Our School Counseling Program offers a direct route to NJ School Counselor certification. Graduate Students receive training in culturally responsive and evidence based mental health strategies. Through collaboration with our partner districts school counseling developing their skills and gain real-world experience working…
Dissertation Defense Announcement Ph.D. in Education Program: Robin McKeon “Navigating Uncharted Waters: Relational Trust and Evidence Use Among School Board Members and Administrators During the Covid-19 Pandemic”
Politics, context, and culture are critical to the understanding of how education policy reform is influenced by evidence use. Different types of research evidence use occur depending on the specific problems being addressed and on the cultural and organization context. Relational trust is critically important in the public education policymaking process and plays an important…
Dissertation Defense Announcement Ph.D. in Higher Education Program: Thomas Zimmerman “Promising brighter futures: A mixed-methods analysis of the impact of promise programs on BIPOC student outcomes in California and New Jersey”
With increasing concerns about rising college costs, policymakers have sought to identify ways to make college affordable. College affordability is particularly important to address equity concerns in both higher education and the workforce, as studies consistently demonstrate disparities in outcomes by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. One policy intervention to alleviate the financial burden of college…
Dissertation Defense Announcement Ed.D. Program: Shuman Wen “Bilingual and Bicultural Support for First Year Chinese International Students: A Case Study of the First Year Study-Abroad Program”
Chinese international students (CISs) represent the largest population of international students in the U.S., yet research on their experiences often adopts deficit-based perspectives (Heng, 2018; Wang, 2021). The challenges they face were exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic by explicit xenophobia and worsen U.S.-China political relations. To address these challenges, Rise University implemented the First Year…