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Ever since she was in grade school, Allyson Ferry ’23 knew she wanted to teach dance. What she didn’t know was how she could teach dance in a public school. She made that connection during her undergraduate years and realized the intersection between public schooling and teaching dance. After completing her undergraduate degree, she came to the GSE to study dance education.
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Rutgers GSE’s Christina Stephens Named 2026 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow
Christina Stephens, assistant research professor at the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), has received the 2026 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship for her research, “Preschool Settings that Support Dual Language Learners: Investigating Classroom Experiences,…
Rutgers GSE Lecturer Selected for Google AI Educator Series
Natalie O’Neil joins a national network of educational leaders and tech innovators shaping the future of AI in teaching and learning. New Brunswick, NJ—The Rutgers Graduate School of Education is…
GSE Professor Dr. Marybeth Gasman Is Named Co-Editor of Premier Journal
Marybeth Gasman, associate dean for research at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, has been appointed co-editor of Educational Researcher, the premier journal of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The…
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Dissertation Defense Announcement Ph.D. in Education Program: Swati Dontamsetti “Three Studies Evaluating the Potential of District Consolidation to Support School Desegregation in New Jersey”
This dissertation examines district consolidation as a desegregation policy in New Jersey, a state with strong constitutional and legal protections against yet persistently high levels of school segregation. A combined Rossell-Levin theoretical framework is used to balance equity, efficiency, effectiveness, social cohesion concerns, with political feasibility and freedom of choice. This three-article dissertation assesses the…
Dissertation Defense Announcement Ed.D. Program: William Zarillo “From Betrayal to Activism: Student Mobilization and Sexual Violence at Rutgers University, 1970-2000”
Sexual violence has remained a persistent issue within higher education despite decades of legislation, prevention initiatives, and institutional investment. While scholarship has frequently examined campus sexual violence through a contemporary lens focused on policy and legal frameworks, as well as prevention strategies and support services, less attention has been paid to student efforts and activism…
Dissertation Defense Announcement Ed.D. Program: Stephen Epstein “Changing the Guard: How the State Takeover of the Newark School District Changed the NTU”
This dissertation examines the Newark Teachers Union (NTU) during the early phase of the 1995 state takeover of Newark Public Schools. Although research on state takeovers has documented their causes and consequences, it has given limited attention to teacher unions as political actors embedded in local governance and community conflict. This study addresses that gap…
Dissertation Defense Announcement Ph.D. in Education Program: Jehan Mohamed “Professional Development, How Does it Work? یعمل؟ كیف :المھني التطور A Deep Dive into the Educator Participant Experience”
This study argues that high-quality, field-informed professional development (PD) is not an optional add-on but a structural condition for equitable, effective Arabic language instruction in the context of higher education in the United States. In university and college settings, sustained PD aligned with world language standards drive Arabic faculty expertise, pedagogical innovation, and student proficiency…