Marilyn Cochran-Smith Elected to the National Academy of Education
Prof. Marilyn Cochran-Smith has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Education for her pioneering efforts in educational research and policy development. Read more >>
Faculty and Students Present Research on Child Development
More than 30 Lynch School faculty members and graduate students presented on a wide array of child development research at the 2009 meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Read more>>
Masculinity and Men's Health
James Mahalik, professor in the Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology Department, recently discussed how men's views of masculinity affect their ability to admit and address health problems. (Under "Content Library," scroll to Feb. 17.) Listen here >>
Vocabulary Development Study
Patrick Proctor, assistant professor in the Teacher Education, Special Education, and Curriculum and Instruction Department, has received a three-year grant from the Institute of Education Sciences to conduct a longitudinal study of vocabulary development and its relationship with instruction. Read more >>
Realizing Social Justice
Associate Dean Maureen Kenny has co-edited a new book entitled Realizing Social Justice: The Challenge of Preventive Interventions. The book emphasizes the potential of prevention to promote positive development and to foster social justice. Read more >>
The Economic Impact on Catholic Education
Dean Joseph M. O'Keefe, S.J., commented on the future of K-12 Catholic schools during the economic downturn. Read more >>
Responding to Changing Times
Dean Joseph M. O'Keefe, S.J. wrote on Catholic education reform in the 21st Century in the National Catholic Educational Association's journal Momentum. Read more >>
Data-Driven Instruction
Dennis Shirley, professor in the Teacher Education/Special Education, Curriculum and Instruction Department, commented on "data-driven instruction" in the Jackson, MI Citizen-Patriot. Read more >>
International Perspectives in Teaching
Monan Professor of Higher Education and director of the Center for International Higher Education Philip Altbach commented on the importance of the global perspective in teaching in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Read more >>
The Question of a Free Global Online University
Monan Professor of Higher Education and director of the Center for International Higher Education Philip Altbach spoke with the New York Times about the benefits and challenges of the first global, tuition-free Internet university. Read more >>
Blustein Named NCDA Fellow
Professor David Blustein has been selected by the National Career Development Association as one of only two distinguished Fellows for 2009. Read more.
It's Not All About Class Size
Spyros Konstantopoulos, assistant professor of educational research, measurement, and evaluation, has coauthored a commentary about class size and its role in the domestic achievement gap, published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Read commentary.
Five Faculty, Researchers Named as AERA Inaugural Fellows
David Blustein, Henry Braun, Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Joan Lucariello, and George Madaus have been selected for the inaugural AERA Fellows Program for their national and international contributions to research in education. Read full story here.
Monan Professor Receives Distinguished Career Award
Monan Professor of Higher Education Philip G. Altbach, director of the Center for International Higher Education, was selected for the Howard Bowen Distinguished Career Award by the Association for the Study of Higher Education. (Click here and scroll to page 7 for more information.)
Faculty Honored at APA Convention
More than 30 Lynch School faculty members and graduate students presented at the 2008 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association in Boston. And, a number of Lynch School faculty members and a graduate student were honored with awards for their work and research in the field. Read full story here.
Social Networking on Campus
Lynch School Educational Administration and Higher Education Prof. and Department Chair Ana Martinez Aleman and Higher Ed doctoral student Katherine Lynk Wartman have published a new book entitled Online Social Networking on Campus. The book provides insight into the ways students use social networking sites such as Facebook, Live Journal, and Web Shots as avenues for socializing. The authors also offer guidance in averting ethical conflicts that can arise when students share personal information over the Internet. 
More at routledge.com.
Human Rights Intervention
Lynch School Prof. of Community-Cultural Psychology and Associate Director of the Center for Human Rights & International Justice M. Brinton Lykes recently spoke with WBUR about a Guatemalan woman detained in the federal raid on a New Bedford factory. Lykes has worked in Guatemala and elsewhere with survivors of war and human rights violations for years. Read the full story here.
Alumna Recognized as Vermont Teacher of the Year
Diana Leddy, who graduated from the Lynch School in 1981, has been recognized as Vermont Teacher of the Year for 2009. Leddy has served as an elementary school teacher at The Newton School in South Strafford, Vermont since 1983. More at www.vermont.gov.
Lynch School Alumna Honored for Contributions to the Public Good
Hala Taweel, who earned her Ph.D. in Higher Education from the Lynch School in 2007 has been acknowledged in the most recent edition of the Council of Graduate Schools’ "Making a Difference" for her contributions to the public good. Taweel is co-founder and President of the Middle East Project and is recognized for her work promoting Arab-Israeli relations on a global scale, while raising national awareness about the Middle East.
Urban Catholic Teachers Corps Begins 12th Year
The Lynch School's Urban Catholic Teachers Corps began its 12th year of sending teachers into Boston archdiocese schools, changing lives through service. (Read the full story - PDF)
The Worst Academic Careers
Lynch School Monan Prof. Phil Altbach is co-author of an op-ed outlining “the worst academic careers, worldwide” for Inside Higher Ed. More at www.insiderhighered.com.
Colleges Tackle Fake Applications
Lynch School Monan Prof. Phil Altbach comments on the growing difficulties admissions officers face with fraudulent documents. More at businessweek.com.
Honoring a Memory
Lynch School Kearns Prof. Mary Walsh commented on a family’s gift of a playground in memory of their young son who died last year. Boston Globe. More at boston.com.
