Research Professor Philip Altbach,听former director of the听Center for International Higher Education,听discussed the growth of private higher education with听 in April.
Boisi Professor Henry Braun听received the Division D Robert L. Linn Distinguished Address Award from the American Educational Research Association at its annual meeting in New York City. The award honors a scholar whose work bridges educational measurement and either assessment policy, learning theory, or curriculum and instruction, resulting in a widespread, positive impact on the field. Braun also co-authored an article in the April issue of听Science where he argued that a media-driven focus on country rankings in international large-scale education assessments can be misleading and serves as a poor basis for informing educational policy.
Cawthorne Professor Marilyn Cochran-Smith听received the 2018 American Educational Research Association鈥檚 Division K Legacy Award at its annual meeting in New York City. The award recognizes scholars鈥� significant and exemplary contributions through research, teaching, and professional service in teaching and teacher education.
Internationalization perceived solely in terms of mobility across borders ignores the fact that most students and faculty will not have an opportunity to travel, writes听Center for International Higher Education Director Hans de Wit听for听.
Associate Professor Audrey Friedman received the 2018 LRSA Outstanding Faculty Award from Boston College for her years of service fostering the intellectual and personal growth of undergraduate students.听
Augustus Long Professor听Janet Helms听received the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award in Mentoring from the American Psychological Association鈥檚 Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17. Helms, who is director of the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, also co-authored 鈥淟et鈥檚 Talk About Race: Evaluating a College Interracial Discussion Group on Race,鈥� an article in the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development in April 2018. Helms also presented:
- the keynote address at the Youth Empowerment and Career Development for Graduate and Undergraduate Students in Nigeria symposium at the University of Nigeria in January 2018
- an invited talk at Charles Murray and the ALT Right as History, an event at Harvard University鈥檚 Weatherhead Center for International Affairs in January 2018
- 鈥淩acial Identity Development in the Post-Racism Era,鈥� a talk at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in February 2018
- on a panel discussing 鈥淩acial Healing: Dismantling Racial Trauma in Research, Policy, and Practice in Social Work,鈥� at the Racial Justice Symposium at Boston College鈥檚 School of Social Work in March 2018.
Buehler Sesquicentennial Assistant Professor David Miele received a Review of Research Award in recognition of his article 鈥淪tudents鈥� Thinking about Effort and Ability: The Role of Developmental, Contextual, and Individual Difference Factors鈥� in the Review of Educational Research.
The Migration Policy Institute published听, 鈥淭he Language of the Classroom: Dual Language Learners in Head Start, Public Pre-K, and Private Preschool Programs,鈥� by Associate Professor Mariela P谩ez and Megina Baker, Ph.D. 鈥�17 (Curriculum and Instruction), in March 2018. Baker is a lecturer in Early Childhood Education at Boston University.
Laura Rumbley, associate director of the Center for International Higher Education, co-edited : Next Generation Insights into Research, Policy, and Practice (Routledge, 2018).
The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy published 鈥�#SoundingOutMySilence: Reading a LGBTQ Youth鈥檚 Sonic Cartography as Multimodal (Counter)Storytelling鈥� written by Assistant Professor Jon Wargo in its March 2018 issue.
The challenge of recruitment and retention of teachers of color is a statewide issue.听On , Director of Urban Outreach Initiatives Catherine Wong, among experts discussing the subject, said the school has partnerships in place to help young teachers make it through the pipeline.听
A comprehensive, coordinated, and school-based effort to connect students to specific district supports, enrichments, and services has shown promise in promoting low-income students鈥� academic achievement and life chances, according to a report issued by Boston College鈥檚 Center for Optimized Student Support.听51茶馆 News