Featured Story
College of Education Helps to Strengthen Partnerships with Detroit Public Schools
By Allia Carter, Ph.D.
On July 2, 2013 College of Education alumnus and Detroit Public Schools (DPS) Assistant Superintendent of Academics, Karen P. Ridgeway, led a DPS press conference on the district’s new universal Pre-Kindergarten initiative to serve more than 3,500 young leaners. Ridgeway began the conference by acknowledging the contributions of...
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Faculty, Staff & Programs
The College of Education Welcomes New Field Experiences Director
By LaSondra Dawn
After an extensive search by the College of Education, Ruqqayya Maudoodi, Ed.D., formerly with the University of Houston (UH), has been named as the College of Education’s (COE) new Office of Field Experiences director. Dr. Maudoodi holds a bachelor’s degree (double major) in Studio Art and Art Education and a master’s degree in...
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Research
NSF Master Teaching Fellowship Awarded to COE Mathematics Education Program
By Julie Osburn
In collaboration with the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) and Wayne-Westland Community Schools (WWCS), the Wayne State University (WSU) Mathematics Education and Engineering faculty created MEDeATe ( M athematics E nhancement for De troit A rea Te achers) in order to improve the quality of mathematics instruction in Detroit area schools. The program, led by...
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News For Students
The Unique Inside-Out Program Coming to Wayne State
By Joyce Krause
Inside-Out – a national/international program that brings university students and incarcerated individuals together for a semester of learning and study as peers – will be on the curriculum at Wayne State University. For the first time in fall 2013 the College of Education (COE) will offer two courses at the Thumb Correctional...
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Alumni News
COE to Honor Alumni for Scholarship Support
By Susan LaGrois
The College of Education is proud to be honoring two of its alumni at the college’s Annual Scholarship Picnic that will be held in August: Howard C. Reilly, Ed.D. and Ann C. Smith, Ed.D. They are being recognized for their long-time and devoted support to the college through their generous donations to the college’s scholarship program. This...
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