Building Bridges Through Digital Equity
Daniel Umana, EdD '28, realized, "how powerful the right tools can be when used thoughtfully,” as he builds systems aimed at helping first-generation and multilingual learners succeed.
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| Essential Strategies for Amplifying Professional Visibility
Dr. Jennifer Steele's insights on mentoring and professional visibility include how to build a digital foundation, becoming a self-advocate for your work, and finding mentoring at any career stage.
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Sunday was American University's 150th Commencement, and we celebrate our new alumni!
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Congratulations to all the early decision students who have been accepted into the School of Education’s undergraduate degree programs, including Elisheva Baim, Class of 2030. We look forward to seeing her on campus next fall!
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| Book Launch: Forging Interdisciplinary Collaborations: Comprehensive Mental Health Programming Across P-16 Education Systems
The first in a series of books released as part of SOE's Summer Institute on Education, Equity, and Justice, you're invited to this virtual soft-launch.
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| Big Ideas That Matter, SOE's New Podcast
Big Ideas That Matter will launch in January with hosts Dr. Annice Fisher and Ju’Quay Collyear. It reimagines AU’s legacy Big Ideas in Education series as a bold, solutions-driven podcast that keeps you updated with transformative national and global conversations.
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Senior Professorial Lecturer Eugene Pringle, Jr.’s new Teaching Is Legacy podcast celebrates stories from real educators and their real impact. Listen to the first episode here.
Carlos Gamez, MEd ’25, will be presenting at the AERA Annual Meeting in Los Angeles in April. His paper “Reframing Teacher Quality in Dual Enrollment: A Conceptual Framework for Instructional Readiness,” was accepted from among 13,000 applicants.
Professor Jennifer Steele moderated a panel of DC policy leaders and educators entitled, "Exploring the Landscape of Career Development Opportunities in Washington, DC, Public Schools." The event was part of a federally funded career development project undertaken by the DC Education Research Collaborative.
Director of the Education Policy and Leadership Program and Hurst Sr. Professorial Lecturer Reuben Jacobson testified before the District of Columbia Council about DC's community schools about DC's strong foundation from which to build a community schools initiative, and that DC needs supportive infrastructure and reliable funding to achieve results. Read his testimony or watch the recording (starting at 13:17) here.
Dr. Randi Stone, EdD '24, was appointed Assistant Professor of Literacy at Trinity Washington University.
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“Cool Schools” on News Channel 9 in Syracuse, NY, interviewed Professor Jennifer Steele about Artificial Intelligence in K-12 schools. What can AI do well? What is AI not so good at? And is using AI cheating? Watch the clip.
SOE and SPA Professor Cynthia Miller-Idriss discussed her new book, Man Up, on the Australian Weekend Breakfast show, sharing that misogyny is a major predictor of extremism.
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SOE Writings & Publications
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Assistant Professor Liana Petruzzi co-authored “The Immigrant Paradox and Perinatal Mental Health Among Latinas in Central Texas,” published in the Journal of Primary Care and Community Health.
Professorial Lecturer Deepa Srikantaiah will present “The Calculus of Difference: A Differential Approach to Pluralism and Integrative Education in India” at the 2026 Joint Mathematics Meetings in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 9:30-10:00 a.m. at the SIGMAA Special Session on Current Directions in the Philosophy of Mathematics.
Daniel Umana, EdD ’28, authored “AI Literacy Is the New Digital Divide: Why Educators Cannot Afford to Look Away.”
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