College of Education

2021 News Archive

Born to Teach: SCHC public school educators find rewards despite difficulties

n a state where 5,996 teachers didn't return to their previous districts for the 2020-21 school year, these individuals have stayed in their professions. Here's what they say about what they see on the job, what they think needs to change, and why they're sticking around.

Celebrating 1st generation college students: Claressa Hinton

Claressa Hinton learned early there would always be things she couldn't control. But that's not surprising for someone who moved between 30 and 40 times between ages two and 18, who sometimes didn't go to school because her parents couldn't get her there. It was a turbulent childhood marked by failing grades, no dreams, fear she wouldn't graduate, and none of the structure she craved.

The College of Education launches its inaugural Dean's Advisory Board

The Dean's Advisory Board will work with the leadership team on providing input on enhancing the college's recruitment and retention efforts for traditionally underrepresented and underserved students, assist with philanthropic support, and provide feedback on current programs and initiatives.

Project Promote creates a path to graduation and advocacy

Project Promote provides grant-funded doctoral education to students studying special education administration. Maria Jimenez (2011 MA in Education Administration) tells her story.

Fall 2021 Message From the Dean

A message from Interim Dean Thomas Hodges about the upcoming Fall semester

Teacher's success bolstered by collaboration and comradery in Transition to Teaching program

Shareka Liddell always had a passion for education, but when she entered college, her family and friends encouraged her to pursue a different career path.

Holmes scholarship is where the heart is

Doctoral candidate and first-generation student Shelby Gonzales knows what it takes to make a difference.

Fairfield County students share solutions to community challenges with decisionmakers

Students' voices can sometimes be the last heard when it comes to decisions regarding their community, their schools and their future. But 19 students at Fairfield Central High School are changing that approach with a semester-long class that put them on the front lines of identifying their community's assets and creating solutions around issues related to mental health, economic opportunity and school funding.

Voorhees College and UofSC partner to address teacher shortage in rural regions

South Carolina's flagship university, a historically Black college and a national nonprofit are teaming up to address a teacher shortage in some of the state's most underserved districts.

Top district-level administrator to present at doctoral research symposium

Michael Harris (2016, doctorate, curriculum and instruction) is joining our 2021 Spring Curriculum Studies Doctoral Research Symposium as a featured guest speaker.

College of Education alumnae publish book on student anxiety

University of South Carolina alumnae Anna R. Duvall and Crissy C. Roddy recently co-authored a book about helping students manage anxiety, a disorder facing nearly one-third of teenagers in America. Duvall and Roddy are school counselors in Lexington County School District One

Thomas Toomey named 2020-2021 SPARC Graduate Research Grant Recipient

Thomas (Mitchell) Toomey is a 2021 Recipient of the Support to Promote Advancement of Research and Creativity, or SPARC, Graduate Research Grant. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President of Research and Creativity, SPARC grants are a merit-based award designed to ignite research and creative excellence across all disciplines at UofSC.

College of Education Faculty Member Receives Distinguished Switzer Fellowship

The National Institute on Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) selected College of Education Associate Professor of special education, Anthony Plotner, Ph.D., as a recipient of the Distinguished Switzer Research Fellowship. The Distinguished Switzer Research Fellowship is awarded to accomplished researchers to support their work as it relates to independent living and rehabilitation for people with disabilities.

Two College of Education alumnae recieve Carnegie Project on Education Doctorate 2020 Dissertation in Practice Award

Sherisse Jackson and Leslie Richard, both graduates of the Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction program, were recognized by the Carnegie Project on Education Doctorate as 2020 Dissertation in Practice Award winners.

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