Faculty in the Education Department have taught or had experience working with students at different levels, from preschool to high school, and worked in different roles in many types of programs, both public and private. We have taught kindergarten, fourth grade, middle school social studies, high school math and science, been a private school director, a residential counselor, an academic advisor, and directed a child care training program. We do research on many different topics, including the history of kindergartens and preschools, teacher education, educational psychology, and educational standards and reform. We study education policies related to school tracking, immigrants and education, and parent and community involvement in schools, and programs to promote social and emotional learning. In addition to receiving honors from institutions such as Harvard University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Illinois, and Columbia University Teachers College, faculty members have been awarded grants and fellowships from the:
Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Congressional Black Caucus
Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Spencer Foundation
United States Office of Education
American Association of University WomenEducation Department Faculty:
Barbara Beatty
Ken Hawes
Bernice Speiser
Terah Venzant (on leave for academic year 2007-08)Visiting Education Faculty:
Deborah Donahue-Keegan
Soo Hong
Bedelia RichardsEducation Department Staff:
Adele RosenthalFaculty from other departments teaching education courses:
Veronica Darer (Spanish Department)
Alexa Miller (Davis Museum)
Wilbur Rich (Political Science Department)
Joy Renjilian-Burgy (Spanish Department)