Alumnus Blake Bostick Pens Essay for SOE Journal
UM Higher Education Alumnus Blake Bostick (BA 10, MA 16) recently published an essay titled “Quality Education as a Civil Right” in the Journal of Contemporary Research in Education, published by the UM School of Education. According to the journal, “his essay makes the case for understanding education as a basic and necessary civil right; […]
Alumnus Jason Dean Named State Education Board Chairman
UM School of Education Alumnus Jason S. Dean (MA 99, PhD 03) was named the chairman of the State Board of Education in August 2018. Dean will serve in this position for two years. A former UM assistant dean of students, Dean is the vice president of Tenax Aerospace, an aerospace company based in Madison, […]
Higher Ed Students Visit London
Last July, SOE Professor K.B. Melear and several students in the Comparative Higher Education course (EDHE 657) traveled to London, England, for two weeks to study the higher education system and public policy issues facing the United Kingdom. The Comparative Higher Education course was developed in 2005 and is conducted annually during the summer, typically […]
Higher Ed Students Volunteer with M Partner
On Saturday, Aug. 25, 15 SOE students in the M.A. in Higher Education volunteered to participate in a community outreach project through M Partner with Patrick Perry, director of the UM Luckyday Program and instructional assistant professor of higher education. The group picked up trash and painted structures in the Park Along the River in […]
Higher Education Alumna Appointed to Mississippi Autism Board
UM Higher Education Alumna Krystal Thurman Berry (Ed.D. 18) has been appointed by Gov. Phil Bryant to the Mississippi Autism Board for a four-year term, ending June 30, 2022. Thurman Berry, who also serves as the assistant director for training and professional development for the Mississippi Community College Board, will serve as the parent/family member […]
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