Making News Inside and Outside the Classroom

Cross awarded second Fulbright to study gifted student well-being in Ireland

Julie Tucker | July 19, 2022

Tracy Cross, the Jody and Layton Smith Professor of Psychology and Gifted Education and executive director of the W&M Center for Gifted Education, will travel to Dublin, Ireland in Spring 2023 as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar.

Tschannen-Moran has most cited article in Journal of Educational Administration's 60th anniversary edition

Stephanie McGuire '12, M.A.Ed. '13, Ph.D. '23 | June 29, 2022

The Journal of Educational Administration, the first international journal in educational leadership, is celebrating its 60th anniversary by reprinting the ten most-cited articles from the journal's six decades of publication. Megan Tschannen-Moran, professor of education, is highlighted as the author of both the top and fourth-most cited article.

School of Education celebrates 2022 commencement

Staff | May 23, 2022

The School of Education celebrated its 2022 graduates during a joy-filled Commencement weekend May 20-21. In all, 255 students graduated from undergraduate and graduate programs in education.

Mind & Life Institute grant explores the impact of meditation on well-being and effectiveness of counselors

Julie Tucker | May 16, 2022

Daniel Gutierrez, the Vera W. Barkley Associate Professor of Counselor Education, along with collaborator Stephanie Dorais Ph.D. ’21, assistant professor in counselor education at Kean University, are exploring the role of contemplative practices in promoting prosociality and resilience among mental health counselors. The two-year project is being funded by a $100K PEACE Grant from the Mind & Life Institute, an organization co-founded by the Dalai Lama to bridge science and contemplative wisdom in order to foster human flourishing.

School of Education celebrates the contributions of 10 faculty members retiring in 2020-2022

Staff | May 15, 2022

As the academic year draws to a close, the School of Education community will gather this week to recognize the extraordinary contributions of 10 faculty members who have retired over the past two years. Individually, they have served between 17 and 38 years; collectively they’ve given 239 years of service to William & Mary.

SURN addresses need for school leader collaboration and professional development with new 4:00 Focus program

Stephanie McGuire '12, M.A.ED. '13, Ph.D. '23 | April 28, 2022

William & Mary's School-University Resource Network (SURN) responded to a field-based concern of principals missing opportunities to collaborate and learn with one another, so they took action, establishing the 4:00 Focus program. 4:00 Focus targets a timely and actionable topic to bring school leaders together with their community of peers for an interactive webinar.