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  • Lateefah Id-Deen

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø associate professor appointed to national mathematics education commission

    August 19, 2025

    A Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø faculty member was recently appointed to a national commission that advances national and international conversations in mathematics education. Lateefah Id-Deen, associate professor of mathematics education, was appointed to the U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction (USNC/MI), which is housed within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, D.C.

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  • Corey Creek

    From criminology to the classroom, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø graduate finds purpose in special education

    August 07, 2025

    Raised by a mother and stepfather who were therapeutic foster parents, Corey Creek has always seemed destined to impact the lives of those in need. In fact, his mother long ago had a premonition that he would follow in her footsteps teaching special education. Fifteen years later, Creek would go on to earn his Master of Education in Special Education from Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇøâ€™s Bagwell College of Education, bringing his mother’s dream to fruition. He credits his nurturing home environment for exposing him to children with Individualized Education Plans (IEP) and inspiring him to carve his own path in special education.

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  • Summer Funk

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø student's research aims to create more confident math teachers

    July 21, 2025

    Rising Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø senior Summer Funk decided to research the phenomenon of math anxiety among student teachers because she had personal experience with the topic.

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  • Sladjana Ray

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø alumna triumphs through adversity to inspire as Gwinnett County educator

    June 18, 2025

    Walking across the stage at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇøâ€™s Commencement ceremony was a remarkable moment for Sladjana Ray ’24. Having earned an education specialist degree, it marked her third successful round in higher education, to strengthen her skillset as a history teacher. In the crowd were her daughter, Mima Hrnjak, a nursing student in Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇøâ€™s Wellstar College of Health and Human Services, and Ray’s parents. They made the trip from their native Serbia, known as Yugoslavia when Ray migrated to the states in the ’90s as a 16-year-old basketball player.

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  • Jennifer Wilson

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø student, assistant principal sharpens educational leadership skills through doctoral program

    May 06, 2025

    Work didn’t end for Jennifer Wilson after the last bell rang at Red Top Middle School in Emerson, Georgia. While enrolled in the educational leadership doctoral program at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø, the full-time assistant principal and mother of two had research papers and discussion posts to write, classes to take. Wilson and her husband took turns cooking dinner for their daughters, and she attended their golf matches and tennis tournaments when she could. Graduating this May, Wilson will be the first in her family to have earned a doctorate.

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  • Sohyun An

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø professor earns Mid-Career Award from American Educational Research Association

    April 15, 2025

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø professor Sohyun An received the Mid-Career Award from the American Education Research Association (AERA), the nation’s largest and most prestigious organization dedicated to advancing rigorous educational research.

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  • Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø students dig through archives to grasp educational landscape for Black teachers

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø students dig through archives to grasp educational landscape for Black teachers

    February 17, 2025

    Three Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø students in the First-Year Scholars Program are learning how information found in the past can serve as guideposts for the future. The program is designed to introduce first-year students to the undergraduate research experience at KSU, pairing them with a faculty mentor to oversee the process. Students also have an opportunity to present their findings at discipline-specific conferences and at the KSU Symposium of Student Scholars.

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  • Jessica Stephenson Reaves

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø assistant professor earns National Center for Science Education fellowship to improve science literacy

    February 05, 2025

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø assistant professor Jessica Stephenson Reaves has been named to a prestigious two-year National Center for Science Education (NCSE) fellowship focused on science literacy.

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  • Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø's online degree programs nationally ranked by U.S. News

    January 21, 2025

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø online degree programs have been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the best in the nation in the publication’s 2025 Best Online Programs list. Two of KSU’s programs have been recognized as top 20 nationally, seven are among the top 50, and two other programs have ranked in the top 100.

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  • Bagwell College of Education

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø, Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement partnership will expedite career advancement for educators

    January 14, 2025

    A new partnership between the Bagwell College of Education and the Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI) will expedite degree completion for educators pursuing a first-of-its-kind educational leadership degree at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÉçÇø. Established last spring, KSU’s Master of Education in Teacher Leadership and Educational Leadership became the first in Georgia to offer the combination of teacher leadership and Tier I educational leadership certifications, the latter of which is required for educators to obtain leadership positions in school systems across the state.

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