Clemson has become one of nine new higher education institutions to join the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate. The project works to redesign professional practice preparation in education for the improvement of PK-20 education and the organizations that support it. As a member of the project, Clemson will be part of a 113-institution network […]
As a student, there’s never been anything “traditional” about Christy Rogers. When she walked across the stage at her Clemson graduation, she did so to the cheers of her two-year-old daughter, and she was already carrying her second child. Rogers then worked as a paralegal while her husband was in school, and by the time […]
Jonda C. McNair, professor in Clemson’s College of Education, had just come off of a rewarding—and educational—stint on the 2019 Randolph Caldecott Award Selection Committee, and as the semester wound down she found out she had been appointed to another, similarly prestigious position. McNair will serve as chair of the 2021 John Newbery Medal Award […]
The Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement (CERRA) has selected Clemson University to participate in its teaching fellows program beginning in fall 2020. The mission of the program is to recruit talented high school seniors into the teaching profession and help them develop leadership qualities.
When your day job involves selling people on loving college football, it helps to be a fan of it. Luckily for Kim Hollis, senior marketing manager at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame, college football has always held a special place in her heart. This Department of Communication alumna has certainly found her niche […]
The Clemson University College of Education has named the chair of its educational and organizational leadership development department. Jane Clark Lindle, the Eugene T. Moore Professor of Educational Leadership, has served as interim chair of the department since Jan. 1, 2019, and Lindle will continue to serve as chair going forward. According to George J. […]
Leadership in Clemson’s College of Education has recognized three faculty members as grant fellows for the 2019-2020 academic year. The College of Education Grant Fellows Program buys out awardees’ teaching responsibilities for one year so that they can pursue major grant funding opportunities. Fellows for the 2019-2020 academic year are Kris Frady, Dani Herro and […]
Just two years ago, cycling was far from a priority for Daniel Cubides. In his native Bogota, Columbia, he certainly could have used a bicycle, but not as a means of recreation. He likely would have seen it as a quicker way to get from point “A” to point “B” safely, a means of avoiding […]
The first Clemson psychology alum to receive the department’s lifetime achievement award also happens to be an American hero. However, the heroics retired Lt. Col. Simms Anderson performed were often distinguished by how well he could extract information from single individuals, information that meant the difference between life and death for thousands of Americans. Anderson […]
Laura Olson, J. Strom Thurmond Professor of Political Science at Clemson University, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar research grant that will allow her to spend the spring 2020 semester at the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Southern Italy. Olson will spend six months at the university conducting research on the relationship between religion […]
The Clemson University Cardiovascular Imaging Leadership Concentration held its 2019 pinning ceremony on April 26. This year’s graduating class includes Emma Baldwin, Marissa Bowman and Morgan Cole. The program is one of very few in the nation to offer an undergraduate degree in cardiovascular technology, and it is the only program to offer a public […]
Leadership from Greenville County Schools, Greenville Technical College and the Clemson University College of Education announced a collaborative partnership that will open a seamless pathway from high school to a degree in education from Clemson University. The partnership, “Expressway to Tiger Town,” will identify, support and prepare students for a career as an educator. The […]
Two Clemson students will be headed to Stuttgart, Germany, for a summer internship experience that only nine students across the U.S. have earned. Madison Beasenburg, a junior criminal justice major, and Regina Koesters, a junior communication major, are both participating in the prestigious United States European Command (EUCOM) Volunteer Internship Program, which is designed for […]
Greg Cranmer has the cover of a local newspaper from the early 90s framed in his office. He’s featured in the top right, a four-year-old wearing wrestling head gear and a singlet. His lip is poked out, and he’s visibly upset while a referee cautions him against locking hands. The picture was taken during Cranmer’s […]
Every Clemson student is given the opportunity to mold their college experience to satisfy the priorities they have in their careers and their lives. The top priority for public health science major Madisyn Currie is giving back. Currie, a native of Lexington, South Carolina, decided to pursue health science as a major because of her […]