CSU School of Education and Counseling

10/06/2026

Levin College Associate Professor Katie Clonan-Roy, Ph.D., is a co-editor of Exploring Educational and Developmental Experiences of Girls of Color: Girlhood Reimagined, along with Charlotte E. Jacobs, Ph.D., and Levin College Urban Education Ph.D. alum Chantille Jackson, Ph.D.

This collaborative work shines a light on the diverse strengths that adolescent girls of Color exercise to navigate and better our world.

The open-access edition will be available beginning October 28, with the print edition following November 18.

Learn more about the book:

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. Chapters examine experiences of girl-identified adolescents of Color and strengths, skills & competencies they use navigating educational contexts and making sense of intersect...

10/01/2026

TEDxClevelandStateUniversity is October 23.

Meet Richard B. Austin, Ph.D., who will be one of the featured speakers.

Austin earned a doctorate in urban education from CSU. He is a scholar-practitioner in urban education, a youth development leader, and a former professional athlete whose work focuses on educational equity, student belonging and leadership development.

Learn more: https://www.csuohio.edu/news/tedxclevelandstateuniversity-speaker-profile-richard-b-austin-phd

09/30/2026

Congratulations to Hannah Dennis (Psychology major) and Zoe Guilonard (Education and History major; future secondary, Social Studies teacher) on being selected for an Outstanding Poster Award for the 2026 USRA poster session!

Hannah and Zoe were supervised / mentored by the THRiVE Research Collaborative at CSU, co-founded by CSU faculty members Drs. Katie Clonan-Roy, Kimberly Fuller, Elizabeth Goncy and Shereen Naser.

09/28/2026

09/22/2026

The Cleveland State University School of Education and Counseling at Levin College of Public Affairs and Education welcomes international fellow Mr. Yogendra Chapagain to campus for a four-week visit from Sept. 15 through Oct. 9.

Mr. Chapagain comes to Cleveland from Nepal through the U.S. Department of State's Professional Fellows Program for Governance and Society, coordinated locally by the Cleveland Council on World Affairs. This program brings emerging leaders from around the world to the United States for hands-on professional fellowship experiences.

Mr. Chapagain serves as the Executive Director of Initiative for Progressive Action Nepal (IPAN), where he leads education and governance initiatives. With more than 12 years of experience in education policy, teacher professional development, curriculum planning, and early-grade learning, he has played a significant role in advancing education reform efforts across Nepal.

09/22/2026

It was a great night at the ballpark on Friday as members of the CSU community gathered to watch the Cleveland Guardians win a 5-3 decision over the Athletics at Progressive Field!

09/21/2026

Congratulations to Quinci Teer, Ph.D., a 2025 graduate of the Levin College of Public Affairs and Education, who has been named the ICUE Educator of the Year for 2026 by the International Conference on Urban Education.

Dr. Teer earned her Ph.D. in Urban Education from Levin’s School of Education and Counseling. The award recognizes leadership, innovation, service, and impact in advancing educational excellence in urban schools and communities.

In her acceptance remarks, Dr. Teer said, “Teaching is not just a profession. It is my calling.” She also reflected on the students, family members, colleagues, and educators who have shaped and supported her work.

Learn more about Dr. Teer and the award:
https://www.theicue.org/news

Watch her acceptance remarks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM0rcKEahmg

We are pleased to announce Dr. Quinci Teer as the ICUE Educator of ...