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The Center creates and provides relevant and innovative leadership development and licensure program.

The Center for Educational Leadership at Cleveland State University was established in February 2008 to develop and sustain inspired leaders for today’s schools. The Center creates and provides relevant and innovative leadership development and licensure programs for educators in the Cleveland Metropolitan area, the state of Ohio, and across the country. The Center aims to recruit and select educators who have the motivation and talent to make systemic change in their schools and organizations. Today’s schools present their leaders with challenges unlike those of the past. Students, families, and communities are experiencing dwindling resources, broken support systems, and general instability. Conditions such as these pose great risks to the learning success of school age children. The Center aims to become a destination place for cultivating inspired and competent school leaders as well as a resource for university faculty interests and research. The Center for Educational Leadership seeks to capture the highest quality of energy, talent, and resources to build leadership capacity across the region and beyond.

09/28/2026

Attention Educators! Mark Your Calendars — New Date for Our Roslyn Z. Wolf Lecture

Our Fall 2026 Roslyn Z. Wolf Lecture featuring Dr. Boaler has been rescheduled to Friday, November 20th.
Recent years have seen an explosion of scientific evidence showing that there is a different way to teach and learn mathematics. In this presentation, Dr. Boaler will engage attendees in looking together at different mathematical ideas and considering how they can be learned through a mindset mathematics approach.
The event is free, and registration is required. New registration links are coming soon — stay tuned for details.

09/23/2026

Happy to have you! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

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.

09/16/2026

This fall semester, we are so pleased to welcome Rebecca Smith-Wolkoff as our new Roslyn Z. Wolf Graduate Assistant at the Center for Educational Leadership (CEL)! CEL is part of the School of Education and Counseling within the Levin College of Public Affairs and Education.

Rebecca joins us as a doctoral student in Urban Education at Cleveland State University, bringing over a decade of experience in education, program leadership, and organizational management across higher education and nonprofit settings. Her background spans curriculum development, instructional design, program evaluation, and building the kind of systems and infrastructure that help teams and programs thrive.

We are excited to have her on board and can't wait to see all that she will contribute to our team this year. Welcome, Rebecca!

09/08/2026

Our Fall 2026 Roslyn Z. Wolf Lecture featuring Dr. Jo Boaler has been postponed. If you reserved your spot for the original date (this Friday, September 11th), please check your email for details on how to register for the new date (coming soon!).

05/05/2026

To learn more about CSU's Educational Leadership programs, go to levin.csuohio.edu/cel

04/02/2026

As the weather starts getting better and many people celebrate holidays this week, the Center for Educational Leadership wishes our students, instructors, staff, and the community a happy new season. Remember to stop and look at the daffodils!

And mark your calendar — enrollment for Fall semester begins April 27th!

03/23/2026

Register today by going to the QR code. We look forward to seeing you at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History on Thursday, April 23, for an insightful discussion with Dr. Jamil and Dr. Siddiqi.

After the talk, stay for some light appetizers and refreshments with our speakers.

This Spring 2026 Roslyn Z. Wolf Lecture in Urban Education is FREE and is presented by CSU's Center for Educational Leadership in partnership with the Greater Cleveland School Superintendents' Association.

02/23/2026

The Center for Educational Leadership offers a test preparation seminar for candidates preparing for principal licensure through the Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) Educational Leadership (015) exam. The seminar is open to CSU students, participants of the Center for Educational Leadership, and members of the wider Ohio community who are preparing to take the state principal licensure test.

Participants will receive guidance and strategies to help them succeed on the exam. This popular test prep seminar is just $95 for students of CSU's Center for Ed Leadership and $139 for all others.

Register today to ensure your spot for the virtual March 22 seminar!

02/17/2026

The Center for Educational Leadership at Cleveland State University created the Superintendent Licensure Program for aspiring educators who have 3 or more years of experience working under a principal or administrative specialist license.

It is a fast-track, 100% online program that offers a convenient pathway to the highest level of leadership positions in schools. This one-of-a-kind nationally accredited program provides relevant curriculum delivered by scholar practitioners; and it's in a cohort model that enhances leadership networks and ensures program completion.

Apply for a Fall 2026 start today!

01/27/2026

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+12166879912

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https://www.csuohio.edu/cehs/casal/cel

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