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Penn State Department of Education Policy Studies Welcome to the official page for the EPS Department. Our Mission: To create an environment for le

🎓📚 Celebrating the Achievements of Our EDTHP & EDLDR Graduates! We are thrilled to recognize the outstanding accomplishm...
05/10/2025

🎓📚 Celebrating the Achievements of Our EDTHP & EDLDR Graduates!

We are thrilled to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of our graduates in Educational Theory and Policy (EDTHP) and Educational Leadership (EDLDR). Your commitment to research, policy, and leadership is shaping the future of education!

🎓 EDTHP Ph.D.
Dr. Beth Howd – Changing Science Education Standards: Investigating the Forces Driving the Creation of National Science Standards in the 1980s and 2010s

🎓 EDTHP M.A.
Yejun Lim – Literature Review of How Educational Technology Impacts Student Learning Outcomes

🎓 EDLDR D.Ed. – University Park
Yijia Xu
Theresa Bartholomew

🎓 EDLDR M.Ed. – University Park
Jaden Seider

🎓 EDLDR M.Ed. – World Campus
Julia Flannery
Jacob Conrad
Kathryn Degnan
Hunter Beane

To all of our graduates — your scholarship, leadership, and vision inspire us. Congratulations on this incredible milestone! 🌟

🎓✨ Congratulations to Our 2025 Higher Education Graduates! ✨🎓We are proud to celebrate the accomplishments of our outsta...
05/10/2025

🎓✨ Congratulations to Our 2025 Higher Education Graduates! ✨🎓

We are proud to celebrate the accomplishments of our outstanding graduates from the Higher Education (HIED) program! Your hard work, dedication, and passion for transforming education have brought you to this remarkable milestone.

🎓 Ph.D. HIED Graduates
Dr. Lindsey Kline
Dr. Ann Everett
Dr. Mihoko Hosoi

🎓 D.Ed. HIED Graduate
Dr. David Snyder

🎓 M.Ed. HIED Graduates – Residential Program
Mia Thomas
John McElwee
Molly Flynn
Logan Quinn
Rachel Blair
Jayla Hamlin
Clayton Richardson
Marena Sanoja Arevalo

🎓 M.Ed. HIED Graduates – World Campus
Jill Dickun
Kaula Watkins
Bethany Wooley
Lucero Osorio-Torillo
Alexandra Salcedo Mendez
Lydia Minnich
Bashar Hamdoon
Jessica McCormick
Andria Hagstorm
Julianne Liskov
Carolann Saggese
Katy Crane
Lisa Dostick
David Duda Jr.
Amanda Moody
Nathaniel Kennard
Peter Vandermeer

We’re excited to see where your journey takes you next. Congratulations, graduates! 🌟

🎓✨ Three very excited EPP graduates had the incredible honor of meeting Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, former Kellner Famil...
05/09/2025

🎓✨ Three very excited EPP graduates had the incredible honor of meeting Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, former Kellner Family Distinguished Professor of Urban Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison!

As a pioneering scholar in education and a powerful voice for equity and justice, Dr. Ladson-Billings has inspired generations of educators — including us.

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Raquel Muñiz! 🎉We’re thrilled to celebrate our alumna, Dr. Raquel Muñiz (Ph.D. in Educational T...
04/17/2025

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Raquel Muñiz! 🎉
We’re thrilled to celebrate our alumna, Dr. Raquel Muñiz (Ph.D. in Educational Theory and Policy), as the recipient of the 2025 Early Career Award!

Currently at Boston College, Dr. Muñiz is recognized for her outstanding work at the intersection of education policy and law, with a strong commitment to educational equity. Her research highlights how legal frameworks shape educational practices, especially for marginalized communities, offering both deep theoretical insight and practical policy solutions.

🎉 Alumni Spotlight! 🎉We’re thrilled to celebrate Dr. Maria Yoder, one of our Higher Education doctoral alumni, who has j...
04/15/2025

🎉 Alumni Spotlight! 🎉

We’re thrilled to celebrate Dr. Maria Yoder, one of our Higher Education doctoral alumni, who has just received the George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching 🏆

Dr. Yoder is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Nursing in the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing.

Her impactful dissertation, "An Elective Medication Calculation Course for Prelicensure Nursing Students: Who Should Enroll and What Are the Benefits?", focused on in-class pedagogical techniques to foster care and student belonging!

Congratulations, Dr. Yoder! Your commitment to student success and excellence in teaching is truly inspiring! 🙌✨

🎉 EPS Student Orgs: Year in Review This year, all four EPS student orgs came together like never before—hosting events, ...
04/10/2025

🎉 EPS Student Orgs: Year in Review

This year, all four EPS student orgs came together like never before—hosting events, raising $1,700 💰, and securing up to $17K in future funding 🔥

We formalized a new partnership with the department, with shared commitments to:

✨ Conference funding
✨ Monthly socials
✨ Mentorship & pro dev
✨ Student-only celebrations

We've already seen real impact—faculty coffee hours, a grant writing workshop, and more. And we’re just getting started 💪

👀 Want to shape what comes next? Nominate yourself (or a friend) for a student org leadership role today! 🫵

Let’s keep the momentum going.

✨ Meeting the Moment: Art and the Aesthetics of Innovation. Join us for a day of inspiring discussions, performances, an...
04/07/2025

✨ Meeting the Moment: Art and the Aesthetics of Innovation. Join us for a day of inspiring discussions, performances, and workshops highlighting how art and cultural aesthetics contribute to resistance, healing, and well-being.

📅 Date: April 14, 2025
📍 Location: Pasquerilla Spiritual Center – The Garden Room, University Park, PA
🍽️ Food: Breakfast and Lunch will be provided
🔗 Register now: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=RY30fNs9iUOpwcEVUm61LuZYZi3PHRtGo4Nn8nCB1zlUQ05NTjVFOE1MREhKOEFNVzZYQlRZNEtWTy4u&route=shorturl

🎉 Big congratulations to Benjamin McMullen, our incredible EPL Ph.D. student, for his outstanding achievements at the NA...
04/04/2025

🎉 Big congratulations to Benjamin McMullen, our incredible EPL Ph.D. student, for his outstanding achievements at the NACADA Region 1 & 2 Conference!

Benjamin not only participated in two different programs, but he also was awarded the Best Presentation Award for Region 2 in Academic Advising! 🏆

Reflecting on two powerful and engaging events hosted by the Department of Education Policy Studies! 🎤✨We were honored t...
04/01/2025

Reflecting on two powerful and engaging events hosted by the Department of Education Policy Studies! 🎤✨

We were honored to welcome Dr. Jeannine Dingus-Eason, Dean of the College of Education and Human Services, whose work centers on the lived experiences of Black educators and the intersections of race, gender, class, and disability.

Through insightful conversations, Dr. Dingus-Eason challenged us to think deeply about equity in education, the value of lived experience, and how identity shapes educational leadership.

A meaningful reminder that transformational change starts with understanding and listening. 💬💡

📢 Long-term impact of test-optional admissions focus of grantThe College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative (CAF Co-Lab), ...
03/31/2025

📢 Long-term impact of test-optional admissions focus of grant

The College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative (CAF Co-Lab), a research initiative at Penn State, UDel, & UMD, has received a $560K Gates Foundation grant to study the long-term effects of test-optional policies on student success.

“We aim to understand how these policies shape academic outcomes and inform more equitable admissions practices,” says Kelly Rosinger, associate professor of education & public policy.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.psu.edu/news/education/story/long-term-impact-test-optional-admissions-focus-grant?utm_audience=Combined&utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Education%20Headlines&utm_content=03-26-2025-11-10&utm_term=Stories%20-%201

🎉 Faculty Achievement Alert!Congratulations to Erica Frankenberg, professor of education and demography, for being named...
03/28/2025

🎉 Faculty Achievement Alert!

Congratulations to Erica Frankenberg, professor of education and demography, for being named a 2025 AERA Fellow! 👏 This honor recognizes her exceptional contributions to education research.

She also co-authored an article for The Conversation: “Big cuts at the Education Department’s civil rights office will affect vulnerable students for years to come.”

Read more: https://theconversation.com/big-cuts-at-the-education-departments-civil-rights-office-will-affect-vulnerable-students-for-years-to-come-249716

📢 Department of Education Policy Studies Alumni Updates 🎓We’re excited to highlight the career achievements of our alumn...
03/28/2025

📢 Department of Education Policy Studies Alumni Updates 🎓

We’re excited to highlight the career achievements of our alumni!

🔹 Megan Coval, a Penn State College of Education alum with a master’s in higher education, has been named the 9th president of Butler Community College—a milestone in the institution’s 60-year history!

Before stepping into this leadership role, Coval spent 13 years in Washington, D.C., shaping federal student financial aid policy as a vice president and director. She joined Butler Community College in 2021 as the executive director of the BC3 Education Foundation and external relations following a national search.

👏 Congratulations, President Coval!

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