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Name: Martha M. Barantovich ’91, MS ’94, Ed.D. ’06 Hometown: Miami, Fla. Job Title/Department: Instructor, Department of Leadership and Professional Studies in the College of Education Campus: Modesto A. Maidique Campus In a nutshell: I teach undergraduates about the foundations of education and get them to ask questions. Number of [...]
Name: Chaundra L. Whitehead MS ’10. I’m currently pursuing a Ed.D. in adult education and human resource development. Hometown: Tallahassee, Fla. Job Title/Department: I’m the managing editor of New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, a quarterly publication produced by the Department of Leadership and Professional Studies in [...]
If you were to ask Erskine Dottin, a professor in the College of Education, what it takes a university to produce a quality teacher he probably would say the task requires collaboration. This fall, Dottin embarked on a partnership with Charles Wyche Elementary to match FIU students from his Introduction [...]
Angela K. Salmon is a professor of early childhood education. She was featured in FIU’s Worlds Ahead ad series in The Miami Herald last May. A good teacher is always engaging children in thinking, fostering their curiosity and valuing their right to play. Big discoveries, big inventions come from people who [...]
Founding faculty member Judy Blucker helped build FIU and its women’s athletics programs. Now, she’s leaving a gift for future generations of female athletes. By Bryan Gilmer for FIU Magazine Though Florida International University launched in 1972 – the same year Congress enacted Title IX requiring equal opportunities for college [...]
MIAMI – A $2.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education is allowing Florida International University’s College of Education to offer Hispanic-American teachers in low performing schools in Miami-Dade the opportunity to earn their Master’s degree, as well as provide about a dozen school leaders with the chance to [...]
FIU focuses on long-term solutions for Haiti’s future HEALTH FIU physician Dr. Pilar Martin has made numerous trips to Haiti, where she has a longstanding relationship with Rose-Mina de Diegue Orphanage in Port Au Prince. While there, Dr. Martin has delivered relief supplies and provided medical care in orphanages, tent [...]
MIAMI – More than 5,500 Florida International University students will join the ranks of 140,000 FIU alumni when they receive their degrees next week. More than 3,000 of those students will participate in six ceremonies. The ceremonies –scheduled for Dec. 14 and 15– will be led by FIU President Mark [...]
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Name: Maureen C. Kenny, Ph.D. Hometown: Bronx, N.Y Job Title/Department: Professor of Counselor Education, College of Education Campus: Modesto A. Maidique Campus In a nutshell: I am the director of the master’s degree program in Counselor Education as well as teacher in this program. I also direct a program entitled [...]
COE’s Elementary Education TESOL-Infused Program was recognized for outstanding preparation of future elementary and secondary reading teachers at the annual IRA conference on May 5. The FIU College of Education (COE) Elementary Education TESOL-Infused Program has been named a recipient of the International Reading Association’s (IRA) prestigious Certificate of Distinction, [...]
