April 2009 News Stories
- Carol Lee to Give Distinguished Educator Series Lecture on April 29
Professor Carol Lee is one of the nationally prominent educators slated to lecture in Pace University's Distinguished Educators Series, "The Pedagogy of Success in Urban Schools."
3/31/09 - New Community Projects Seek to Improve Schools, Health
The Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD) has two new grant-funded projects that focus on school improvement in Chicago and health betterment in Rochester, New York.
4/1/09 - Rosenbaum's Study Sheds Light on Government Housing Policies
Government programs that move low-income families to different housing can greatly improve education and employment — but only if the moves are to neighborhoods with significant advantages and the families have support services — according to research by SESP professor James Rosenbaum and Stefanie DeLuca (PhD03).
4/6/09 - Sophomore Meixi Ng Selected for Global Leaders Program
SESP sophomore Meixi Ng was selected as one of 16 students nationwide for the Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program.
4/7/09 - Stacy Pancratz Wins Fulbright Fellowship for Morocco Research
Honors senior Stacy Pancratz has been selected for a Fulbright fellowship to pursue research in Morocco.
4/8/09 - Faculty, Students Present at American Education Research Association Conference
At the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA) from April 13 to 17 in San Diego, 52 Northwestern University faculty members and graduate students will give presentations.
4/1/09 - Enjoy the April 22 Noontime Concert in Annenberg
A special concert in Annenberg Hall on April 22 features Bienen School of Music students.
4/5/09 - SESP Ranks Number 7
Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy (SESP) ranks number seven in the nation, according to the new 2010 ranking of graduate schools of education by U.S.News and World Report.
4/22/09 - Susan Popkin (PhD88) to Head Urban Institute's Youth Development Program
Susan J. Popkin (BS82, MA86, PhD88), a senior fellow in the Urban Institute's Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center and an expert on public housing, was named the director of the Institute's new Program on Neighborhoods and Youth Development.
4/27/09 - Nancy Deutsch (PhD04) Receives Scholar Award
Nancy Deutsch (PhD04), an assistant professor of education at the University of Virginia, was the first person to be awarded the Emerging Scholar Award by the Out-of-School Group of the American Education Research Association.
4/27/09 - Tatiana Rostovtseva Wins American India Foundation Fellowship
Senior Tatiana Rostovtseva has been awarded a Service Corps Fellowship by the American India Foundation.
4/28/09 - May 7 Innovator Event Discusses 'Space Matters'
On May 7 the Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change program is co-hosting an expert panel to discuss "Space Matters," how design and space affect an organization's culture.
4/28/09 - Wayne Watson (PhD72) Named President of Chicago State University
School of Education and Social Policy alumnus Wayne Watson (BS69, MS70, PhD72) was named president of Chicago State University.
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