May 2009 News Stories
- Kelly Kirkpatrick Wins Princeton in Asia Fellowship
Honors senior Kelly Kirkpatrick, who studied in Thailand during her junior year, will return to a different part of the country for a Princeton in Asia fellowship year. She was awarded the highly selective fellowship to work with the Life Skills Development Foundation, a Thai-run nongovernmental organization based in Chiang Mai.
5/26/09 - Scholars Debate Spatial Thinking and Science Learning at Conference
Scholars from across the nation explore spatial thinking in relation to science learning at a May 5 conference, "Spatial Thinking and Science Learning," sponsored by the Multidisciplinary Program in Education Sciences.
5/4/09 - Jennifer Stephan Wins Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
Jennifer Stephan, a doctoral student in the Human Development and Social Policy program, won a Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for her research on the transition from high school to college for low-income students.
5/4/09 - SESP Students Visit Supreme Court for Redding Case
On April 21, instructor Cindy Conlon and nine of her students in Social Policy 351 saw the oral argument before the Supreme Court in the Savana Redding case.
5/5/09 - Enjoy the May 13 Noontime Concert in Annenberg Hall
A special noontime concert on May 13 at Annenberg Hall features a sampling of operatic masterworks performed by School of Music students.
5/3/09 - Christine Leung Awarded the Broad Residency in Urban Education
Christine Leung (MS08), an alumna of the Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change (MSLOC) program, was recently awarded a Broad Residency in Urban Education.
5/13/09 - Two SESP Seniors Receive Kapnick Prize
Seniors Neal Sales-Griffin and David Hoffman, who are both majoring in learning and organizational change, received the Kapnick Prize in the Harvey Kapnick Business Institutions Program.
5/13/09 - Center for Talent Development Hosts Family Conference on June 27
Gifted students and their families and teachers will learn more about making wise educational decisions at the family conference presented by the Center for Talent Development (CTD) on June 27.
5/26/09 - NUPIP Announces SESP Fellows, Seeks Alumni Participation
Northwestern's Public Interest Program (NUPIP), which places Northwestern graduates in public interest jobs, announced four SESP seniors among its 19 fellows for 2009-10: Sunny Lin, Elsa Sackett, Sam Schiller and Katie Wright.
5/26/09 - Two SESP Graduate Students Named Education Pioneers Fellows
Erica Labovitz, a student in the Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change program, and Rob Kimball, a student in the Learning Sciences master's program, were awarded Education Pioneers Fellowships to work with charter schools.
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