WELCOME
The George Washington University
Graduate School of Education and Human Development
It is an exciting time to be part of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development as we debate and engage in some of our nation's most important policy issues. Here, we believe that education has been and will continue to be the single greatest contributor to the public good and the nation's future. I'm looking forward to meeting and discussing these critical topics with you.
Dean Michael Feuer
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Programs
Programs
72
Full-Time Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
20
Online Programs
Online Programs
1,405
Total Enrollment
Total Enrollment
PROGRAMS
Research and ideas come to life when put into practice. With Washington DC at your doorstep, countless opportunities are presented to turn classroom conversations into meaningful change. Choose to intern at the White House, advocate change on Capitol Hill, serve at an international development organization, or sharpen your skills working at a non-profit - - you will have the chance to explore, engage, advocate, and transform the conversation. Whether you want to change one life at a time or the nation's course, GSEHD offers you a foundation to excel and succeed.
STUDENTS
Research and ideas come to life when put into practice. With Washington DC at your doorstep, countless opportunities are presented to turn classroom conversations into meaningful change. Choose to intern at the White House, advocate change on Capitol Hill, serve at an international development organization, or sharpen your skills working at a non-profit - - you will have the chance to explore, engage, advocate, and transform the conversation. Whether you want to change one life at a time or the nation's course, GSEHD offers you a foundation to excel and succeed.
FACULTY
We draw our faculty from the corridors of policy and power in our hometown, Washington, D.C. and attract experts from across the nation, all focused on enhancing the research and practice of education and human development. Their ground-breaking research has changed the landscape of cyber-security training, college access and affordability, cognition and neuroscience, urban community-engaged teaching. Discover how GSEHD faculty research is making a difference.
ALUMNI
NEWS
May 30 - GSEHD alumna Brenda C. Williams (master's in rehabilitation counseling and Ed.D. in higher education administration) was honored as Indiana Tech's PhD Faculty of the Year! Dr. Williams is the special assistant to the VP/CIO at Montgomery College and a visiting professor at Indiana Tech's Global Leadership PhD Program.
May 30 - GSEHD student Jennifer Lowe (master's, elementary education) was named winner of the 2017 John Horrworth Children's Book Award on May 19th at the Elementary Education Program's Class of 2017 Graduation Celebration.
Dr. Gloria Horrworth, Professor Emeritus of Reading Education, established the endowment in 2001 in memory of her son, John, who was an avid reader before his passing from leukemia at the age of 14. The endowment provides annual cash prizes to Elementary Education Program students who prevail in a children's book writing competition.
Kim Sloan, instructor for the program's Children's Literature course, conducted the children's book writing project, which culminates in this annual competition with awards determined by a panel of judges. The winner receives $500 and honorable mentions receive $100 each. Jennifer Lowe won for her book Am I an Artist? The two honorable mentions were Josh Benjamin for Granny Smith's Memory, and Jessica Yang for Fly's Tutu.
May 30 - Dr. Sharon Lynch's video, Creating Opportunity in an Inclusive STEM Agricultural High School, was voted one of the top ten videos out of 171 videos in the National Science Foundation's STEM for All showcase, winning a Public Choice Award with 2,676 views in 35 states and 7 countries.
The Opportunity Structures for Preparation and Inspiration (OSPrI) research program studied eight highly successful inclusive STEM high schools across the U.S. and identified the components critical to their effectiveness. The video features one of the study schools, the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences. To learn more about the OSPrI study, visit https://ospri.research.gwu.edu/.
May 30 - Maria Ferguson, Executive Director of GSEHD's Center on Education Policy, was quoted in Education Week's Education Research: How the Trump Budget Stacks Up and Federal Budget Plan Spares Some Ed. Research Efforts, Cuts Others.
May 30 - Dr. Diana Burley gave the keynote address at the Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference. Dr. Burley spoke about the need to focus on social, behavioral and cultural factors that drive human behavior while developing a robust awareness campaign to improve cybersecurity in organizations. Her keynote address was mentioned in menafm.com's Spotlight on CyberSecurity! Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim Inaugurates 4th Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference (GISEC) 2017.
