Diversity - Students
GSEHD offers students a wide array of programs to choose from, but what unites our students is each program’s commitment to make a difference. Through courses, partnerships, internships, and study abroad programs, GSEHD students actively use their studies to be of service to marginalized and underserved communities.
Student Feature on EdFix
EdFix is GSEHD’s official podcast hosted by Dean Michael Feuer. EdFix aims to open the conversation about the practice and promise of education, as well as tackle some of education’s most complex issues through discussions with researchers, practitioners, policymakers. Amongst regular guests on EdFix are GSEHD students who are using their research and studies to work towards positive and inclusive changes in the realm of education.
Episode 4: "He looks like me!" How a Book Club for Boys Inspired a Culture of Reading at a D.C. School In 2010, only 20% of the students at D.C.’s Truesdell Education Campus could read on grade level. Eight years later, more than 87% can read on or above grade level--and they love reading! How did this school turn it around? Principal Mary Ann Stinson and Assistant Principal Michael Redmond II, both GSEHD doctoral students, share their creative strategies, data-driven approach, and unwavering commitment to closing the opportunity gap in their school community.
Organizations
The ARC
The ARC is an open and inclusive space for underrepresented students to create community, discuss issues and share personal experiences. The Arc strives empowers underrepresented populations by honoring their individual experiences, facilitate educational opportunities and conversations for the GSEHD community, and affirm and celebrate the unique nature of our students.
GSEHD PRIME
Partners + Relationships = International Meaningful Experiences (GSEHD PRIME) was launched in order to build connections and friendships between GSEHD's international and domestic students. The purpose of the program is to provide incoming international students with a support network to help with their transition to DC and life as a graduate student, while at the same time providing domestic students the opportunity to learn about other cultures, explore DC, and connect to the GSEHD community.
See How GSEHD Students are Making a Difference
GSEHD Doctoral Students Work to Close the Opportunity Gap in D.C. Schools
GSEHD students Mary Ann Stinson and Michael Redmond II take creative teaching approaches to accelerate gains in at-risk D.C. public schools.
January 22, 2025
GW Today highlighted GSEHD students Mary Ann Stinson and Michael Redmond II (Special Education and Disability Studies) for their creative teaching approaches.
GSEHD Student Selected as National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Minority Fellow
January 22, 2025
GSEHD student Sahaj Kohli (master's, Counseling) was selected as a National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Minority Fellow.
GSEHD Student Publishes article on CNN.com: Racism in America: Reflecting on My Role as a Journalist in this Moment
January 22, 2025
Luqman Adeniyi is an Associate Producer at CNN and a student in the Master's in Organizational Leadership and Learning program.
GSEHD PhD Student Kelber Tozini Publishes Chapter in Book
January 22, 2025
"Going above and beyond Access to Higher Education: The Brazilian Case" was published in Refugees and Higher Education book.
A Message in Solidarity with the Asian Community
January 22, 2025
This message was sent to the GSEHD community in the wake of the attacks in Atlanta that killed eight people, including six Asian women, on March 16, 2021.
Doctoral Candidate, Denise Soukup, Wins Award for Inclusivity
January 22, 2025
Soukup was recognized as an Outstanding Inclusive Administrator by the Loudoun County Public Schools Special Education Advisory Committee.
Dr. Nakamura and Student Published, "From Tradition to Transformation: The Social Entrepreneurial Journey of Japanese Women"
January 22, 2025
Dr. Yoshie Nakamura, student Jessica Hinshaw, and colleague published article in the New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development Journal.
Doc Candidate Sravya Gummaluri Receives 2024 AMCD Emerging Graduate Student Leader Award
January 22, 2025
PhD in Counseling student Sravya Gummaluri was selected as 2024 Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development Emerging Graduate Student Leader.