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Jun 24 - GSEHD alumnus Sean Bulson (Ed.D., Educational Leadership) has been named Superintendent of Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) in Maryland. Dr. Bulson has 23 years of experience in public education, according to HCPS, starting his career with the Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland’s largest school district. He was principal of Bethesda Chevy-Chase High School and later a community superintendent overseeing 36 schools with approximately 24,000 students in all grades. In 2011, he became superintendent of Wilson County Schools in North Carolina supervising 12,000 students and 25 schools.

Jun 24 - GSEHD alumna Amy Cashwell (master's, Education Administration and Supervision; Ed.D., Education Administration and Policy Studies) has been named Superintendent of Henrico Schools (Virginia). Dr. Cashwell, currently the chief academic officer for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, will take over July 1 for retiring Henrico Superintendent Pat Kinlaw. She will be the first woman to lead the county’s school system. In 2016, Dr. Cashwell was named "Outstanding Leader of the Year" by the Virginia Society for Technology in Education for her role in launching a school-based instructional technology support program. And in 2017, she was named a "Top 30 Technology, Transformer and Trailblazer Across America" by the Center for Digital Education.

Jun 24 - GSEHD alumna Wendy Gonzalez Cauley (master's, Educational Leadership and Administration; Ed.D., Education Administration and Policy Studies) will be the next Superintendent of Page County Public Schools in Virginia. Dr. Gonzalez Cauley has been the Director of Teaching, Learning and Accountability for Charles City County Public Schools since 2015. She comes to this new position with 23 years of experience as a teacher, school improvement coach, dean of students and assistant principal.

Jun 24 - The 2018 GW UNESCO Fellows have started their summer placements around the world. Read the GW UNESCO Fellows blog for updates as they learn more about UNESCO’s global initiatives and support its social responsibility efforts.

Jun 24 - Current GSEHD student and GW Student Association Senator Tyrell Garner (master's, Educational Administration and Leadership) was quoted in The Hatchet's article, "Officials pilot diversity trainings during freshman orientation."

Jun 24 - The NRF Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the National Retail Federation, has hired GSEHD alumna Shana Treger (master's, Human and Organizational Studies) as their new Director of Learning and Credentials. Ms. Treger will oversee development and expansion of educational materials for the Foundation’s RISE Up training and credentialing program.

Jun 24 - GSEHD alumna Katy Richman (master's, educational leadership and administration) has been named principal of Woodburn Elementary School in Falls Church, VA. Ms. Richman has served as the assistant principal at Parklawn Elementary School since 2016.

Jun 24 - GSEHD alumna Lisa Herrmann (master's, Human and Organizational Learning) led the study Interprofessional education curricula in pediatric residency programs: Survey of U.S. pediatric program directors published in the Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice. The study was a required part of her degree program. Her co-authors included Dr. Ellen Goldman and another GSEHD alumna, Dr. Mary Ottolini (master's, Human and Organizational Learning).

Jun 24 - Dr. Diana Burley gave a keynote address at the Norwegian Cyber Summit in Oslo, Norway. Her talk was entitled "Closing the Global Cybersecurity Workforce Gap." In addition, Dr. Burley spoke at the Howard County Maryland 2018 Cyber Conference on June 7th as part of the lunch panel on growing the cybersecurity workforce called "Where is the Workforce?"

Jun 24 - Dr. Laura Engel published a post entitled "DCPS' Bold Innovation in Study Abroad" on the IIE Opening Minds Blog. In addition, Dr. Engel gave an invited talk, Shifting the Narrative of Equity in Study Abroad: The Case of DCPS at the American Councils for International Education, Washington, D.C. She also presented a poster at NAFSA 2018 entitled DCPS Study Abroad and Associated Learning Outcomes, and presented at a highlighted session, College and Career Readiness among K12 Students Who Study Abroad.