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.
See How GSEHD Students are Making a Difference
GSEHD Faculty, Students, Alumni Share Research and Keynotes at 2023 JCT/Bergamo Conference
March 28, 2025
GSEHD was well represented by our faculty, students and alumni at the Journal of Curriculum Theorizing (JCT) Conference in Dayton, OH.
Doctoral Student, Catherine Wigginton, Published Book
Wigginton's book explores motherhood, friendship and America’s racial reckoning.
March 28, 2025
Wigginton's fiction book, “Rebecca, Not Becky,” is co-authored with Christine Platt and explores motherhood, friendship and America’s racial reckoning.
GSEHD Student, Saleh Sani, Named Finalist in 2024 New Venture Competition
Sani's Platform, Goalplus, is a Top Contender in the Social Innovation Track
March 28, 2025
Saleh Sani's platform, Goalplus, has made it to the final round of the 2024 New Venture Competition. Goalplus hopes to challenge the rec sports landscape.
GSEHD Student Wins $15,000 in GW's New Venture Competition
Saleh Sani Placed 2nd for Social Innovation
March 28, 2025
GSEHD doctoral student Saleh Sani (EdD, Human and Organizational Learning) was awarded $15,000 in GW's New Venture Competition for his project Goalplus.
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.
March 28, 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
March 28, 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
March 28, 2025
Luqman Adeniyi is an Associate Producer at CNN and a student in the Master's in Organizational Leadership and Learning program.
"I Grew Up Latinx & Disabled — & I’m Creating The Change I Want To See" Published by GSEHD Student
March 28, 2025
GSEHD doctoral student Maria (Conchita) Hernandez Legorreta (Special Education) published an article on Refinery29.com.