Fall 2020
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F R O M T H E D E A N
Formative education is a holistic educational approach so integral to Boston College that many faculty members consider it synonymous with “good teaching.” But the pandemic-induced shift to remote instruction has raised concerns about the possibility of maintaining robust formative education in online learning environments. Can student formation continue to succeed in times of global crisis? Our analysis shows that the answer is a resounding “yes.”
Read more from Stanton E. F. Wortham, Charles F. Donovan, S.J., Dean
Migration Narratives: Diverging Stories in Schools, Churches, and Civic Institutions—Dean Stanton E. F. Wortham’s new book that summarizes 11 years of field research—is an ethnographic study of an American town that recently became home to thousands of Mexican migrants, increasing the Mexican population from 125 in 1990 to slightly under 10,000 in 2016. Read about this new study »
This fall, the Lynch School welcomed three outstanding scholars, all experts in their respective fields.
- Associate Professor Gerardo Blanco (left) has consulted with governments around the world on quality assurance, assessment, and accreditation; he is also the associate director of BC’s Center for International Higher Education.
- Matthias von Davier (center), the Monan Professor in Education, has led research on psychometrics for international studies of assessments; he is also executive director of Boston College’s TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center.
- Brian Smith (right), the Honorable David S. Nelson Chair, helped middle school students and their teachers understand and improve learning environments; he is also the Lynch School’s associate dean for research.
Professor Emerita María Estela Brisk received a Scholars of Color Distinguished Career Contribution Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) for her contributions to the understanding of issues that disproportionately affect minority populations. Read more about this honor »
Grants and honors
Professor Rebekah Levine Coley is the inaugural recipient of the American Psychological Association’s E. Mavis Hetherington Award, which recognizes scientists whose work has advanced the science of developmental psychology and helped to promote the well-being of children, families, and groups or organizations. Read more about this award »
Boston College’s Lynch School, Stanford University, and the Development and Research on Early Math Education (DREME) Network received a two-year grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation to continue research and resource development focused on math education for young children. Professor Eric Dearing is head of the Lynch School’s DREME lab. Read more about this work »
This fall, the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture (ISPRC), founded and directed by Augustus Long Professor Janet Helms, celebrated the 20th anniversary of both the ISPRC and its Diversity Challenge conference, which welcomes participants to share their efforts toward the goal of ending racial and ethnic cultural oppression. Read about the Diversity Challenge »
The Institute of Education Sciences awarded two collaborative grants—totaling $5.1 million—to the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. The grants build on previous awards to support language and literacy development among bilingual and English learners. Professor C. Patrick Proctor is the coprincipal investigator for both projects. Read about these grants »
Assistant Professor Andrés Castro Samayoa and his co-PI received a COVID-19 Related Research Grant from the Spencer Foundation for their project Between the Public Good and Racialized Animus: Public Universities’ Responses to Influenza Pandemics, 1957–2022.
Associate Professor Rebecca Lowenhaupt was the primary investigator for Connectivity and Creativity in the Time of COVID-19, a policy report on how six immigrant-serving school districts adapt and connect with communities during school closures due to COVID-19.
Amaris Benavidez, M.A. ’21 (Higher Education), was awarded an American Educator Panels (AEP) Scholarship from the Rand Corporation. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation established the scholarship to build quantitative analytic capacity among a diverse group of researchers and to ensure analyses reflect a wide range of perspectives.
Martin Pierre, Ph.D. ’02 (Counseling Psychology), was elected as the first Black president of the Massachusetts Psychological Association, a 1,700-member professional society for psychologists, in July.
The Making of Two Exemplary Thinkers
Tuesday, November 17, 6–7:30 p.m.
Widely recognized educator Andy Hargreaves and developmental psychologist Howard Gardner, who did seminal work on multiple intelligences, will discuss their new memoirs: Hargreaves’s Moving: A Memoir of Education and Social Mobility and Gardner’s A Synthesizing Mind: A Memoir from the Creator of Multiple Intelligences Theory. Washington Post education reporter Valerie Strauss will moderate the discussion.
This online event is free of charge and open to the public.
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