The VCU School of Education was well represented among recipients of Virginia Commonwealth University's recent NIRA and EPIA awards. Ten School of Education faculty received awards during the Faculty Recognition Gala held on Oct. 21, 2025.
The VCU School of Education proudly announces the promotion of several faculty members, the appointment of two interim associate deans, and the recognition of three professors as Professors Emerita, effective immediately, in acknowledgment of their outstanding contributions to academia and service.
Paul Harris and Krystal Andrews met more than 20 years ago at Warwick High School in Newport News, where Harris was part of a counseling team that helped inspire Andrews to pursue a career in education.
The School of Education’s Jesse Senechal, David Naff and Hillary Parkhouse are co-editors of a new book that offers a roadmap for research-practice partnerships that can transform schools.
Diaz, a doctoral student in the School of Education, said student-researchers should never underestimate the power of their voice ‘to shape what we know and how we care.’
The student from China has been driven to adapt – first by earning two degrees from VCU’s School of Education, and soon by taking to the roads of Texas, where she will start a new faculty position.
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