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![Lisa Riley Photo](/education/blog/images/2022/lisa-riley-490x327.jpg)
Lisa Riley joins USF Advancement as the Director of Development for the College of Education
Lisa Riley is one of the newest members to join USF Advancement as Director of Development for the College of Education.
October 28, 2022Faculty and Staff
![Janella Newsome headshot](/education/blog/images/2022/janella-listing-image-490.png)
Janella Newsome has joined the College of Education’s administrative team as Director of Communications and Marketing
Janella Newsome has joined the College of Education’s administrative team as Director of Communications and Marketing. In her new role, Janella will oversee the day-to-day operations of the college’s branding and marketing initiatives, as well as build local, regional and national awareness of the amazing accomplishments of our students, staff, and faculty.
October 17, 2022Faculty and Staff
![Mandie Dunn Outstanding Paper Award Graphic](/education/blog/images/2022/emerald-awards-mandie-dunn-490png.png)
Professor receives publication award for outstanding paper
USF College of Education Professor, Mandie Dunn, PhD, received the Outstanding Paper 2022 Literati Award from Emerald Publishing.
October 7, 2022Faculty and Staff
![Participants in a museum in Alabama](/education/blog/images/2022/paintmuseumslisting490.jpg)
USF professors study the civil rights movement during REACH Montgomery Museum Studies program in Alabama
Eight USF professors journeyed to Montgomery, Ala., this summer to learn about and to reflect on the civil rights movement in the United States and to develop ways to best teach the lessons they learned to today’s students.
August 16, 2022Faculty and Staff, Research
![The RISE Caribbean project team](/education/blog/images/2022/rise-listing-and-social-image.jpg)
RISE Caribbean initiative celebrates Year 1 of project, prepares for expanded research collaborations in the future
Research Initiative for Supporting Education (RISE) is a project that launched a new interdisciplinary educational research center, Caribbean Educational Research Center (CERC) to support education policy development and timely decision-making on issues impacting schools in the Caribbean. Faculty from USF and UWI collaborate on professional development activities, research design and building a cross-cultural mentorship network.
July 26, 2022Faculty and Staff
![Michael and Ilene Berson Headshots](/education/blog/images/2022/michael-ilene-headshots-490-327.jpg)
Two USF professors selected to participate in national initiative with Association of Teacher Educators
USF College of Education professors Ilene R. Berson, PhD, and Michael J. Berson, PhD, were selected to participate in the Association of Teacher Educators inaugural Inquiry Initiative. The initiative is a first-of-its-kind collaborative exploration of teacher education practices and research focused on opportunity gaps in education.
July 14, 2022Faculty and Staff
![William Black headshot](/education/blog/images/2022/bill-black-horizontal-490.jpg)
USF professor gives presidential address for University Council for Educational Administration
As president of the University Council for Educational Administration, College of Education Professor William Black gave a presidential address titled "Leadership Beyond Ableism: Toward Collective Responsibility and Interdependence." Read more in the summer 2022 issue of UCEA Review.
July 8, 2022Faculty and Staff
![Luis R. Visit headshot](/education/blog/images/2022/luis-visot-horizontal-graphic-490.jpg)
College of Education welcomes Luis R. Visot as new Assistant Dean of Administration and Innovation
The College of Education welcomes Luis R. Visot as the college’s new assistant dean of administration and innovation. In this newly created role, Visot will manage internal administrative activities and external innovation projects on behalf of the Dean. He will also provide leadership, oversight and guidance for new initiatives and projects of high importance and engage faculty and staff in identifying opportunities to implement effective improvements and responses.
July 1, 2022College of Education News, Faculty and Staff
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Faculty and Staff Notes: Spring 2022
Learn about the accomplishments and achievements of the College of Education's faculty and staff during the Spring 2022 semester.
May 31, 2022Faculty and Staff
![Peter Trakas headshot](/education/blog/images/2022/peter-trakas-hero-image-490.jpg)
USF College of Education welcomes Peter Trakas as new director of Gus A. Stavros Center
The USF College of Education welcomes Peter Trakas, EdD, as the new director of the Gus A. Stavros Center for Free Enterprise and Economic Education. In this role, Trakas will lead the Stavros Center in its mission of advancing the effective teaching and integration of economic education, free enterprise and financial literacy into K-20 curricula.
May 27, 2022Centers and Institutes, College of Education News, Faculty and Staff
![Tritle Award faculty recipients](/education/blog/images/2022/tritle-faculty-teaching-award-recipients-490-327.png)
Two Education faculty receive Margaret Burlington Tritle Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award
Two faculty members in the USF College of Education were selected to receive the 2021-22 Margaret Burlington Tritle Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award, an annual award presented to college faculty members who demonstrate exemplary teaching.
May 18, 2022Faculty and Staff
![Associate Professor Ruthmae Sears poses with her colleagues at the PACE Programme in The Bahamas](/education/blog/images/2022/ruthmae-sears-pace-bahamas-490.png)
USF associate professor marks symbolic milestone in her efforts to help teen mothers in The Bahamas
Equity is at the heart of Ruthmae Sears’s research and passion for continuing education. Her desire to help young women succeed brings a new level of pride to the USF associate professor of mathematics education and associate director of the USF Coalition for Science Literacy. She just returned from The Bahamas, where she grew up, to celebrate a significant milestone for a program she’s been supporting for 16 years.
May 10, 2022Community Engagement, Faculty and Staff