The University at Buffalo community gathered in Slee Hall on Oct. 24 to recognize the outstanding achievements of faculty and staff at the 21st annual Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence.
UB researchers have been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences to establish the Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI (CELaRAI).
Many students’ higher education success stories start with a role model inspiring them to greatness. Leah Cabarga, one of UB’s recent Fulbright winners, is the opposite. Cabarga felt “like a shadow” during middle school and high school. So her formative moments are nothing less than finding her heart’s passion by overcoming that isolation and becoming the teacher-mentor she never had.
How can instructional leaders contribute to creating a more progressive, equitable and inclusive society? A University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education researcher set out to answer that question in the recently published book, “Making a Difference: Instructional Leadership That Drives Self-Reflection and Values the Expertise of Teachers.”
University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education master’s student Jules Orcutt thought that they would become an attorney while studying for their bachelor’s at SUNY Geneseo. Their experience as an undergraduate student had been difficult as the COVID-19 pandemic hit full swing during the spring semester of their freshman year, but they had pressed on with plenty of credits and they were set to graduate early in the spring of 2021.
Alumna Keba M. Rogers, BA ’00, MA ‘04, PhD ‘10, has recently made waves in the field of psychology and education with her successful business ventures.
