The University of South Carolina College of Education is dedicated to preparing diverse
educators, while advocating for all education professionals and working to retain
teachers.
Be the inspiration.
Educators inspire. Chances are an educator made a profound impact on your life, which
planted the seed for your desire to make a difference, too! That's why our students
and faculty created a college environment that fosters collaboration, diversity and
inclusion, critical thinking, creativity and problem solving — arming you with the
tools to enhance the lives around you.
Become a leader.
Our students become teachers, counselors, educational administrators, researchers
and policy makers. The college offers more than 3,000 students — from undergraduates
to established education professionals — a wide variety of programs .
And that's not all. Through our partnerships and research initiatives, we are investing millions of dollars every year into finding new and
innovative ways to improve the quality of education across the state of South Carolina
and beyond.
Make an impact.
With nearly 33,000 graduates, it's safe to say that all students in South Carolina
are taught by one of our alumni sometime between kindergarten and graduation. As a
student, you will be immersed in public schools classrooms from early in your program
to learn culturally-relevant and effective teaching strategies.
Education professor fights status quo to make schools more equitable
Even at a young age, Gloria Boutte felt an urge to speak out against inequity and
injustice. Growing up in Newberry, South Carolina, Boutte says her mother’s example
of pushing back against discrimination taught her she could make a difference.
COVID-19 impact: Changes in education
Beth White, undergraduate program coordinator and clinical instructor of elementary
education, talks about what we’ve learned about remote learning in the year of COVID-19
and lessons going forward.
College of Education alumnae publish book on student anxiety
University of South Carolina alumnae Anna R. Duvall and Crissy C. Roddy, Ed.D. recently
co-authored a book about helping students manage anxiety, a disorder facing nearly
one-third of teenagers in America
Thomas Toomey named 2020-2021 SPARC Graduate Research Grant Recipient
Thomas (Mitchell) Toomey is a 2021 Recipient of the Support to Promote Advancement
of Research and Creativity Graduate Research Grant. Sponsored by the Office of the
Vice President of Research and Creativity, SPARC grants are a merit-based award designed
to ignite research and creative excellence across all disciplines at UofSC.
Two College of Education alumnae receive Carnegie Project on Education Doctorate 2020
Dissertation in Practice Award
Sherisse Jackson’s dissertation, "Focusing on Social Presence in an Electronics Course
at a Two-Year College: An Action Research Study," uses a phenomenological approach.
Leslie Richard’s dissertation, "More Luggage: The Heavy but Invisible Social Burden
Carried by African American Advanced Placement Students," explores the black student
experience in advanced placement courses.
‘Ready, Set – Kindergarten!’ project helps prepare children for starting school
a series of six booklets developed by the Carolina Family Engagement Center, puts
state education standards into everyday language that parents can easily understand.
