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Highlighting education research and the real world, VCU scholars bring life to stories from the field

June 6, 2025

Highlighting education research and the real world, VCU scholars bring life to stories from the field

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.

VCU professor Yaoying Xu honored for lifetime scholarship in multicultural/multiethnic education

May 28, 2025

VCU professor Yaoying Xu honored for lifetime scholarship in multicultural/multiethnic education

The director of VCU’s International Educational Studies Center is recognized by a national research association.

How I found my research: By studying grief, Diane Diaz hopes to transform ‘pain into purpose’ 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.’

May 19, 2025

By studying grief, Diane Diaz hopes to transform ‘pain into purpose’

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.’

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