Graduate Student News

Week of February 14, 2022

Greetings <<First Name>> from the Office of Student Services and Graduate Studies! Below is important news and information for graduate students in the Department of Educational Studies.

Spring 2022 Upcoming Important Dates

• February 25: Last day of regularly scheduled first-session classes
• March 2: Spring Session 2 classes begin
• March 4: Last day for 100% refund period for Spring Session 2
• March 4: Last day to add a Session 2 course using online registration and without instructor's written permission
• March 14-18: Spring Break

Black Excellence in Ed Studies Spotlight

This February, we celebrate the contributions of our Black students, faculty, and staff in Ed Studies.



Today, we highlight Nate Stewart (doctoral candidate in Educational Policy). Nate, a former middle school science teacher, has continuously pursued justice and equity for Black students at OSU and in the broader Columbus community.  Since joining the First Educational Experience Program (FEEP) team as a GTA in 2017, Nate has contributed significantly to the programs’ shift to centering equity and justice, co-created the FEEP Students of Color (FSOC) group and pushed for anti-racist curriculum for pre-service teachers. The current study for his dissertation explores the dual political activity of BIPOC educators in their attempts to abolish and transform oppressive educational policy structures. He situates his work in relation to collective, multiracial, multigeneration, multivocal, and multicultural movements for educational justice. Nate will next be presenting as part of the Ed Studies Diversity Lecture Series on the topic "Black Educational Resistance & Justice Research: Centering Afrocentric Visions in Critical Educational Policy Studies" on February 22 at noon. This event is free an open to anyone who wishes to join!

We want to highlight more Black excellence in our department all month! Click the link below to share your story!

Ed Studies Book Talk Series: Dr. Stephen Quaye

Ed Studies is excited to launch a new Book Talk Series! We are kicking off the series with Dr. Stephen Quaye as he discusses his 2020 book, Identity-based student activism: Power and oppression on college campuses. 

The talk will be held on February 23 from 12-1:15 p.m. on Zoom. The event will consist of a discussion about the book from Dr. Quaye, followed by time for Q&A from the audience. The event is free and open to anyone who would like to attend. Some copies of the book may be available on a first come, first serve basis.

Olivia J. Hooker Distinguished Diversity Lecture

The Olivia J. Hooker Distinguished Diversity Lecture will be held on February 22 at 6 p.m. in Mershon Auditorium. Launched in 2019, the lecture series is named after an Ohio State alumna, Olivia J. Hooker, whom the world came to know through her extraordinary testimony about the Tulsa Race Massacre. She also was the first Black woman to actively serve in the US Coast Guard. This lecture series was created in order to celebrate diverse individuals whose work and lives advance the call to justice. This year's featured speaker is Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning report and author of The 1619 Project and Born on the Water. Registration is required. Both books by Nikole Hannah-Jones will be for sale before and after the event. Book signing will take place after the lecture. Please send questions to ehe-events@osu.edu.

EHE Graduate Scholarship Applications Due March 1

The College of Education and Human Ecology awards scholarships each year to graduate students enrolled in, or plan on enrolling in a degree program in the college. Grad student scholarship applications are open now and will be due March 1.

EHE Seeking First Year Graduate Student Input for Focus Group

The College of Education and Human Ecology has engaged a consultant to assist in developing a strategic plan for marketing and communications and is looking for student feedback! If you are in the first year of your graduate program and would be willing to serve in a focus group, please contact Ryan Provost.

Estimating the Impact of Expulsions, Suspensions, and Arrests on Ohio Schools’ Performance

The Educational Studies Diversity Committee will be hosting this event on March 1 at noon as part of the Diversity Lecture Series. Presenters will include Dr. Karen Beard and GSIRI team members Dr. Alexis Little, Dr. Michael Leonard, Christopher Yaluma, and Racquel Armstrong.

Making SEIs and Student Feedback Work for You: Looking to improve your SEI results and understand what students are really looking for in a course?

There is still space available for The Drake Institute of Teaching and Learning’s GTA Toolkit Session on Collecting Student Feedback on February 23 from 1-2:30 p.m.! This session, designed by graduate students for graduate students, will explore strategies for obtaining and interpreting student feedback, including the SEIs and beyond. Please join us to analyze and contextualize feedback and SEI scores and discuss strategies to solicit student feedback to improve your instruction and student experiences! Contact Theresa Gillespie with questions.

Events this week

For a full list of upcoming events, visit our events website.