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Social foundations professor wins award for research on philosophy of education
Social foundations professor Deron  Boyles is the 2010 recipient of the James and Helen Merritt Award for Distinguished Service to Philosophy of Education, an award given annually by Northern Illinois University. The Merritt Award is presented to a faculty member whose work has influenced educational thought and practice at local, national and international levels. The award is named for James Merritt, philosopher of education and professor in the college of education at Northern Illinois and Helen Merritt, artist and professor of art history in the college of visual and performing arts. "I was shocked and surprised because I didn't even know I was being considered for it," Boyles said. "It really makes a Monday to find out you've won an award like this." His research focuses on applying philosophical critique to school-business partnerships, commercialism in schools and epistemology, particularly advancing an understanding of pragmatist philosopher John Dewey's epistemology applied to both schooling and living.
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22nd annual Benjamin E. Mays Lecture video now online
 Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi and a peace activist in South Africa, spoke about her life and work at the College of Education's 22nd annual Benjamin E. Mays Lecture on Oct. 7, 2010.
More than 500 people came to the GSU Speakers Auditorium to hear Gandhi discuss with WXIA education reporter Donna Lowry her experiences growing up in South Africa, her work as a Member of Parliament and the future of education, both in South Africa and in the U.S.
To view the video of this year's Mays Lecture, click here.
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