USC Rossier Newsletter Archives 2011 Newsletters November 7, 2011 October 31, 2011 October 24, 2011 October 17, 2011 October 10, 2011 October 3, 2011 September 26, 2011 September 19, 2011 September 6, 2011 Rossier Receives Two NSF Noyce Grants CUE Releases Report on Demo Project to Increase College-Going in Boston High Schools New CERPP Report Featured in Chronicle of Higher Ed Application Crunch Makes Serious Game Fun Wohlstetter Delivers Keynote at Governor's Conference Ahmadi Reflects on the Patriot Act in NYT Op-Ed Tierney Talks about Out-of-State Students in College Howland Discusses Trojan Pride in MAT@USC Immordino-Yang Discusses Braille Activation of Brain's Visual Area Language Academy Welcomes 300+ International Students This Week on 21st Century Scholar Ed.D. Student Leads Capo Valley High Congratulations EdD Grads Alumna Brings Books to Inner City LA Schools August 29, 2011 Welcome Back to Rossier! Dowd Quoted in Money Magazine Picus Discusses Economy's Impact on Private Schools Polikoff and Strunk Publish in Education Policy Wohlstetter and Alum Publish in...The Foundation Review Alumna Writes of Gaza Border in Al Jazeera Ph.D. Alumna Leads Chicago Public Schools Ed.D. Cohort of 2010 Attends Summer Conference Alumna Moves Charters to New Home Alumnus to Lead Student Affairs at Rio Hondo College Alumna Receives CSUN Faculty Appointment USC and LAUSD Partner in 500-Teacher Symposium This Week on 21st Century Scholar August 22, 2011 Board of Councilors MAT Students and Grads - We Need Your Input! Rossier Faculty & Staff Kick Off the New Year Kezar Receives Funding to Study Non-Tenure Track Book on Grassroots Leaders Featured Marsh Discusses Teacher Merit Pay in the News Dembo Published Article on Self-Regulated Learning CUE Addresses Equity at Solano Community College Ph.D. Alumnus Publishes Book on Homeless Youth Alum Tapped to Join CPS Cabinet Up Next on 21st Century Scholar Professional Development Hosts Soka University Scholars August 15 Longtime Rossier Supporter Remembered Rossier Takes on The STEM Issue MAT@USC Featured Among Innovations in Report Hentschke on Corporate Sponsors in Public Schools Lucido Presents on Leadership in Higher Ed Melguizo Publishes Research on Majoring in STEM Research Talk with Dr. Cory Koedel. Ed.D. Candidate Promoted to Principal of Compton High August 8 Gallagher Speaks about Finnish & American Education Kickoff Fall 2011 with The Gen Y Guy APRISE Students Blog About Their Experiences Slayton's Comments on Easy Tenure for Teachers Cited Polikoff Discusses NCLB Waivers On the Air Melguizo Appointed to RHE Editorial Board CEG's Charter School Rankings Report Cited August 1 2011 SummerTIME Graduation PACE Awarded California Education Policy Fund Grant CUE Launches Transfer Success Initiative with Liberal Arts Colleges Brewer Joins Editorial Board of JEF Yates is Speaking at APA Convention in Washington MAT@USC Success Noted in CHE Astor Says People Make Safer Schools, Not Cameras Strunk Quoted about Florida Teacher Layoffs Wohstetter On the Air about Charter Teacher Turnover Tierney Talks to LAT about High Exec Pay at UC & CSU And St. Louis Post-Dispatch about Enrollment Caps July 25 MAT@USC App Featured in Wired Alumna Appointed Superintendent of Santa Ana Tierney Quoted About Middle-Class Crunc Marsh Report on Bonuses in the News Marsh Quoted in Story about LAUSD Social Promotion Wohlstetter Talks to LAT about High Charter Turnovers Robles to Speak about Preparing Students for Careers Purdue University Partners with CUE to Improve Equity Alum and Prof Publish Paper in Journal New Program Director for CERPP SummerTIME Students Blog on 21st Century Scholar Student Presents in South Africa & Named Graduate Scholar Alumnus Presents on LGBT Students in Higher Ed Two Alums Quoted in NYT about Women in Athletics Commerce Releases STEM Jobs Report July 18 Carol Fox Elected to USC Board of Trustees. $1 Million Grant from Bill & Melinda Gates USC Hybrid High School Finds Founding Principal Rossier Contributions to August Issue of AERJ Ragusa Talks to Science Teachers at Iowa State Rossier Faculty Present MAT@USC Successes EdD Office Welcomes Two New Advisors This Week on CHEPA's 21st Century Scholar LA Teachers Invited to Explore Participatory Learning July 11 SummerTIME Season is Underway Bensimon Discusses Student Success at national Education Policy Conference Clark Edits New Book Immordino-Yang Quoted on Physical Side of Feelings Ragusa Talks to Engineering Educators & Trains LA Teachers Institute Helps Teachers Master Gifted Education Strunk Publishes on Teachers' Union Contracts CEG Report on Charters in the News Rousseau Quoted about Minorities in School Admin Brewer Comments on Bill Tierney Quoted about New Tuition Hikes This Week on 21st Century Scholar Two Alums in the News Alumnus Accepts Interim Superintendency July 5 Getting to Know Our Impressive BOC Leaders SAVE-THE-DATE FOR 8/16...ROSSIER KICK-OFF Two Rossier MAT Faculty are Promoted Melguizo presents to Pathways Tierney Quoted about CA Budget Cuts CEG Report Cited June 20 CEG Releases 2011 USC School Performance Dashboard CUE Offers Equity Lens to AAC&U Institute Inside Higher Ed Cites Kezar on Part-Time Faculty Polikoff Publishes Article in AERJ Prof Picus and Alum Meszaros on Parcel Tax Rossier Faculty Guide Incoming USC Freshmen Alumna on Importance of Muslim and Arab Courses This Week on CHEPA's 21st Century Scholar June 13 New Faculty Member to Join Rossier Tierney Opines on Responsibilities of Colleges Children of Military are Focus of Astor Op-Ed Smith, Wohlstetter & Students on Parent Involvement Melguizo Shares Work with Sterling Foundation Picus Talks about Schools in Tough Times CUE Symposium Alumna Receives Two PDK Awards Alumna Presents Award-Winning Research Alumnus Tenured and Promoted This Week on 21st Century Scholar May 23 Dean Gallagher Meets with Sec. Arne Duncan XED Symposium Inspired by USC Hybrid High Students & Faculty Return from APRISE Trip to China Get Your 2011 Rossier Commencement Newspaper New Research Publication Available MAT@USC App Featured in the News Hentschke Succeeds Cole as Ph.D. Program Chair Marsh Authors Chapter in New Book Kezar Discusses Hiring Adjuncts Vs. Grad Students Armstrong Talks to the AP about College Teaching Strunk Talks about Cutting Teacher Salaries Garcia Quoted about the Effect of Bad Teachers CUE Network Tapped to Address Challenges Facing Higher Education Jenkins Interviewed about Social Media and Learning Alumna Remembered Alumna Dissertation Award Winner Profiled 21st Century Scholar Reviews MAT@USC Grad Honored for Community Impact May 16 2011 Commencement is Colorful, Celebratory MAT@USC Graduates in the News New STEM Collaboration Receives Provost Funding Tierney Initiated to Honor Society of PKP This Week on CHEPA's 21st Century Scholar Polikoff Speaks at PACE Policy Briefing Today New Staff & Upcoming Tours at APRISE Rossier Ed.D. Grad Recognized May 9 Congratulations, Rossier Class of 2011! Dean Gallagher Awarded PDK Service Key Literacy Panel Features Tips for Improving Literacy Ed.D. Research Summit Highlights Transformative Research Student Visions for Hybrid High School Interdisciplinary Research Focus of New Reach Ahmadi Discusses Race, Gender and Identity Venegas & Pendakur Named 2011 Remarkable Women Immordino-Yang Named APS "Rising Star" Tierney Talks about Importance of Research Funding Hentschke Discusses Professor Evaluations Lucido and Schulz Co-Author Journal Article Polikoff Receives USC Grant and Speaks in D.C Kaplan Speaks at Two Conferences on the Gifted LAUSD School Named After Rossier Alumnus MAT Students Affected By Recent Natural Disasters This Week on 21st Century Scholar USC-PDK Leadership Summit for Teachers & School Leaders May 2 Parents & Teachers Learn about Literacy at Rossier Panel EdD Summit to Feature Groundbreaking Research Harvard Professor Speaks "In Tribute to Teaching" Strunk Talks to LACOE Leaders about Teacher Evaluation Mora-Flores Publishes New Book Huffington Post Cites Henry Jenkins' Blog Daily Trojan Spotlights Rossier Research This Week on 21st Century Scholar CUE Presents Tools to San Diego City College Rossier Students Present at GPSS Poster Symposium April 25 Strunk Awarded NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Thinking Strategically about Rossier in 2021 Literacy Panel This Weekend First USC Rossier Ed.D. Research Summit MAT@USC in the Headlines Tierney on Enrollment at Private and Public Universities Chung Presents on Korean Survey and Edits Journal Bensimon & Dowd Co-Author Chapter on Metrics for Student Success This Week on 21st Century Scholar Faculty Candidate Discusses Preparing Teachers Graduating Ed.D. Student Named Palos Verdes Principal. April 18 Literacy Panel to Illuminate Children and Teen Reading Tell Us About Our Website MAT@USC App Featured in Campus Technology Swiss Economist Discusses Adult Education Vouchers Brewer & Tierney Write about Innovation in Higher Ed Tierney Weighs in on AAUP Leadership Controversy Astor Pens Piece on Kids of Military Parents Smith Filmed for Charter School Project Dowd Addresses CA Community Colleges Task Force Melguizo Talks at University of Georgia Seminar Alumna Speaks About Arts Education EdD Candidate Named Research Fellow for CPED Rossier Student To Teach English in Myanmar & Laos Student Leaders Kick Off Rossier Spring Retreat Guest Blogger to Post Series on Women in Higher Ed Rossier Faculty & Students Present at CATESOL April 4 Pullias Lecture Looks at Learning with Games Dean Gallagher Meets with Local Education Officials MAT@USC in the Headlines Kezar's Research in Chronicle of Higher Ed Faculty Present at National TESOL Convention Ragusa Meets with Homeland Security Tierney Talks about Shared Governance Ahmadi Presents on Muslims in America at UCLA Rossier Researcher Head to New Orleans for AERA CUE Leads Benchmarking Workshop at USC Welcome Mike Chung! Alumnus Remembered Professional Development on College-Going Culture USC Men Care Teaches Students About Stalking March 28 Incoming LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy Announced as Rossier Commencement Speaker Ph.D. Candidates in Hong Kong & Singapore In Tribute to Teaching Keynote Announced Inside Higher Ed Highlights New Report Tierney on Master Plan for CA Education Lucido on Students Who Get College Rejection Letters Pensavalle on Student Scores As Measures of Teacher Performance Using Multiple Measures to Gauge School Performance Stillman and Anderson Present on Student Teachers Rossier Faculty Present at AEFP Conference CUE Co-Directors Weigh in on Latino Success in STEM Welcome Kathy Hernandez! Welcome Julie Tieu! This Week on 21st Century Scholar Student Wins CATESOL Student Research Award Biden Releases "College Completion Tool Kit" March 21 Tierney and Hentschke Release Report on How to Increase College Access and Attainment in CA Gallagher and Rossier Meet Washington Legislators MAT's Growth and Rossier's Quality Noted Astor Presents to DOEd and Receives Promise Award Tierney Gives Keynote on Access in America Ahmadi Speaks at Women's Retreat Jenkins Coined Term "Transmedia" Two Faculty Candidate Discussions This Week Yates, Clark and Sullivan Present at ASE Burch's Research on SES Highlighted Kezar Presents on Non-Tenure Faculty & STEM Melguizo Receives Grant to Study Financial Aid Pathfinder is Coming to Facebook Bensimon on LEAD Summit Panel & CUE Receives Teagle Grant Ph.D. Students Blog from Hong Kong & Singapore March 14 Rossier Gets Highest Ranking in School's History Get the New Issue of Futures in Urban Ed MAT@USC Receives Innovation Award & Releases iPhone and iPad App Rossier Invites You to Literacy Panel A Radical Kind of High School Wohlstetter Discusses Merger of Two CMOs Polikoff Talks about NCLB on KPCC's Air Talk Faculty Discussion on Preparing Teachers for Diversity This Week on 21st Century Scholar Burch's Paper Informs Reauthorization of NCLB Melguizo Work on Postsecondary Equity Continues Dowd to Keynote STEP Grantees Meeting in D.C New Writing Advisor Joins Rossier Alumna Elected Co-Chair of NASPA Latino Community Alumnus Delivers Message of Hope to Youth White House Launches STEM Education Review March 7 MAT@USC Wins Innovation Award New Tenure Track Faculty Member USC Hybrid High School in the Works The Role of Deans in University Campaign Efforts Tierney Elected AERA President AERA Reception in New Orleans Slaughter to Receive Honorary Degree Tierney on Investing in For-Profit Higher Ed Faculty Candidate Discussions This Week Wohlstetter Heads Webinar on Charters Updates from CUE This Week on 21st Century Scholar Alumna Elected to College Board Committee Annual PASA Network NASPA Social Fundraiser for New Zealand Earthquake Relief Get to Know Pixie Boyden February 28 Save the Date for 33rd Pullias Lecture Candidate Discussion with Brendesha Tynes Bensimon Offers Keynote and Has Research Cited Tierney on Cutting Tuition at University of the South Immordino-Yang Named "Rising Star" for Research Lucido Leads College Admissions Dialogue Wohlstetter on Diversity in Charter Schools This Week on 21st Century Scholar CUE Shares Expertise with Nevada System Visiting Scholars Learn about Sustainability Alumna Accepted into Academic Leadership Academy February 22 Dean Mingles with "All-Star" Guests Ed Week Notes Innovative MAT@USC Rossier attendance urged at Candidate Discussion Brewer & Bensimon Invited to be AERA Fellows Ahmadi on Muslims in Higher Ed & Integration Rousseau Named Distinguished Alum Tierney Talks about Residency Requirements Filback Elected to CATESOL Leadership Post Lucido Talks to Inside Higher Ed About Tuition Cut Kezar Awarded Haynes Foundation Faculty Fellowship Updates from CUE 21st Century Scholar Lineup Alumna Remembered Ed.D. Dissertation is Finalist for AERA Award February 14 New MAT@USC Factsheets and Webinar Series Cole and Ahmadi Blog on 21st Century Scholar Brewer Talks About Financial Impact of Better Teachers Upcoming Candidate Discussion Tierney and Hentschke on Improving Capacity in CA Strunk Publishes Article & Attends Meeting in D.C New Facilities Coordinator Joins School Alumna Honored By USC APAA Ed.D. Alumnus Hosts Webinar on Civic Engagement USC-PDK Leadership Summit State Board of Education Delays Parent Trigger February 7 CERPP Conference Stimulates Discussion Tierney Discusses Pros and Cons of For-Profit Colleges Dowd to Moderate Capitol Hill Briefing on STEM Kezar's Participation in Investigating Committee Noted Melguizo Writes and Advises on Higher Education Astor Participates in White House Meeting Calling All NASPA Presenters Rossier Welcomes New MIS Director Alumnus Writes about Safety of Mahu Students Alumna's School Highlighted TEDxUSC Seeking Student Applicants January 31 Steve Poizner Joins Rossier and Viterbi Boards CERPP Conference and Report Highlighted Hentschke Discusses Extended Year at Catholic Schools Polikoff Presents on the Impact of Budget Cuts New Publications By Darnell Cole CCT to Host Visiting Scholar from Korea CEG Designs Louisiana Charter School System and Leads Discussion about Parent Trigger Law CUE Hosts Delegation of Nevada Higher Ed Leaders and Participates on Community College Panel in Sacramento Ragusa, Riconscente, and Corwin at Workshop Alumna Accepts Assistant Dean Post at NYU Ed.D. Student Named Vice Chancellor at LACCD Office Of Professional Development Gets Boeing Grant Assessing Your Federal Research Opportunities in 2011 January 17 Check Out the New Issue of Rossier Reach Lucido Authors Piece in Chronicle of Higher Ed MAT@USC Mentioned in Inside Higher Ed Tierney Speaks in Utah and Hong Kong Brewer in D.C. for Education Innovation Forum & Expo Bensimon on Success in Community Colleges Panel Immordino-Yang Elected to IMBES Board Seli Quoted About Zero-Tolerance Expulsion Policies Stillman Publishes Article in Teachers College Record Polikoff Authors Paper on Instructional Sensitivity Carbone Presenting Paper at NAPAR Clark Authors Chapter on Technology in Counseling Brewer and Ahn Co-Author Book Chapter on Charters Alumna Appointed to Hawaii Policy Team Governor's Budget Released January 10 Dean Gallagher Presents MAT@USC in Saudi Arabia MAT@USC Makes the Case for Virtual Classrooms Rossier is Seeking Outstanding Scholars Wohlstetter Quoted about Charter Chains, Diversity, and Parent Trigger Law Crew's Quote is Featured Immordino-Yang Weighs in on School Bullying CUE Study on Latino Achievement Gap in STEM Cited Review of Burch's Book Most Read in 2010 Melguizo to Serve on IES Review Panel Strunk Article on Teachers' Union Strength Published Immordino-Yang's Work Featured Kezar on Advisory Board for ADVANCE Study CUE's 3rd Cohort at University of Wisconsin Kicks Off Ph.D. Students to Participate in Prestigious Seminar USC Workshops to Assess 2011 Federal Research Interns Needed at Local Charter School Alexander Science Center School Accepting Applications January 3 Happy 2011 Ed.D. Students' Work at UNLV Featured Burch Quoted About Teacher Shortage in Detroit Immordino-Yang Appointed to NGP Faculty Kezar Authors Chapter in Higher Ed Textbook CUE to Train Practitioners on Equity Scorecard Alumnus Promoted to Assistant Dean for Student Affairs USC Rossier 3470 Trousdale Parkway Los Angeles, California 90089 Join our Mailing List!