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Kennesaw State alumna triumphs through adversity to inspire as Gwinnett County educator
June 18, 2025
Walking across the stage at Kennesaw State University’s Commencement ceremony was a remarkable moment for Sladjana Ray ’24. Having earned an education specialist degree, it marked her third successful round in higher education, to strengthen her skillset as a history teacher. In the crowd were her daughter, Mima Hrnjak, a nursing student in Kennesaw State’s Wellstar College of Health and Human Services, and Ray’s parents. They made the trip from their native Serbia, known as Yugoslavia when Ray migrated to the states in the ’90s as a 16-year-old basketball player.
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Kennesaw State student, assistant principal sharpens educational leadership skills through doctoral program
May 06, 2025
Work didn’t end for Jennifer Wilson after the last bell rang at Red Top Middle School in Emerson, Georgia. While enrolled in the educational leadership doctoral program at Kennesaw State University, the full-time assistant principal and mother of two had research papers and discussion posts to write, classes to take. Wilson and her husband took turns cooking dinner for their daughters, and she attended their golf matches and tennis tournaments when she could. Graduating this May, Wilson will be the first in her family to have earned a doctorate.
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Kennesaw State professor earns Mid-Career Award from American Educational Research Association
April 15, 2025
Kennesaw State University professor Sohyun An received the Mid-Career Award from the American Education Research Association (AERA), the nation’s largest and most prestigious organization dedicated to advancing rigorous educational research.
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Kennesaw State students dig through archives to grasp educational landscape for Black teachers
February 17, 2025
Three Kennesaw State students in the First-Year Scholars Program are learning how information found in the past can serve as guideposts for the future. The program is designed to introduce first-year students to the undergraduate research experience at KSU, pairing them with a faculty mentor to oversee the process. Students also have an opportunity to present their findings at discipline-specific conferences and at the KSU Symposium of Student Scholars.
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Kennesaw State assistant professor earns National Center for Science Education fellowship to improve science literacy
February 05, 2025
Kennesaw State University assistant professor Jessica Stephenson Reaves has been named to a prestigious two-year National Center for Science Education (NCSE) fellowship focused on science literacy.
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Kennesaw State's online degree programs nationally ranked by U.S. News
January 21, 2025
Kennesaw State University online degree programs have been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the best in the nation in the publication’s 2025 Best Online Programs list. Two of KSU’s programs have been recognized as top 20 nationally, seven are among the top 50, and two other programs have ranked in the top 100.
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Kennesaw State, Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement partnership will expedite career advancement for educators
January 14, 2025
A new partnership between the Bagwell College of Education and the Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI) will expedite degree completion for educators pursuing a first-of-its-kind educational leadership degree at Kennesaw State University. Established last spring, KSU’s Master of Education in Teacher Leadership and Educational Leadership became the first in Georgia to offer the combination of teacher leadership and Tier I educational leadership certifications, the latter of which is required for educators to obtain leadership positions in school systems across the state.
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Kennesaw State education program included in funding for school system grants
September 23, 2024
A partnership with a school system in Georgia has provided a Kennesaw State University education program the opportunity to benefit from a grant to prepare students for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. As part of multi-year grants of up to $8.6 million from the Toyota USA Foundation to Fulton County Schools (FCS), the iTeach program in the Bagwell College of Education at Kennesaw State will provide enhanced professional development for teachers around STEM topics.
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Kennesaw State partners with Marietta City Schools to deliver new dual-certification master's program
September 20, 2024
A new partnership between Kennesaw State University’s Bagwell College of Education and Marietta City Schools (MCU) seeks to develop the next generation of teacher-leaders. The Department of Educational Leadership at Kennesaw State University's Bagwell College of Education has launched an innovative partnership with Marietta City Schools aimed at preparing classroom teachers for leadership roles.
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Kennesaw State maps path to growth, increased national prominence
August 08, 2024
Kennesaw State University leaders have unveiled “Taking Flight,” a new strategic plan that embraces the institution’s status as an emerging top public research university, while expanding its impact through excellence in teaching, relevant research, and community partnerships that benefit the region, state, and nation.
