Warner School of Education and Human Development

How to prepare a stellar application for graduate school If you’ve decided to apply to a graduate program, prepare yourself to take your academic journey to the next level by putting together a robust application that will help you stand out and secure admi...

👏 The session will also share detailed information on how to create a stellar application for our April 1st priority deadline. Apply anytime between now and April 1 to start as early as the summer semester.

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: www.warner.rochester.edu/blog/how-pre...

🔔 Join our virtual info session from 6-7pm on March 19. Explore our graduate program offerings: applied behavior analysis, counseling, ed leadership, ed policy, health professions education, higher ed, human development, online teaching & more!

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱: uofr.us/Warner-Mar26-Info

🎉 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗙𝗹𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗮!

She successfully defended her PhD dissertation, marking the completion of her doctoral journey in the teaching & curriculum program!

🔔𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭
We welcome applications on a rolling basis for MS, EdD & Advanced Certificates. Apply as soon as possible for priority enrollment and financial aid. Apply during the April 1 application cycle to start as early as summer or fall '26.

➡️ 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄: uofr.us/WarnerApply

📚✨ 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!

Join Warner & River Campus Libraries for 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 — a celebration and workshop designed for educators, librarians, and community members.

🗓 Wed, Feb 25

➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: libcal.lib.rochester.edu/event/16424301

🌟𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁🌟 Julie White ‘𝟭𝟯𝗪 (𝗣𝗵𝗗), Pierce College District chancellor and CEO, is the recipient of the Eduardo J. Padrón Award for Presidential Leadership – honoring community college leaders who have demonstrated a lifelong dedication to civic leadership.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: lnkd.in/gReQF4_A

Graphic with Erin Anderson's headshot framed by URochester's shield logo shape with text reading, "Erin Adnerson, PhD: William & Sheila Konar Director of the Center for Urban Education Success.

🌟 Join us in welcoming Erin Anderson, PhD, as the new William and Sheila Konar Director of the Center for Urban Education Success (CUES) and associate professor at the Warner School. Her appointment will officially begin on August 15.

Learn more: warner.rochester.edu/blog/Erin-An...

📣 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!
Designed exclusively for @urochester.bsky.social undergraduates, the 4+1 Master’s Program provides a streamlined, cost-effective 5-year route to a rewarding career in education or human development.

➡️ 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: uofr.us/Warner-4-Plus-1

Teacher instructing a student with intellectual disabilities in a classroom. Text reads, "Warner receives $1M grant from the US Department of Education to advance accreditation and quality assurance for postsecondary programs serving students with intellectual disability.;

"Warner's LeChase Hall. Text reads, "The four-year funding supports a national collaboration between Warner and the Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council and their new initiative, Advancing Workforce Outcomes Through Postsecondary Program Accreditation. It aims to elevate standards in inclusive higher education by advancing quality assurance, transparency, and workforce outcomes nationwide."

Teacher working with students with intellectual disabilities in a classroom. Text reads, "Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council (IHEAC): Launched in 2023 in partnership with the Warner School’s Center for Disability and Education and the Think College National Coordinating Center at UMass Boston, IHEAC is the first — and only — accrediting body dedicated exclusively to inclusive postsecondary certificate programs for students with intellectual disability."

A student with intellectual disabilities participating in a classroom with other students. Text reads, "Responding to a National Need: While more than 350 higher education programs currently serve over 7,000 students with intellectual disability nationwide, only a few hold accreditation or candidacy status. The partnership with Warner will help scale IHEAC’s operations, establish infrastructure, recruit and train peer reviewers, support professional learning, conduct accreditation reviews, and create resources for students and families."

📢 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆!
Warner has received a $𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗦𝗗𝗢𝗘 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 to strengthen accreditation for postsecondary programs serving students with intellectual disability. ➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: uofr.us/Warner-Education-For-All

We wish everyone a joyful holiday season filled with warmth, connection, and moments to recharge. ✨Here’s to closing out 2025 with gratitude and to a new year full of fresh starts, renewed energy, and the confidence to take what you’ve learned and move forward stronger and ever better. 🌟

Strong Museum of Play and University of Rochester are now study buddies The University of Rochester is partnering with the Strong National Museum of Play to expand access to a wide range of archives and resources for researchers and scholars to dig into.

@urochester.bsky.social & @thestrongmuseum.bsky.social are partnering to deepen research & teaching on play, giving scholars access to the museum’s vast collections and opening doors to new courses, degrees & discoveries about the cultural & cognitive importance of play.

@wxxirochester.bsky.social

🌟 Melissa Sturge-Apple, PhD, has been named dean of Warner, effective January 1. Melissa has served as interim dean since July 1, 2024, after several years as vice provost and University dean of graduate education. Please join us in congratulating her!

Read the announcement: uofr.us/Warner-Dean

🎉 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗬𝗮𝗱𝗶 𝗭𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴! 🎉

Yadi (bottom) has defended her dissertation. Wishing her continued success!

#DissertationDefense #Meliora #Teaching

Giving Tuesday🌟Now more than ever, higher education professionals play critical roles to shape inviting & innovative institutions. Giving to Warner supports the next generation of leaders to champion access, equity, and excellence in our field.
🌟Gift: uofr.us/Warner-Giving25

Transforming what’s possible for rural schools How the Warner School’s wide-ranging programs are strengthening the educators, students, and communities at the heart of rural New York.

🌾 Rural schools are at the heart of their communities—but they face unique challenges. Discover how Warner is strengthening rural education by supporting teachers, counselors, and school leaders & expanding access to quality programs: uofr.us/Support-Rural

#RuralEducation #RuralSchools

Learn about our teacher residency programs! ROC Urban Teaching Fellows and the Monroe Regional Teacher Residency Consortium are paid, yearlong co-teaching residency programs designed to prepare and sustain skilled, mission-driven educators.

➡ Register: uofr.us/Teacher-Residency-Session

🌟 Exciting news for Warner! 🌟 Thanks to alumna Mary Ellen Burris ’68W (EdM), a new endowed professorship has been established for early-career faculty. Congrats to Yu Jung Han ’22W (PhD), the inaugural holder! 💙📚

Read more: uofr.us/Burris-Professorship

#URWarner #EverBetter

As part of our America 250 celebration, the Warner Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers welcomed guest speakers 𝗔𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 and 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯 𝗢𝘂𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗴 who shared their powerful stories of growing up, learning, and parenting as minorities in America.

#FulbrightTeach

🎉 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗼! 🎉

She successfully defended her PhD dissertation, "Teacher and School Librarian Lesson Collaboration: An Action Research Study." Well done! 👏

#DissertationDefense #HigherEducation #Dissertation #Meliora #URochesterWarner

🎉 Rochester City Council honored ROC Reading Partners on #LiteracyDay! Grateful to Carol St. George, Kristen Love & our Warner community for championing literacy across Rochester. 📚💙

Introducing the refreshed University of Rochester brand | Marketing and Communications Discover the refreshed University of Rochester brand. Rooted in research and fueled by creativity, our new brand reflects academic excellence, innovation, and the spirit of Ever Better.

New look, same promise: Ever wonder. Ever better.

Today, we're proud to launch a refreshed brand identity that keeps pace with the dynamic, collaborative, and innovative spirit that has always defined us.

#EverWonder #EverBetter #URochester

www.rochester.edu/communicatio...

New partnership empowers teacher-leaders in semiconductors and microelectronics The program for the University of Rochester and Boise State University will advance K–12 STEM leadership for these growing industries.

🔬BIG NEWS for #UpstateNY! Warner + Hajim @ur_engineering at @URochester & BoiseState won a $2.1M @NSF & @MicronTech grant to empower K–12 STEM teacher-leaders, develop a skilled STEM workforce, fuel semiconductor growth & strengthen the regional economy. uofr.us/STEM-Teach-Grant

My Rochester Story: Mary Ellen Burris '68W (EdM) Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

“Education was in my genes, so to speak. I think that Warner helped me to bring all of that together and to realize how actionable it is,” says alumna Mary Ellen Burris ’68W (EdM). See her story: from “voice of the customer” to champion of #education.

#MyRochesterStory ➡️ uofr.us/burrisstory

🎉 #MelioraWeekend is almost here! 🐝 Who else is coming home? Drop your #URochester graduation year in the comments below to reunite with all yoUR classmates! 👇 Still time to register for this epic weekend! bit.ly/3I8VRc6

🌟Join us for one of our most exciting Meliora Weekends to date as we mark the University’s 175th anniversary! Look forward to exciting alumni reunions, inspiring academic lectures, thrilling athletic competitions & family-friendly fun!

➡️ Register: bit.ly/4l4KBeo

#MelioraWeekend2025 #MelioraWeekend

The 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹! 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 Program, which began at Warner 23 years ago, has now extended its impact to Puebla, Mexico. 🇲🇽

🔬Take a look: bit.ly/JuSTMexico

#Microplastics #HealthyWater #PlasticPollution #CleanWater #CleanWaterForAll #ScienceMatters #TeachersSupportingTeachers #URochesterWarner

🎉We hosted a special event for the GRADE community. 30+ members connected, learned about the program & explored leadership opportunities.

The Guaranteed Rochester Accelerated Degree in #Education (GRADE) is a 5-year BA/BS+MSEd program for those interested in becoming educators.

📣2026 applications are open!🎉

Next priority deadline: Nov 1, 2025

We welcome applications on a rolling basis for #MS, #EdD, and Advanced Certificates. For priority enrollment and #FinancialAid, apply as soon as possible.

Start shaping your future: uofr.us/WarnerApply

#HigherEducation #Masters

Happy first day of the fall semester of 2025! Wishing everyone a productive semester! 📚

#URWarner #Meliora

📣 Fulbright Teachers have arrived! Join us in welcoming the 23 Fulbright Teachers who will be with us for four months, engaging in graduate coursework, conducting research, and collaborating with local educators. Be sure to say hello when you see them on campus! 👋 @urochester.bsky.social