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Niagara University’s Graduate Programs in Literacy Now Offered Online

April 3, 2025

Niagara University’s College of Education now offers several online graduate programs in literacy.

Niagara University’s Graduate Programs in TESOL Now Offered Online

April 3, 2025

Niagara University’s College of Education now offers on online master’s degree and advanced certificate programs in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

College of Education Students Tour Early Childhood Programs in Italy

April 3, 2025

Eight students from Niagara University’s College of Education recently returned from a week-long trip to Italy, where they experienced its rich history and culture and had the unique opportunity to tour several early childhood programs.

Niagara University in Ontario Faculty Member Honored as Emerging Leader

March 28, 2025

Yvonne Grace Chan,an instructor and program coordinator for Niagara University in Ontario’s Bachelor of Professional Studies program, was chosen for a Ludwik & Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize in the category of “Emerging Leader.”

Dr. Haoua Hamza Attends Side Event at 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

March 25, 2025

Dr. Haoua Hamza, associate professor of education, attended a side event entitled “Multistakeholder Partnerships–Leveraging Generation Equality to Advance Recommitment, Accountability, and Resourcing of the Beijing Platform for Action” during the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

Emilee McGrane, Ava Palo, Narges Kazemi, and Elizabeth Whipple with faculty members

Niagara University Honors Four Students for Research on Critical Women’s and Gender Issues

March 19, 2025

Niagara University’s women’s studies program honored four students for their work examining women, gender, or feminist issues at its annual awards ceremony on March 18, 2025. Entries were submitted by students across numerous disciplines in both the writing contest and in the creative entities contest, which was established last year.

Dr. Lori V. Quigley Honored as Trailblazing Woman of WNY

March 17, 2025

Dr. Lori V. Quigley, professor and chair of Niagara University’s Ph.D. in leadership and policy program, was among five women honored as “Living Trailblazers” during an awards ceremony on March 4, presented by the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women and hosted by the Buffalo History Museum in honor of Women’s History Month.

Students from the Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute

Niagara University Hosts Pre-Mock Assembly Session for Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute

March 5, 2025

Each year, juniors and seniors throughout New York state travel to Albany in March as members of the Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute. The annual weekend event features a variety of activities, including participation in a mock session of the New York State Assembly.

Philip Donoghue-Standford, Dean Kurtis-Pomeroy, and Courtney Hay

Niagara University Ontario Professors Prepare Teacher Candidates for Climate Change Education

February 24, 2025

Dr. Asma Ahmed, chair and assistant professor, and Dr. Carol Doyle-Jones, associate dean of education at Niagara University in Ontario, have been preparing their teacher candidates for climate education while recognizing Indigenous land and treaty relationships.

Dr. Derron Hilts Publishes Co-authored Paper Examining Effect of Student-to-School-Counselor Ratios on Student Achievement

February 18, 2025

Dr. Derron Hilts, assistant professor of education at Niagara University, and his colleagues, Dr. Yanhong Liu, associate professor in the School of Education at Syracuse University, and Dr. Xiuyan Guo, a psychometrician at Pearson VUE, recently published a paper entitled, “An investigation of student outcomes based on student-to-school counselor ratios” in the inaugural issue of the peer-reviewed journal Counseling Scholarship & Practice in Educational Communities.

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