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How partnering with a local university saved this school from closure

In this EdSurge Q&A, staff from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt caught up with Shaun Nelms, superintendent of East Upper and Lower Schools and director of the Center for Urban Education Success, to hear about the challenges and opportunities presented in the university’s partnership with East and to learn what this work means for him personally.

RESEARCH

Uncovering the impact of trauma, mentorship on college student development

In a recent Q&A with The Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring, Tricia Shalka, assistant professor in the Warner School’s higher education program, shares her research and experiences working with international students as well as college students who have experienced trauma.

COMMUNITY

Sankofa communiversity: embracing a safe space for building a vibrant Rochester community

“Remember the past to inform our future”—that’s the core theme behind a new community-university initiative, called Sankofa Communiversity, that aims to improve the health, well-being, and overall living conditions of the larger Rochester community through collaborative research efforts.

All News

11/01/2019	Revisiting Brown v. Board of Education: Did We Learn the Wrong Lesson?
10/22/2019	Uncovering the Impact of Trauma, Mentorship on College Student Development
10/08/2019	East Public Meeting on School Receivership Scheduled for October 17
10/02/2019	Sankofa Communiversity: Embracing a Safe Space for Building a Vibrant Rochester Community
10/01/2019	Free Program for Seniors With Vision Loss that Can’t be Corrected
9/28/2019	Warner Professor Shines a Light on Book Banning and Censorship
9/17/2019	Lab Visit Helps Prepare Elementary Teachers for New Science Standards
7/25/2019	Crossing Borders: Warner Professor Teaches Scholarly Life, Academic English in China
7/23/2019	UR Get Real! Science Camp Tackles Record-Breaking Lake Ontario Flooding
7/22/2019	Four Centers at the Heart of Our Work
7/16/2019	Remembering Longtime Educational Leadership Professor Glenn L. Immegart
7/15/2019	Horizons at Warner: Inspiring, Building, Transforming
7/12/2019	Horizons at Warner Celebrates 10th Year of Summer Learning for City Students on River Campus
6/25/2019	Should We Teach Children Patriotism in School?
5/20/2019	Warner School’s 2019 Commencement Ceremony is a Celebration of Achievement
5/16/2019	From Passion to Purpose: Genesee Valley Writing Project Awarded a Grant via the 2019 LRNG Innovators Challenge
5/13/2019	Warner Alumna Named Pierce College President
5/03/2019	Warner Student La’Ron White ‘17, ‘19W (MS) Reflects on the Impact of his Scholarships
5/01/2019	Warner School Student Offered Fulbright Grant
4/29/2019	Warner School Professor Headed to Indonesia on Fulbright Scholar Award
4/19/2019	Making Inclusion and Equity a Priority in Higher Education
4/12/2019	Warner School Student Honored with Outstanding Adult Student Award
4/05/2019	Warner Faculty Fulbrighter Reflects on International Experience
4/04/2019	Warner School Takes Part in the 2019 AERA Annual Meeting in Toronto
4/01/2019	New Study Lays Out the Benefits of Using Sarcasm in Urban High School Classrooms

In the News

11/08/2019	Shaun Nelms on the Progress of East High Under Receivership on WXXI News
11/05/2019	Warner Alumna Lesli C. Myers-Small '92 (BA), '93W (MS) to Join New York State Education Department
10/26/2019	David Hursh Writes about Reforming the City School District in the Democrat & Chronicle
10/21/2019	EdSurge Q&A With Shaun Nelms: How Partnering with a Local University Saved This School From Closure
10/04/2019	Shaun Nelms on Trauma Informed Education on Connect NY \| WCNY
9/29/2019	Kara Finnigan Writes About the Root Causes of a School District in Crisis in the Democrat & Chronicle
9/16/2019	Shaun Nelms on Transforming a School on The Brian Mendler Show Podcast
9/12/2019	Doctoral Student Lorna Washington on East’s New Dental Clinic in Minority Reporter
9/10/2019	Kathryn Douthit on Mental Illness in Counseling Today
8/21/2019	Q&A with Tricia Shalka on the Experiences of International College Students
8/14/2019	UR-East High School Partnership Reaches Graduation Milestone
8/05/2019	Shaun Nelms on ROC the Future in Rochester Business Journal
8/05/2019	Martin Lynch's Research Featured in Greater Good Magazine
7/27/2019	April Luehmann, Warner School Students on Summer Science Learning
7/19/2019	WXXI Connections: Discussing the University of Rochester EPO’s Progress Report for East High School
7/17/2019	Warner Alumna Kari McCree ‘10W (MS) Discusses Her First-Year Teaching Experience on WXXI Connections
7/16/2019	Kara Finnigan Testimony: Civil Rights Impact on Education Funding in New York
7/16/2019	Rockefeller Institute of Government Names Alumna Amalia Dache ‘14W (PhD) a 2019 Richard P. Nathan Public Policy Fellow
7/03/2019	Shaun Nelms Named ROC the Future Chair
6/30/2019	WXXI-TV Need to Know: What is East High's Next Chapter?
6/28/2019	Dean Anand R. Marri Profiled in the Rochester Business Journal
6/26/2019	WHAM-TV: East Student Credits Partnership with U of R for Helping Him Graduate
6/11/2019	Kara Finnigan on Urban-Suburban Program in Democrat & Chronicle
6/10/2019	Democrat & Chronicle Guest Essay on Desegregation of Monroe County Schools Features Kara Finnigan's Book
6/01/2019	University of Rochester-East EPO featured in The Education Trust-New York’s Educator Diversity Playbook

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