Did you miss any or all of the Dear White People conversations? Not to worry! EDGE is posting the recordings of all four discussions on their Youtube channel.

Congrats to Ed Studies faculty Matthew Brock, Laura Justice, Tzu-Jung Lin and Ann O’Connell on receiving a $3.3 million grant from Institute of Education Sciences! They will study how FLIP Recess improves social competence for elementary students with severe autism.

Congrats to Ed Studies faculty Tzu-Jung Lin, Eric Anderman, and Michael Glassman for being awarded a $1.4 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences! Their project will help teachers blend in-person and technology to promote social competence and critical dialogue in elementary students.

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Nationally recognized expert and Educational Studies faculty member Dr. Donna Ford tells her backstory on being gifted, black and poor in East Cleveland, and how it motivated her to create change for gifted children of color. -Robin Chenoweth is a writer for The Ohio State University’s College of Education and Human Ecology. She spoke to Dr. Donna Ford, a professor of special education. The Ohio State University’s College of Education and Human Ecology is a tapestry of people with fascinating stories to tell. Individually and collectively, faculty, staff, students and alumni are led to improve lives, create change and help those outside privilege — often led by their own personal experiences to make change. Here are their stories.