Education & Leadership

McKibbin ’24 Receives Strong Scholarship

Funds Offset Expenses During Student-Teaching Semester 

Shenandoah University education student Mairead McKibbin ’24 is the recipient of a Hattie M. Strong Foundation Scholarship to help defray costs incurred during student teaching. …

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Shenandoah Doctoral Student Receives Prestigious Award

Annmarie Noonan ’24 honored for her educational leadership program dissertation 

A student in Shenandoah University’s Ph.D. in educational leadership program has received the prestigious Brenda Loyd Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Virginia Educational Research Association…

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Shenandoah Brings The Best Creators of Children’s Literature To Classrooms Nationwide

Virtual visits kick off 38th Children’s Literature Conference, which will conclude with a three-day in-person event for educators in June, featuring even more award-winning authors and illustrators

Shenandoah University’s Children’s Literature Conference is in full swing, after kicking off in April with a virtual author visit with classrooms around the United States…

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Shenandoah Alumni Are Loudoun’s Top Educators

3 of 4 Teacher/Principal of the Year honorees have a Shenandoah graduate degree in education

Three of four Loudoun County, Virginia, educators honored with either Teacher of the Year or Principal of the Year awards for 2024 hold a master’s…

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Northern Virginia KidWind Challenge Held at Shenandoah

Two dozen teams displayed their solar or wind projects at the event

Twenty-four teams (over one hundred elementary through high school youth) competed in the Northern Virginia KidWind Challenge at Shenandoah University in the Brandt Student Center…

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Trio Of Doctoral Programs In Leadership Available At Shenandoah

Ed.D. & Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Ph.D.: Organizational Leadership Offered

Shenandoah University now has three options for graduate students interested in a doctoral degree in either organizational or educational leadership. The university’s Division of Education…

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Creating a Culture of Children’s Literacy Through Shenandoah

Philanthropy Makes a Huge Difference in Bringing Books and a Love of Reading to Students While Also Supporting Their Educators

On a Thursday in May at Shenandoah University, two nationally known children’s authors received the kind of reception usually reserved for pop music stars.  Katherine…

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Shenandoah DEL Faculty Receive Award For Research Paper

Catherine Shiffman, Ph.D., and Paula Malachias ’18, Ed.D., recognized by AERA for their research on the use of technology in adult foundational education

Two Shenandoah University faculty members in the Division of Education and Leadership recently were recognized for their research on the use of technology in adult…

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Shenandoah Graduate Is Loudoun Principal of the Year

Lori Mercer '98, M.Ed., Received Honor in April

Hovatter Elementary School Principal Lori Mercer ’98, M.Ed., who received her master’s degree at Shenandoah, was named the 2023 Loudoun County Public Schools Principal of…

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Shenandoah Further Supports Sustainability in Hosting KidWind Competition

Faculty Member Also Assists KidWind Teams From Loudoun County

Shenandoah University, a stalwart of The Princeton Review’s “Guide to Green Colleges,” has extended the reach of its sustainability efforts to middle and high school…

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