Education & Leadership Spotlight

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Shenandoah University’s Claude Moore Center for Literacy Receives $13,000 from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to Support Family Literacy

Funds were awarded as part of a nationwide literacy campaign

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) recently awarded Shenandoah University’s Claude Moore Center for Literacy (CMCL) $13,000 in grants to support family literacy. The funds…

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Shenandoah University Professor Melissa Hartman Publishes Special Education Textbook

Assistant Professor of Special Education Imparts 38 Years of Wisdom

By Natalie Gales ’25 Earlier this year, Assistant Professor of Special Education Melissa Hartman, Ed.D., published the textbook “Foundations of Special Education: Transcending Barriers” through…

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Shenandoah Receives Largest-Ever Claude Moore Grant

Funds Will Support Literacy-Promoting Efforts

Shenandoah University’s Claude Moore Center for Literacy (CMCL) has received its largest-ever grant from the Fairfax, Virginia-based Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, in the form of…

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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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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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Meyer and Goss Publish Article on Qualitative Voice Science in the Journal of Singing

Shenandoah Conservatory’s Director of the Janette Ogg Voice Research Center and Associate Professor of Voice (Baritone) and Voice Pedagogy David Meyer, D.M., collaborated with Shenandoah…

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Leadership Professor Publishes On Virtual Exchange 

Dr. Catherine Shiffman’s Article Examines Using Collaborative Online International Learning

Professor and Department Chair of Leadership Studies Catherine Shiffman, Ph.D., has published a new article, “Virtual Exchange for Graduate and Adult Learners: A Literature Review”…

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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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