Department of Educational Theory & Practice

The Arthur Applebee Award for Excellence in Research on Literacy, made possible through a UAlbany endowment established in memory of Distinguished Professor Arthur Applebee, is given annually to honor an outstanding and influential article in literacy research published in a refereed journal in the previous calendar year. Lucía Cárdenas Curiel and Leah Durán have been honored for their research this year.

CTG UAlbany’s new faculty fellows program is designed to serve as a platform of intellectual exchange and an appreciation for interdisciplinary scholarship. CTG UAlbany, which works with governments worldwide transforming public services through innovations in technology, policy and management, has maintained a roster of research fellows since its founding nearly 30 years ago.

Albany, NY (May 31, 2022) - Gladys I. Cruz (MS CDIT '97, PhD Curriculum & Instruction '00) received several honors in the past few weeks, including election as 2022-23 president-elect of The School Superintendents Association (AASA), a Capital Region Chamber Women's Business Council 2022 Women of Excellence Award in Management, and a CASDA Excellence in District Administrative Leadership Award. She recently shared her expertise and experiences in leadership with members of the Dean's Student Leadership Council.

Over the past 15 years, Jianwei Zhang of Educational Theory & Practice (ETAP) has worked with more than 600 graduate students on KNILT, an open-knowledge network that advances productive learning in the 21st century.

Moving up two spots, UAlbany's School of Education placed in the top 10 in U.S. News & World Report's rankings of fully online master’s programs in education. UAlbany ranked 8th among 337 institutions and is the leading program in New York State.