Focus on Urban Education
The College of Education at Michigan State University works to create better educational opportunities for all people, including those living in the most under-resourced areas of our state and nation. That is why the faculty recognizes a special imperative to support and address the challenges facing schools in urban settings.
The college has a record of successful partnerships in service to urban students and educators, and many efforts have been designed to help teachers and researchers gain the knowledge and experiences needed to affect positive change in urban contexts.
International Engagement
Recognizing that we are entering into a world of border-less higher education, where transnational knowledge flows are commonplace and necessary, the EAD faculty are actively engaging their students in the pursuit of worldwide education for the purpose of producing the next generation of world class scholars. Whether undertaking international research, sharing expertise with international peers, intentionally diversifying the EAD community with international scholars and students, leading educational experiences for MSU students in diverse international contexts, or serving the needs of educators, administrators, and policymakers worldwide, the EAD faculty is carrying out the call to live up to the world-grant ideal within the land-grant tradition.
Faculty International Engagement
Among the top-ranked higher administration programs in the U.S., few faculties have more international focus and experience than HALE. The HALE teaching team has long inquired into and been vested in the development of higher education around the globe. The international reach of HALE’s faculty is impressive in both depth and breadth.
The HALE International Student Experience
In an effort to internationalize its classrooms, the HALE program not only sends its students across borders for diverse scholarly and professional experience, it also admits a cadre of high-performing international students into the program in order to enrich the knowledge base, provide a global perspective on higher education issues, give students opportunity to interact across difference, and to extend the reach of the HALE program around the world. HALE takes pride in its international students and alumni who as representatives of their respective government ministries and international agencies have made and are making important contributions in educational systems around the world. This page documents the foreign student experience.
The HALE Cross-border Student Experience
Believing that the future of our educational systems lies in an increasingly interwoven international nexus of institutions and scholars, HALE is strongly committed to preparing its educational professional for the globalized educational world. By integrating classroom learning with broad scholarly and professional cross-border experiences, HALE prepares its students to be fluent in the language and culture of higher education worldwide. HALE offers a range of international opportunities that range from short term study tours, to study abroad programs, to international internships.
In addition, graduate students in their first three years of doctoral study in any of the College of Education’s doctoral programs, including Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education, may apply for a spot on one of four college sponsored Fellowship to Enhance Global Understanding (FEGU) trips. The trips immerse students in cultures very different from their own and provide unique opportunities to learn about aspects of the host nation’s educational system including teaching practices and curriculum and policies from teachers and administrators. Students often engage in discussions relevant to their own interests with faculty and graduate students at a partnering university. Learn more.
Raines Colloquium
The Raines Colloquium hosts distinguished scholars and practitioners within student affairs, adult education, and higher education for a series of lectures and discussions with students, faculty, staff and alumni. The Raines Colloquium honors the significant contributions of Emeritus Professor Max Raines to the department, the college, the university and the field of student affairs in higher education.
Erickson Chair
The Dr. Mildred B. Erickson Distinguished Chair in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education enhances scholarship and supports activities consistent with the values and ideals of Dr. Mildred Erickson.
Graduate Learning Experiences and Outcomes (GLEO)
The Graduate Learning Experiences and Outcomes: The Landscape of Graduate Study Abroad (GLEO) project focuses on better understanding the content, nature and outcomes of graduate level study abroad.
Office of K-12 Outreach
The Office of K-12 Outreach serves as an accelerator, pivot point and thought leader for initiatives that are changing the future of teaching and learning. Through a solid and well-executed portfolio of work, K-12 Outreach makes strategic use of its intellectual and funding resources. Working at the forefront of academic and leadership development, MSU supports numerous activities with high-quality research, knowledge, and support.