College of Education & Human Development, Georgia State University

09/09/2026

Early bird or night owl? Campus walk or Zoom meeting? Dean Candace Kuby answers these and other rapid-fire questions: https://t.gsu.edu/4zXjpXL

09/08/2026

CEHD students: If you're graduating this fall, please mark your calendars with these regalia-related deadlines:

Early regalia ordering deadline: Sept. 25
Deadline for doctoral students to purchase regalia: Oct. 15
Commencement Fair: Oct. 27-28
Final regalia ordering deadline: Nov. 13

Learn more about this fall's commencement ceremonies here: https://t.gsu.edu/3vPmsRx

09/08/2026

Professor Feng Yang has been appointed to serve as interim chair for our Department of Kinesiology and Health for the 2026-2027 year. Congratulations, Dr. Yang!

09/04/2026

Last week, our college celebrated Department of Kinesiology and Health Chair Jerry Wu as he prepares to take a job at the University of Texas at Arlington. He joined our faculty in 2007 and has served as department chair since December 2022, and we're appreciative of his work over the years! Wishing you all the best in this new role, Dr. Wu!

09/03/2026

In spring 2027, the College of Education & Human Development will once again work with Georgia State's Office of International Initiatives and the Intensive English Program to bring teachers from other countries to campus as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program! Learn more about this annual initiative through the eyes of Nafisa Turaeva, a teacher from Uzbekistan who participated in the Fulbright TEA program this past spring: https://t.gsu.edu/3QQG2LF

09/03/2026

Associate Professor David Johnson was interviewed for an Inside Higher Ed story on his recent study highlighting whom colleges choose to bring to campus to represent their institutions at commencement:

A new study from researchers at Georgia State and New York Universities finds that commencement speakers skew liberal. But the type and location of the institution can make a difference in who is invited to speak.

09/02/2026

Candace Kuby’s work as a professor, researcher and leader has given her several insights that she brings to her position as dean of Georgia State's College of Education & Human Development.

In this video interview, Dr. Kuby answers questions about her leadership style, her initial priorities as dean and what message she'd like to share with the college community!

Candace Kuby’s work as a professor, researcher and leader has given...

09/02/2026

Our Alonzo A. Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence has extended the deadline to submit proposals for its Sources Conference to this Friday, Sept. 4! Learn more and consider being a presenter at this year's conference: https://t.gsu.edu/45u4QwH

09/01/2026

Assistant Professor Xiaolu Liu will serve as co-principal investigator on a one-year, $4,992 Spectrum of Teaching Styles Research Grant entitled “Preservice Physical Education Teachers’ Teaching Styles Across Elementary Field Experiences.” The study's purpose is to explore pre-service physical education teachers’ teaching styles across structured field experiences in an elementary physical education methods course. Congratulations, Dr. Liu! https://t.gsu.edu/3V5ndpC

08/31/2026

Those with developmental dyslexia (DD) can struggle with severe reading problems well into adulthood. A new study by CEHD Assistant Professor Rachael Harrington and colleagues at Florida State University explored how combining noninvasive brain stimulation with one-on-one reading instruction could improve reading outcomes for young adults with DD: https://t.gsu.edu/4qOvme0