From the Chair, Dr. Faith Deveaux
Welcome to the Lehman College Department of Counseling, Leadership, Literacy, and Special Education. Today the department houses four outstanding graduate degree programs in counselor education, educational leadership, literacy studies and special education, each culminating in a masters degree. These programs are guided by the Lehman Urban Teacher, Counselor,
Administrator
Education (LUTE) framework. The programs in the department meet the needs of students for academic as well as professional excellence. Providing that all other requirements are met, our graduates are prepared for initial and professional New York State certification as school counselors (K through 12); teachers of literacy (birth through grade 2, grades 1 through 6, or Grades 5 through 12); school building leaders and school district leaders; or special education teacher (early childhood - Birth through Grade 2, childhood - Grades 1 through 6, or adolescent - grades 7 - 12). Academic excellence, social equity and developmental responsiveness are keystones of each program. Read More
Spotlight
The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you can alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change the world. —James Baldwin
Tamisha Bouknight, assistant professor of counselor education, believes that relationships between teachers and students make a world of difference. She also believes in promoting social justice to ensure that schools are democratic and equitable places. While she pursued her doctoral degree, she conducted an exploratory study of racial awareness between teachers and African-American students in an urban high school. Not only did her interest in racial and cultural divides between teachers and students involve asking hard questions, her findings revealed disconcerting responses. Read More
Announcement
Graduate Education Student at Lehman College Receives First Sheryl Chasin Memorial Award
Kathryn Menendez, who graduated June 2 from the Lehman College master's program in counselor education/school counseling, received the first Sheryl Chasin Memorial Award. The award honors a Lehman alumna who was a long-time counselor and administrator for the Yonkers school system and was killed last December in a hit-and-run accident.
Ms. Menendez is a counseling coordinator at Hunter College and also provides counseling services to nursing students through a grant to increase diversity in that profession. She received the award on May 19 from the Division of Education at a ceremony for Lehman's graduating education students. Presenting the award were Ms. Chasin's daughter, Stephanie, who is a kindergarten teacher, and Dr. Faith Deveaux, chair of Lehman's Department of Counseling, Leadership, Literacy, and Special Education. Read More
Last modified: Oct 13, 2011
