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November 19, 2025
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Dr. Elizabeth Harrelson Magill Receives Baylor Outstanding Dissertation Award

By Gabriela Garcia Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Harrelson Magill, a 2025 Baylor School of Education PhD graduate, received the Baylor University Graduate School’s 2024-25 Outstanding Dissertation Award for her groundbreaking doctoral research exploring a new approach to teaching K-12 history. Magill … Continue reading

November 12, 2025
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EdD-LOC Students to Embark on First-Ever Global Mission Trip to Costa Rica

Students in Baylor University’s online EdD in Learning and Organizational Change (EdD-LOC) program will soon have the opportunity to extend their leadership and service beyond the virtual classroom. This inaugural trip marks a new chapter for the EdD-LOC program, expanding its reach … Continue reading

September 25, 2025
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Baylor School of Education Graduate Celeste Sodergren Wins Top National Dissertation Award in Gifted Education

Dr. Celeste D.C. Sodergren, who earned her PhD in educational psychology with a specialization in Gifted and Talented Education from Baylor in 2024, claimed the 2025 National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Dissertation Award. The prestigious honor recognizes high-quality dissertations … Continue reading

June 4, 2025
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Baylor School of Education Launches Innovative Online MS and Certificate Programs for Digital Learning Leaders

by Elizabeth Pearson Baylor University is launching fully online graduate (MS) and certificate programs to prepare professionals for careers in digital learning and instructional design. Applications are open now, and classes begin in the fall of 2025. These three new … Continue reading

April 11, 2025
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SOE Graduate Students Honored

Three School of Education (SOE) graduate students were honored with awards from the Baylor Graduate School. The Graduate School honored 14 students university wide with research, instruction, and dissertation awards. Beatrice Ruiz, a PhD student in the Department of Educational … Continue reading

September 25, 2023
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Dissertation Research Award for Baylor Online EdD Grad, Dr. Alicia Briancon [09/25/2023]

Dr. Alicia Briancon, an August graduate from the Baylor School of Education’s online EdD in Learning and Organizational Change and instructor at College of Southern Nevada (CSN), a community college in Clark County, Nevada, received the Outstanding Research Paper Award … Continue reading