COE Profs Participate in UN Briefing on Education

It was the first time the College of Education led a briefing at the UN. An effective education requires more than a top-down approach, two Lehigh education professors said last week at a United Nations panel discussion titled “NGO Partners and Resources: A Global Grassroots Approach to Education for All.” Alexander W. Wiseman, associate professor of comparative and international education, moderated the panel and shared his work in international education, where he strives to provide opportunities for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to engage at the grass-roots level, most recently in Rwanda. Lisa Damaschke-Deitrick, professor of practice of comparative and international education, also discussed a project she worked on in Germany that supports students of diverse backgrounds, including refugees.