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We are committed to a 15% tuition discount for students who pursue a master's degree with initial Pennsylvania Department of Education certification in the following high-need areas: Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Special Education, School Counseling, and School Psychology.

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The College of Education's Fall 2026 newsletter focuses on the role of artificial intelligence in education, emphasizing the critical role human connection plays alongside emerging technologies.

In her introduction, Dean Robin Hojnoski outlines the college's strategic and ethical approach to integrating AI into instruction, research, and classroom settings. Viewing technological advances through a developmental and cognitive lens, Hojnoski stresses the necessity of keeping the "human in the loop."

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Our programs provide tools to help you succeed and expand your career prospects after graduation. Understanding how people learn, how to communicate clearly, and how to transfer knowledge to others are highly marketable skills in any profession.

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Led by faculty who are at the forefront of research on best practices in education, our programs prepare highly qualified professionals with the skills and insights necessary to drive positive changes in policy and practice across Instruction and Learning, Leadership, and Emotional and Behavioral Health.

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Special Education

Student Spotlight: Molly Ruiz

For Molly Ruiz, pursuing a doctorate at Lehigh University is both a major professional milestone and a return to her roots. Originally from the Lehigh Valley and currently residing in Central Pennsylvania, Ruiz is a part-time student in the Special Education Ph.D. program, balancing graduate studies with her professional life.

Educational Leadership

Michaela Ott: Choosing Lehigh Over and Over Again

Proudly born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, Michaela Ott came to Lehigh University as an undergraduate and fell in love with the campus, the community, and the world-class pedagogy. When it came time to look at graduate school, the choice to stay was easy.

"I would choose Lehigh over and over again," Ott says. "I had the most incredible time as an undergraduate student, which is why I chose to stay for graduate school. The knowledge, expertise, and pedagogy I received was world-class."

Community Voices Clinic Expands to Marvine Elementary School

The new Marvine Elementary School location joins the Community Voices Clinic’s established sites at Donegan Elementary School and Broughal Middle School. The expansion represents the latest chapter for a program that has provided mental health services in partnership with the Bethlehem community for more than a decade.

Zhu Explores How AI Can Support Student Thinking Without Replacing It

Jiayan Zhu is a Ph.D. student in the COE's Teaching, Learning, and Technology program, where she investigates how artificial intelligence (AI) can support meaningful learning in STEM education. Her research centers on human–AI collaboration, with a particular interest in how learners can work effectively with AI while maintaining an active role in their own learning. She explores how learners can engage with AI as a collaborative peer while developing the ability to monitor their own understanding, critically evaluate AI-generated information, and make thoughtful decisions about when and how to use AI. Her work asks how AI can support learning without replacing the thinking and self-regulation that learners need to develop for themselves.

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