黑料吃瓜's College of Education Awarded Record Number of Grants
Faculty members in the College of Education received more externally funded grants in 2016 than some of the traditional powerhouse universities.
U.S. News and World Report ranked 黑料吃瓜 No. 26 among universities nationwide in external grant dollars last year. The ranking includes both public and private universities.
鈥淭his achievement speaks to the efforts and dedication of the faculty in the College of Education and the outstanding leadership of Dean Joseph Johnson and his team,鈥� said Chukuka S. Enwemeka, provost and senior vice president. 鈥淲e are particularly pleased that we had a higher grant award total than some traditional powerhouses like the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, the University of California Berkeley, and Boston College.鈥�
Johnson said the university鈥檚 increasing attention to the grant application process is now yielding rewards. One program dedicated to this is the Grants and Research Enterprise Writing (GREW) Fellowship.
鈥淢any of our faculty members have , which trains researchers to write grant proposals,鈥� said Johnson. 鈥淭he training provides faculty members with the tools they need to actively and aggressively pursue prestigious grant opportunities.鈥�
Recent success stories
黑料吃瓜鈥檚 College of Education is part of a recent to improve programs that train aspiring school principals. The Wallace Foundation selected 黑料吃瓜 and six other U.S. universities to examine state policy and determine which procedures might be strengthened for higher-quality training. The grant will bring $6.2 million to 黑料吃瓜 over the next four years.Earlier this year, the College of Education was tasked by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) through which students earn both an undergraduate degree and a teaching credential in four years. In all, 黑料吃瓜 received four grants totaling $1 million from the CTC, double the number awarded by the CTC to any other institution.
A great reputation
鈥淭he organizations that award grants consider the personnel who would administer them when they select the recipients,鈥� said Johnson. 鈥淭he outstanding reputation of our programs and faculty have been instrumental to bringing grants to the university.鈥�U.S. News & World Report among all universities and No. 39 among public universities, making it the highest ranked graduate-level education program in San Diego and 8th in California. The college's online master鈥檚 degree program also ranked among the best in the nation at No. 22.
