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‘The Making of an Educator’

Described as a “must-read for anyone working in or interested in education today,” the latest book from Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development Research Professor Andy Hargreaves offer insights into critical issues in education, including teacher autonomy, … Continue reading

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‘Be Unapologetically Impatient’

Have you ever asked “Why?” and been met by a response like: “That’s just the way we do things here.” According to Christina Cipriano, who holds a Ph.D. from the Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development, it’s … Continue reading

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A framework for literacy instruction

Lynch School of Education and Human Development Professor C. Patrick Proctor and Lynch School alumna Renata Love Jones, Ph.D. ’20 have written a book that provides a guide for K-12 educators to design curriculum focused on literacy and metalinguistics. Metalinguistics … Continue reading

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Educating for Justice

Schools have a vital role to play in readying the next generation to transform society. Educating for Justice (ASCD, 2025) describes school-wide structures and practices that prepare students at every grade level to challenge injustice and build a better world. … Continue reading

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A school principal’s must-have

The seventh edition of The Principal’s Legal Handbook (Education Law Association, 2024), co-edited by Lynch School of Education and Human Development Associate Professor Raquel Muñiz, is the definitive guide to key legal and policy topics that impact school leaders. This … Continue reading

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Thrive!

Licensed mental health clinician Karen Symanowicz, a 1999 Boston College graduate, is on a mission to help simplify the understanding of functional mental health. She has published THRIVE: Rethink Your Mental Health, Level Up Your Life, a step-by-step guide that … Continue reading

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A philosophy of formative higher ed

What if college were not just a means of acquiring credentials and a path to a career, but a place that offered so much more? In his new book Undeclared: A Philosophy of Higher Education (MIT Press, 2024), BC Lynch … Continue reading

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Age of Identity

BC Lynch School of Education and Human Development faculty members Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves, internationally recognized experts in the field of education, have collaborated on the new book, The Age of Identity: Who Do Our Kids Think They Are … Continue reading

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Campus voices against violence

In Voices of Campus Sexual Violence Activists (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023), BC Lynch School of Education and Human Development Professor Ana M. Martínez-Alemán and co-author Susan B. Marine share the stories and strategies of college student activists fighting to … Continue reading

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Confronting racism in testing and assessment

Systemic Racism and Educational Measurement: Confronting Injustice in Testing, Assessment, and Beyond (Routledge, 2023), a new book written by BC Lynch School of Education and Human Development Professor Michael Russell, provides a theoretical and historical reckoning with racism and oppression … Continue reading

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