SAA student wins national award
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ii Tetteh, a dual master’s student in student affairs administration and public administration, earned an Outstanding Master’s Student award in December from the national organization dedicated to the field of student affairs. The award, from the American College Personnel Association Graduate Students and New Professionals Community of Practice, recognized his contributions to his program through collaborations with faculty inside and outside the classroom as well as his work with Binghamton University Residential Life. It was the second year in a row a master’s student from the Department of Student Affairs Administration (SAA) has earned the national award. Tetteh, a native of Brewster, N.Y., was also praised for bringing a valuable perspective to planning an SAA fall 2022 orientation, helping improve engagement with students at the event.
TLEL professor earns prestigious Friend of Darwin recognition
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Laats has authored multiple books, including Creationism USA: Bridging the Impasse on Teaching Evolution (2020). He has also published articles in scholarly journals and contributed essays to numerous news outlets, including The Washington Post and The Atlantic. Friend of Darwin awards are presented annually to a select few who demonstrate outstanding efforts to support NCSE and advance its goal of defending and supporting the teaching of evolution. According to NCSE Executive Director Ann Reid, Laats’ contributions include helping to chart the contours of the controversies over evolution education going back to before the 1925 Scopes trial.
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dam Laats, professor of education and history in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership, was one of three nationwide selected in August for a 2022 Friend of Darwin award by the National Center for Science Education (NCSE).