About the SoE

On October 14, 2009, Loyola will celebrate the dedication of its new School of Education, highlighting what is new, distinctive, and exciting about the School. The convocation address will focus on how the distinctiveness of the new School uniquely positions it to be a leader in tackling the trenchant challenges, dilemmas, and issues of urban education and urban schooling in America.

The School's founding dean, Peter C. Murrell, Jr., Ph.D., joined Loyola in summer 2008. In addition to enhancing Loyola's current academic offerings, he has established several centers aimed at building collaboration with members of the local community and addressing the many challenges surrounding urban education.

The education program at Loyola began in 1946 as one of five majors leading to the Bachelor of Science in Social Science (BSSS) in the Evening School and Adult Education Division. This was the first unit of the college to admit both men and women to its programs. In fall 1949, through the efforts of Fr. John E. Wise, S.J., the Evening School and Adult Education Division became the Graduate Education and Evening School of Loyola College, and offered its first graduate degree program - a Masters of Arts in Education. In 1971, Education became a department reporting to the College of Arts and Sciences dean. In 2008, Loyola's Board of Trustees voted to move forward with a planned School of Education.

Currently, Loyola offers an undergraduate major in elementary education and minors in secondary education and special education. At the graduate level, Loyola offers programs leading to a Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), Master of Education (M.Ed.), the Certificate of Advanced Study in School Management (C.S.M.), and the Certificate of Advanced Study in Education (CASE). The programs are designed to advance the study of education as an academic discipline and to further the professional development of teachers, administrators and other educational personnel in public and independent schools.

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