Honoring Impact: St. John’s LEAD Awards Celebrate Educators Shaping Communities
Friends of the St. John’s University community joined together on April 16 for the 15th Annual Leaders in Education Awards Dinner (LEAD), which celebrates distinguished alumni and faculty from The School of Education (SOE).
Alumnus and Adjunct Professor Credits St. John’s upon Book Release
Minkyu Kim ’24Ph.D. earned his doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from T he School of Education at St. John’s University. He currently teaches English at Stuyvesant High School and serves as an...
St. John’s University students propose topics for 2027 Women’s History Month.
On March 30, 2026, the National Women’s History Alliance ( NWHA) welcomed St. John’s University students to their monthly webinar series to announce “financial literacy, liberation, and leadership” as...
St. John’s Hosts Annual Parent Conference and Resource Fair
Education was never meant to be a one-size-fits-all endeavor. As an institution committed to equity and excellence, we must forge relationships and protocols that move beyond accommodating differences...
Professor’s New Book Focuses on Critical Literacy for Socio-emotional Learning
Smita Guha, Ph.D., Professor, Fulbright Scholar, and Chairperson in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in The School of Education at St. John’s University, is the author of a new book...
Adjunct Professor’s AI Research Has Positive Impact
With more than 20 years of experience as a higher education data and analytics professional, Omar Lopez, an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Core Studies at St. John’s College of Liberal Arts...
15th Annual Leaders in Education Awards Dinner
LEAD Honorees Brenda Almendarez-De Bello ’06M.S.Ed., ’19Ed.D. Principal Tamarac Elementary School Dr. Brenda Almendarez-De Bello serves as Principal of Tamarac Elementary School in the Sachem Central...
Q&A with Victor Visconti ’68ED, LEAD Honoree
Retired educator Victor Visconti ’68ED will be among several alumni honored by The School of Education (TSOE) at the 15th Annual Leaders in Education Awards Dinner (LEAD) on April 16 at the S tewart...
Q&A with Christopher E. Fisher, Psy.D. ’14M.S.Ed., LEAD Honoree
Christopher E. Fisher, Psy.D. ’14M.S.Ed., Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Director, Behavioral Health in Zucker Hillside Hospital, will be among several alumni honored by The School of Education...
Q&A with Darius Penikas ’08M.S.Ed., ’19Ed.D., LEAD Honoree
Darius Penikas ’08M.S.Ed., ’19Ed.D., Principal of Archbishop Molloy High School, will be among several alumni honored by The School of Education (SOE) at the 15th Annual Leaders in Education Awards...