SUNY Empire State College has launched its first doctoral program in the college\u2019s nearly 50-year existence.
\nThe Ed.D. in educational leadership and change will prepare current educational leaders to advance their education and careers while learning how to lead positive change in colleges, universities and communities, officials said om Aug. 27.
\nAs educational systems face mounting challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and a rapidly changing workforce, the program will address both day-to-day and long-term issues confronting educators to prepare them for leadership positions in higher education institutions, college officials said.
\nApplied coursework will focus on educational trends, organizational issues, and policy, including rigorous training in research methodology enabling graduates to analyze challenges facing their institutions in a broader national and global context.
\nThe 54-credit program can be completed in three years, almost entirely online.
\nThe program is designed for working professionals, including faculty, college deans, assistant deans, and other academic administrators. SUNY Empire\u2019s flexible degree program will allow candidates to earn the degree on their own time, at their convenience. Candidates will receive a comprehensive learning experience that seamlessly delivers courses online, in a collaborative virtual environment.
\n\u201cThis is an exciting moment for the growth of Empire State College with our first-ever doctoral program in Educational Leadership and Change,\u201d said SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras. \u201cSUNY Empire\u2019s statewide footprint and robust online learning platforms will ensure educators can advance their learning and careers around the demands of their busy schedules. We are facing historic challenges in and out of the classroom that go well beyond the immediate pandemic \u2013 now is the time to drive change smartly and intentionally to build the educational systems of the future. This program will do just that.\u201d
\n\u201cGraduates will complete the program with advanced qualifications to lead academic institutions, utilizing action research methods to analyze real challenges that impact higher education,\u201d said SUNY Empire State College Provost Meg Benke. \u201cThey will be empowered to re-imagine how students learn, how educators teach, and how we communicate with our communities. SUNY Empire\u2019s community college partners have been particularly eager to have this flexible program available for their faculty, staff, and administrators.\u201d
\nApproval of the new degree \u201cis a defining moment for SUNY Empire,\u201d said SUNY Empire State College Dean of the School for Graduate Studies Nathan Gonyea. \u201cIt finalizes the goal at our founding almost 50 years ago to provide opportunity to individuals across New York state to access all levels of higher education from undergraduate certificates to doctoral degrees. I want to thank all of the faculty and staff who have worked over the course of many years to make our first doctorate possible.\u201d
\nSUNY Empire appointed Dr. Ali Ait Si Mhamed as associate professor and founding coordinator of the program that began Sept. 1.
\nHe holds a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy from SUNY Buffalo, an M.Sc. in education from D\u2019Youville College and a Bachelor of Arts in English language and literature with a special focus on linguistics from Universit\u00e9 Ibnou Zohr in Morocco.
\nHe comes to SUNY Empire from the Graduate School of Education at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan, where he served as associate professor in the Graduate School of Education. His principal areas of research include research methods, advance quantitative research, policy and reform in education, and higher education finance.
\nSUNY Empire currently offers more than 800 courses within 110 degree programs, all available online.
\nAdditional details on SUNY Empire State College\u2019s Ed.D. in leadership and change can be found at www.esc.edu\/graduate-studies\/edd-educational-leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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