David Chard
We Must Keep Striving to Do Better
I know each of you woke Wednesday morning with a heavy heart over the events in Uvalde, Texas—the horrific murders of children and adults at the Robb Elementary School. There are no words I can put in this message that will make any of us feel better or will address the deep challenge of gun […]
BU Wheelock Partners with Bahrain Teachers College
BU Wheelock announced a partnership with Bahrain Teachers College to support graduate and education professional development for practicing and aspiring school leaders in Bahrain. The partnership provides Bahraini educators with affordable online access to BU Wheelock’s master of education (EdM) in educational leadership & policy studies. Starting in fall 2022, Bahraini educators can enroll in the online […]
BU Wheelock Welcomes Team of Educators from Jalisco, Mexico
Last month, BU Wheelock welcomed a team from the Secretariat of Education of Jalisco, Mexico, as part of an ongoing research collaboration. Led by Secretary of Education Juan Carlos Flores Miramontes, the team included Yolanda Quintero Reyes and Georgina Camberos, as well as six teachers working in early childhood, elementary, and secondary schools. They met […]
Partnership to Prepare Doctoral Students in Special Education and School Psychology
BU Wheelock’s special education faculty will collaborate with faculty from the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) on a new grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish a cohort of doctoral students focused on advancing equity in the study of students’ mental health. The project, led by Jennifer Greif Green at Boston University […]
Dean David Chard Honored with Leadership Award
The Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children (MAAEYC) recognized BU Wheelock dean David Chard with the Gwen Morgan Leadership Award. The award is given to an individual that has demonstrated leadership in improving the quality of care for children and families or to advancing the workforce and professional development opportunities for early education […]
David J. Chard Appointed Dean of BU Wheelock
Boston University announced the appointment of David J. Chard as dean of BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Chard, a professor of special education, has served as dean ad interim of BU Wheelock since the BU School of Education merged with Wheelock College in June 2018. Chard “provided exemplary leadership during [BU Wheelock’s] […]
Watch: Dean David Chard Joins “World After Coronavirus”
Dean David J. Chard joined Adil Najam, dean of the Pardee School of Global Studies and former director of the Pardee Center, to talk about the future on education on the latest episode of “The World After Coronavirus.” This video series, produced by Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at the […]