Hank Fien
Hank Fien Named First Roberts Professor of Educational Innovation
BU Wheelock’s Hank Fien was recently named the inaugural Nancy H. Roberts Professor of Educational Innovation. Established with a generous gift from Nancy Roberts (CAS’59, Wheelock’61,’75) and her husband, Edward, the endowed professorship will support Fien’s scholarship in early literacy and early mathematics. Fien’s appointment was celebrated with a formal installation ceremony on October 20. […]
Closing the Literacy Gap
Hank Fien grew up in the 1970s and ’80s in a working-class South Jersey town, where he witnessed the stark divide in life experiences between his peers who were taught how to read and those who were not. “Those who were taught to read could make choices for themselves and at least have a chance of […]
National Center on Improving Literacy Joins BU Wheelock
This fall, BU Wheelock welcomed the National Center on Improving Literacy (NCIL), a partnership among literacy experts, university researchers, and technical assistance providers to support students with literacy-related disabilities. NCIL is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and was formerly housed at the University of Oregon. “I’m thrilled to be able to collaborate with […]
BU Wheelock Welcomes New Faculty for Fall 2021
This fall, BU Wheelock welcomed 10 new full-time faculty members to our community. Their research interests include early childhood education, higher education, sport performance, bilingual education, and literacy. Learn more about our new faculty and read some of their reflections on joining BU Wheelock. Jennifer Altavilla Lecturer and program director, Teaching English to Speakers of […]