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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Raquel Muñiz, associate professor at Boston College’s Lynch School of Education and Human Development, has been honored with the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) 2025 Early Career Award, recognizing a distinguished record of education research in the early stages of an academic career.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State College of Education came together on April 5 in celebration and recognition of extraordinary accomplishments at the 2025 Alumni Society Awards Banquet, hosted at Toftrees Golf Resort. Alumni, faculty, staff, friends, and family gathered to honor distinguished alumni whose careers reflect a profound commitment to education, equity, service and student empowerment.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State College of Education's workforce education and development program played a significant role in a recent workshop aimed at assisting displaced federal workers and contractors. 

Hyung Joon Yoon, associate professor and professor-in-charge of workforce education and development, developed the LifeCraft program used in the workshop. This program, drawing from years of research on hope and human agency, helps individuals clarify strengths, reconnect with values, and plan for the future. 

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A recent study co-authored by Brandy Henry, assistant professor of rehabilitation and human services in the Penn State College of Education, sheds light on the complex factors influencing clinician support for expanding office-based methadone treatment (OBM) for opioid use disorder (OUD). Published in Journal of Addiction Medicine, the researchers surveyed over 1,100 clinicians and found that only 28% supported OBM — a model that would make methadone more accessible by allowing it to be prescribed and dispensed in office settings, rather than solely through federally regulated opioid treatment programs.