COE faculty, alumnus featured in September 2013 Georgia Magazine
Published in In the News
Two College of Education faculty members — Ron Butchart and David Gast – and alumnus Eric Gray are featured in the September 2013 issue of Georgia Magazine.
Butchart, a professor and head of the department of educational theory and practice, has studied the history of the education of freed slaves after the Civil War. In his research, he has created a database—30 years in the making—to catalog information about the educators. His work is featured in this issue’s Closeup.
A graduate program in the College of Education which works with educators in Georgia to help them learn new strategies for teaching children with autism, co- developed by and co-directed by Gast, a professor of special education, is featured in Around the Arch.
Gray (BSEd ’04) wants to open up the world of adventurous sports to individuals who don’t have use of their hands or feet and his doing it with his Atlanta-based non-profit organization, Catalyst Sports. His story is titled, “Accessible Adventures” under Alumni Profiles.