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Table of contents
A Marquee Program Expands ................................................................................................................................. 3
Faculty Growth....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Student Excellence ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Growth in Research................................................................................................................................................ 9
What Do You Appreciate About Your School? ........................................................................................................ 11
Place-Based Education in Action.......................................................................................................................... 13
Making History/Research Updates ....................................................................................................................... 15
Honoring Friends and Partners ............................................................................................................................. 17
Faculty and Staff Awards/Alumni Update .............................................................................................................. 19
The Power of Giving ............................................................................................................................................. 21
OVER 5 YEARS
50%
RANKINGS
46%
growth in degrees
awarded
growth in
undergraduate
enrollment
72%
62%
increase
in donors
increase in
number of gifts
35%
#
1
Online Graduate
Education Program
growth in
graduate applications
98%
of residency
graduates
became employed as
teachers upon graduation
U.S. News & World Report has
ranked our M.Ed. in Teaching and
Learning as the #1 online graduate
education program in the nation six
of the last seven years.
About the College
Clemson University College of Education is a transformational leader in education across the life-and-career-span.
With a particular focus on rural and underserved schools and communities, the college has award-winning programs
that prepare teachers, educational specialists, school-and-community-based mental health counselors, human
resource professionals and leaders in education and allied fields.
We equip our students for lives and careers that make a difference. Through innovative educational programming,
high-impact research and transformative outreach, we respond to critical societal and educational issues, such as
workforce development; the role of technology in education and society; teacher recruitment and retention; mental
health and well-being; and leadership development. We lead these vital initiatives as part of Clemson University’s
land-grant mission to serve the state of South Carolina and beyond.
ON THE COVER
Our faculty bring place-based education expertise to students at Clemson and in
partner districts. Learn how Steph Dean has assisted students and teachers at
Central Academy of the Arts.
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