APSU’s Aspiring Assistant Principal Program hosts town hall on racial equality
July 9, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) assistant professor of education Dr. Laura Barnett spent 16 years as a middle school principal, and every summer she tried to anticipate the challenges for the school year ahead.
APSU’s Eriksson College of Education hosts virtual student teacher banquet
May 8, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Every semester, the tables inside the Morgan University Center are covered with white table cloths and candles for a special banquet honoring the Austin Peay State University (APSU) student teachers.
APSU’s Eriksson College of Education receives $600K grant for assistant principal program
January 28, 2020
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Eriksson College of Education was awarded a $600,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Education earlier this month – the largest grant in that college’s history – to develop an innovative, job-embedded program for aspiring assistant principals.
Rossview Middle principal named Austin Peay State University College of Ed’s first Leadership Fellow
October 30, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this semester, Dr. Laura Barnett, Rossview Middle School principal, was named the inaugural Leadership Fellow for the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Eriksson College of Education.
APSU’s Eriksson College of Education developing relationship with Jordan’s Yarmouk University
September 10, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On a hot July morning in Irbid, Jordan, while cars weaved past the city’s khaki-colored buildings, Dr. Dana Christman enjoyed a cup of Turkish coffee in Yarmouk University’s air-conditioned campus. The Austin Peay State University (APSU) professor had traveled more than 6,000 miles to visit the school, and with the small jolt of caffeine spurring her on, she helped develop a new relationship between her home campus and the Jordanian university.
APSU’s Chandler named fellow to national educational advocacy organization
May 17, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) Eriksson College of Education dean Dr. Prentice Chandler was recently named a fellow to Deans for Impact, a national nonprofit that strives to better prepare teachers for 21st century classrooms. He will join a cohort of 19 fellows from universities across the country.
APSU, CMCSS partner on innovative three-year residency and degree program
May 16, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) says that in 1975, 22 percent of all college students dreamed of becoming teachers. Forty-four years later, that number has plummeted to about 4 percent, prompting the CBS Evening News to recently label the national teacher shortage “an education crisis.”
Austin Peay, CMCSS form stronger partnership for preparing local teachers
November 26, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – For the last several years, Austin Peay State University (APSU) and the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) have worked together almost on autopilot.
The University’s Eriksson College of Education sent juniors and seniors to practice teaching at local schools, and the district looked for classrooms to place these would-be teachers.
Upcoming book by APSU’s Chandler examines life as a new dean
August 20, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Dr. Prentice Chandler considers the 2017-2018 academic year to be his rookie season.
The former University of Cincinnati professor arrived at APSU last summer to lead the Eriksson College of Education.
Austin Peay State University now offering doctoral degree with new Ed.D.
July 29, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) took a major step forward today with the announcement of the first doctoral degree in the institution’s history.
Beginning this fall, the APSU Eriksson College of Education will offer a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Educational Leadership for K-12 professionals looking to advance their careers.