Kudos: Russian Flagship Program student named Rhodes Scholar; doctoral student named outstanding scholar; Luft to co-direct inaugural NARST Early Career Faculty Institute

Russian Flagship Program student named Rhodes Scholar

Mariah Cady, an undergraduate student majoring in Russian and international affairs, was named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar. Cady is part of the Russian Flagship Program—an initiative between the Mary Frances Early College of Education’s Department of Language and Literacy Education and Franklin College’s Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies—and has minors in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), geography, and German.

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Doctoral student named outstanding scholar by Council for Exceptional Children

Christina Novelli (Ph.D. ’26), a doctoral student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education, was recently named an outstanding scholar by the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division for Research Doctoral Student Scholars.

As a doctoral student scholar, Novelli will have the opportunity to engage with experienced researchers in three virtual seminars about the challenges facing new scholars while cultivating her own research goals.

“My selection as a doctoral student scholar with the Division of Research is an honor as I was selected from an international pool of doctoral students,” said Novelli. “This program is a way to not only learn from top researchers in the field, but also to extend my collaborative circle for future research endeavors.”

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Luft to co-direct inaugural NARST Early Career Faculty Institute

Julie Luft, the Athletic Association Professor of Science Education and Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education, will co-direct the inaugural NARST Early Career Faculty Institute with Angela Calabrese-Barton, a professor at the University of Michigan.

The National Association for Research in Science Teaching is investing in an Early Career Faculty Institute for new faculty members and postdoctoral researchers. The institute will be open to early career science educators across the globe with the goal of engaging a diverse group of early career scholars in a supportive environment to help guide their development as professionals. The institute will be online and will have opportunities for face-to-face meetings to ensure the participation of a diverse group of individuals.