The School of Education and Social Policy (SESP), established in 1926, is the smallest of the eight undergraduate and graduate institutions at

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, SESP's curriculum focuses on the academic study of education.

Undergraduate programs

] The SESP offers four concentrations leading to a

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: * Human Development and Psychological Services; * Learning and Organizational Change; * Secondary Teaching, focusing on K-12 education; * Social Policy. Majors of all concentrations are required complete a junior-year unpaid internship at a relevant organization in the Greater Chicago area.

Graduate programs

The SESP offers three

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programs: Learning Sciences, Computer Science, and Human Development and Social Policy. There are four

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programs: MS in Higher Education Administration and Policy, MS in education (K-12), MS in Learning and Organizational Change, and a dual degree in Applied Economics and Social and Economic Policy.

Special programs

In addition to undergraduate and graduate programs, SESP also offers a multidisciplinary program in education sciences, an interdisciplinary training program for PhD students.

Affiliated projects and centers

Center for Connected Learning

Center for Talent Development

Study of Lives Research Group

Institute for Policy Research

Rankings

As of February 2022, '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked SESP 8th among institutes training educators in the US.

Notable alumni

* Michael Bakalis (B.S. 1959, M.A. 1962, Ph.D. 1966), former

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in the

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, chairman of the Illinois' Education Accountability Task Force *

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player * Robert Boone (1975), founder of Young Chicago Authors, author of ''Inside Job: A Life of Teaching'' * Clinton Bristow (B.S. 1971), former president,

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* Ronald Burton (B.S. 1960),

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first

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draft choice, member of the

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* Wendy Chamberlin (B.S. 1970), president,

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; former U.S. ambassador to

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; former assistant administrator,

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Bureau for Asia and the Near East *

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(B.S. 1998), professional

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player * Pat Fitzgerald (B.S. 1996), current head coach of the

Wildcats

team *

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(B.S. 2003), professional American football player * Sophia King (M.S.), alderman for Chicago's 4th Ward *

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(M.S. 1957, Ph.D. 1961), psychology professor,

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; 2003 recipient of the Ashley Montagu Peace Award * Mark Loretta (B.S. 1993), professional

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player * Billy McKinney (B.S. 1977), former professional

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professional basketball teams * Lorraine H. Morton (M.A. 1942), former mayor of

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correspondent for

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(B.S. 1964), professional

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player * Ronald Riley (B.S. 1971), Presiding Judge, Sixth District,

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, Chicago * Crispin Sanchez (Ph.D.), advocate for education and athletics among

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* Wayne Watson (B.S. 1969, M.S. 1970, Ph.D. 1972), president, Chicago State University; former chancellor,

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(B.S. 1955), former chairman of the U.S.

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References

External links

SESP website
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