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December 5, 2025
Florida State University Provost Jim Clark and Dr. Serhiy Kvit, President of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine, have signed a memorandum of understanding signifying the university's commitment to work together on future research projects.
December 3, 2025
LSI staff in FSU's Faculty & Staff Briefs for November 2025.
December 1, 2025
Celia Reddick, Ph.D., a member of the Learning Systems Institute and an Assistant Professor of Education and International Development FSU ELPS, has been awarded a 2026-28 Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellowship. The globally competitive program supports early- and mid-career researchers whose work advances understanding of how children and youth learn and develop across contexts and systems.
November 17, 2025
A year ago, the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University (FSU) partnered with the World Bank and UNESCO to initiate Educators Shaping Futures (ESF), a global knowledge exchange aimed at addressing the worldwide shortage of qualified teachers. Last week, the two-day event held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, drew 341 attendees from 41 countries.
November 14, 2025
Two Ukrainian scholars spent four weeks at Florida State University, sharing lessons learned from a war-torn country and building relationships for shared research projects. The exchange is part of the BridgeUSA Ukraine Program for Resilience and Reconstruction (UPRR), which connects Ukrainian and U.S. scholars for collaborative research, education development and knowledge sharing.
November 6, 2025
LSI staff in FSU's Faculty & Staff Briefs for October 2025
November 4, 2025
Organized by the World Bank, the Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University, UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA), and the Ministry of Education, Education to Host Educators Shaping Futures aimed to raise awareness and build coalitions for change so that teachers everywhere are prepared and supported to succeed in their crucial roles.
October 28, 2025
Educators Shaping Futures, a global knowledge exchange focused on addressing the shortage of qualified teachers worldwide, will begin on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event aims to raise awareness and build coalitions for change, ensuring teachers everywhere are prepared and supported to succeed in their crucial roles.
October 8, 2025
LSI staff in FSU's Faculty & Staff Briefs for September 2025
LSI Team Surpasses 80 Interviews with Tallahassee Refugee Families Exploring Educational Experiences
October 2, 2025
LSI is leading the "Strengthening school experiences for refugee young people, families and their teachers in Tallahassee" project. Now in its 10th month, the LSI team has conducted more than 80 interviews with refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Syria, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Afghanistan.