Faculty and students said GW’s undergraduate GWTeach program is in limbo after three of four program leaders received imminent termination notices amid the school’s restructuring, leaving the program with one remaining tenured program director.
Graduate School of Education and Human Development’s Interim Dean Lionel Howard notified GWTeach’s three contract faculty — master teachers SuJin Choi, Meghan Hollibaugh Baker and co-director Jonathon Grooms — in a January email obtained by The Hatchet that said GSEHD would not be renewing their contracts due to “financial barriers” at the end of the spring semester. Five GWTeach students and two faculty members said administrators have not communicated any information about the program’s future besides the email, adding that the faculty departures could signal the program’s end.
A University spokesperson declined to confirm officials’ non-renewals of the three individuals’ contracts and said GW has not made a final decision on the future of the program. The spokesperson said officials are focused on continuing instruction and student support as GSEHD undergoes a “period of change.”…