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Ruth Hornsby

  • Associate Director, Teacher Licensure Programs
Ruth Hornsby

Prior to working with ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ College, Ruth worked as an elementary school teacher and before that, she worked in international corporate communications for over ten years. She brings to the division her experience of working, living and being educated on three different continents (Europe, Asia and North America), as well as her expertise in special education and English language learners.

Ruth graduated from the University of Manchester in Theology and Religious Studies in 1997, and obtained her Master of Arts in Teaching from ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ College in 2015. Ruth is currently enrolled to study towards her doctoral coursework in education at UMass Amherst.

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Several students listen to a lecture in a classroom. A teacher stands at a podium, and a screen shows faces of online students from across the state.

ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ graduate teacher licensing classes are online

After state approval, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳’s graduate teaching licensure program will offer all classes online at times designed to maximize accessibility for all.

Professional and Graduate students in a discussion.

State grant helps expand the MAT program’s partnership with Holyoke Public Schools

ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ College’s Master of Arts in Teaching program has received a $125,000 state grant to develop a new program to support teachers on emergency licenses in the Holyoke Public Schools district as they pursue initial licensure and their master’s degrees.

Taking on new challenges with new solutions

The Professional and Graduate Education program now offers an online program for teachers working with culturally and linguistically diverse students.

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