The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) announced the 2023 winner of the society’s Outstanding Dissertation Award.  Pempho Chinkondenji received the award for her dissertation entitled “The Im/possibilities of (Un)making In-school Pregnancy and Student Motherhood [as Praxis]: Schooling Post-Pregnancy Amidst Health and Social Crises in Malawi.”

In May 2023 Shamo Thar was awarded the Scholarly Excellence Award, one of the Leadership of Tomorrow awards of the Student Affairs and Campus Life program at UMass Amherst. The award recognizes a graduate assistant who demonstrates mastery in blending their assistantship responsibilities with their chosen academic discipline.

CIE graduates Stephen Richardson and Yaelle Stempfelet create Wonder Lab, a consulting team. Recent work includes research on Ukrainian youth refugees.

Svetlana (Pivovar) Dmitrieva made a surprise visit to the home of DRE & Gretchen in early August.

Jane Benbow and Sue Thrasher also conncted with some "Woke Women of CIE"

Jane Benbow and Sue Thrasher visited Amherst to reconnect with the CIE community.

Jan Droegkamp spent 12 days in Massachusetts catching up with CIE friends.

Jan and Nanette met with Anna Donovan at the Miltz home in Amherst.

In June 2023 CIE welcomed Cliff Meyers ('96) as its Interim Director.

CIE is honored to have hosted the editorship of the Comparative Education Review (CER) led by Bjorn Nordtveit for the past 10 years.