Empire State University Hosts Second In-person Doctoral Residency  

(SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY - June 6, 2023) Empire State University’s Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in educational leadership and change hosted its second in-person residency since the program launched in fall 2021.  

The Ed.D. summer residency was held from June 1-3 at SUNY Empire’s Saratoga Springs location at 2 Union Avenue. This intensive residency included faculty-led seminars, guest speakers, collaborative student presentations, and individual time with faculty to discuss program and dissertation processes. Professors Meg Benke and Ali Ait Si Mhamed led this year’s summer residency program.  

As SUNY Empire’s first doctoral degree offering, the program prepares current educational leaders to advance their education and careers while learning how to lead positive change in colleges, universities, and communities. Applied coursework focuses on educational trends, organizational issues, and policy, as well as training in research methodology. Students gain qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills that are useful when applying data-based decision-making as leaders in higher education.  

The 54-credit program can be completed almost entirely online in four years during the fall, spring, and summer semesters, with one annual in-person residency. 

To learn more about the Doctor of Education program, visit https://www.sunyempire.edu/graduate-studies/edd-educational-leadership/.