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The College of Education is committed to research that addresses critical needs. Our work is interdisciplinary in
the truest sense. In collaboration with partners and districts, with colleagues across the Clemson campus and with
researchers in peer institutions, we are conducting research that impacts education, business and communities.
OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS
submissions more
than tripled
%
awards more
than tripled
%
354
306
INCREASE
INCREASE
$34.4 M
expenditures more
than doubled
%
224
$10.1 M
INCREASE
$5.6 M
$10.1 M
FY19
$2.5 M
$3.3 M
FY23
FY19
FY23
FY19
FY23
Clemson awarded $5.8 million to support school
counseling in Greenville County Schools
A group of Clemson University faculty
members is working with Greenville County
Schools to make a positive impact on the
ratio of students to school counselors in
the district.
to counselors to a manageable number, as a
high ratio leads to overburdened counselors
and teachers getting pulled away from
teaching to address more mental health and
behavioral needs.
Faculty in the College of Education will use a
$5.8 million award from the U.S. Department
of Education over the next five years to
identify and educate current Greenville
County Schools employees who seek to
become school counselors. The grant, which
will fully cover tuition, will allow current
teachers and other employees in the district
to continue working while pursuing this
opportunity.
Amanda Rumsey, associate professor in the
College of Education and project leader, said
that recruiting directly from the district will
have numerous benefits for schools in both
the short and long term.
The impact that school counselors can
have on a school isn’t limited to a single
classroom; they have the privilege of serving
an entire population of students. School
districts strive to keep the ratio of students
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“We will work to train people from the district
who are already familiar with their schools,
and we will focus on supporting all schools
with special attention to those schools with
the most need,” Rumsey said. “More highly
trained counselors ultimately help every
teacher and student in the school system as
well as the communities that surround them.”