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The Daily OrangeBiklen appointed education dean
By Laura Van Wert
Posted: 8/29/05, 12:16 AM EST Section: News
Not every professor gets an invitation to the Academy Awards.
But Douglas Biklen, the newly appointed dean of the School of Education, got his invitation last spring.
Biklen, the author of several books and producer of the critically acclaimed documentary "Autism is a World," was named dean on Aug. 1.
"Doug was chosen for a variety of reasons," said Kevin Morrow, Syracuse University's director of News Services. "We think he is a fine choice to be the dean of the School of Education."
Beginning his work as dean on Aug. 1, Biklen spent his first three weeks acquainting himself with his new position.
"I wouldn't say it was difficult yet. I'm in the transition right now," Biklen said. "If you ask me in six months, I'm sure it'll be different."
Biklen is best known among the faculty and staff of both the School of Education and SU as a man with great leadership skills, Morrow said. He is also a highly effective spokesperson and is greatly respected in his field and among the schoolÕs faculty and staff.
"The work he has done shows incredible leadership," said Sari Biklen, the new dean's wife. "Also, he has a lot of ideas and knows how to put them into action."
A graduate from Bowdoin College in Maine, Dean Biklen has spent the past 32 years at SU as a professor in the School of Education's Cultural Foundations and Teaching and Leadership programs.
He began his professional career observing children with mental and physical disabilities. After a few years, his observations were put into action when he began working with the College of Law, filing law suits against those who denied the disabled their rights to an education.
Biklen continues fighting for school inclusion, but his focus has shifted from filing law suits into seeing how best to include and educate the disabled. He has written several books on the subject of inclusion such as "Regular Lives," which described the conditions of effective school inclusion.
But Douglas Biklen, the newly appointed dean of the School of Education, got his invitation last spring.
Biklen, the author of several books and producer of the critically acclaimed documentary "Autism is a World," was named dean on Aug. 1.
"Doug was chosen for a variety of reasons," said Kevin Morrow, Syracuse University's director of News Services. "We think he is a fine choice to be the dean of the School of Education."
Beginning his work as dean on Aug. 1, Biklen spent his first three weeks acquainting himself with his new position.
"I wouldn't say it was difficult yet. I'm in the transition right now," Biklen said. "If you ask me in six months, I'm sure it'll be different."
Biklen is best known among the faculty and staff of both the School of Education and SU as a man with great leadership skills, Morrow said. He is also a highly effective spokesperson and is greatly respected in his field and among the schoolÕs faculty and staff.
"The work he has done shows incredible leadership," said Sari Biklen, the new dean's wife. "Also, he has a lot of ideas and knows how to put them into action."
A graduate from Bowdoin College in Maine, Dean Biklen has spent the past 32 years at SU as a professor in the School of Education's Cultural Foundations and Teaching and Leadership programs.
He began his professional career observing children with mental and physical disabilities. After a few years, his observations were put into action when he began working with the College of Law, filing law suits against those who denied the disabled their rights to an education.
Biklen continues fighting for school inclusion, but his focus has shifted from filing law suits into seeing how best to include and educate the disabled. He has written several books on the subject of inclusion such as "Regular Lives," which described the conditions of effective school inclusion.
