Montclair Resident Michele Fox Earns Doctorate in Educational Leadership at College of Saint Elizabeth

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Michele Fox, a resident of Montclair, will receive her doctoral degree from the College of Saint Elizabeth, May 14.

MORRISTOWN, NJ (05/10/2011)(readMedia)-- Michele Fox of Montclair, N.J., has successfully defended her dissertation at the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J., to earn her doctorate in educational leadership. Fox's dissertation is entitled, "Implementing 21st Century Skills: A Paradox in a Traditional World of Education?"

"I've enjoyed working with the professors and cohort members and refining my skills in servant leadership," says Fox, who is district supervisor of curriculum and instruction for the Fort Lee Public Schools and also directs the Fort Lee High School's Academy of Performing Arts. She has spent a lifetime as teacher, director, and administrator in the performing arts in New Jersey and Florida. In New Jersey, she has been founder/director of the Techniques Theatre in East Brunswick, N.J., and has served in the N.J. Department of Education as state representative for the Gifted and Talented Education.

The doctoral program at CSE, which is dedicated to preparing leaders who are committed to social justice and ethical practice, began in August 2007. "Integrated into all course work and learning activities are the central values and beliefs necessary for school leaders to function as morally purposeful stewards for their school communities," states Dr. John Crews, Ed.D., CSE educational leadership program chair. "This philosophy of servant leadership represents a major shift from the traditional paradigm of school leaders as managers of resources, which is so prevalent in today's practices."

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, New Jersey, the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 2,100 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and one doctoral degree programs. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.