In our ever-changing world, every interaction is a chance to make an impact. In CHSE, we are not side-line sitters; we are heart changers and we leave an imprint – not a light one, but one that alters the landscape, challenges minds, forges new futures and reimagines the status quo.
Whether we’re educating the next generation, counseling a family, training physically, organizing big data, or leading organizations…we impact lives. So, we’re calling on you to join us. Someone out there needs you. Answer the call.
GEAUX CHANGE LIVES
From Kinesiology to Information Studies, our programs are impactful. Whether your goal is to enhance student learning, promote health and wellness, help strengthen families, heal and care for people, or develop better workplaces, the College of Human Sciences & Education has a degree program for you.
CHSE graduates are employed in K12 education
- -2022/23 graduating student survey
CHSE graduates are continuing their education with advanced degrees in physical therapy, social work, medical school, law, nursing, and sport administration
- -2022/23 graduating student survey
The College of Human Sciences & Education knows that some of the most important lessons happen outside of the classroom – when you apply your knowledge in real settings helping real people and organizations. We have built-in internships in every major. Want to study abroad? Our faculty are passionate about creating experiences in Thailand, England, and Italy to enhance your studies and expose you to global ideas.
Enacting positive change requires leadership. Level-up your leadership in the College of Human Sciences & Education.
Leadership Development Institute Global Leadership Graduate Minor Leadership Development Undergrad Minor School of Leadership & Human Resource Development Educational Leadership Online Program Office of Educational Research
PHD IN PK-12 EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
The college is home to four centers and institutes – the Early Childhood Education Institute, Healthy Aging Research Center, Leadership Development Institute, and Social Research & Evaluation Center which was recently named a Louisiana Board of Regents Center of Research Excellence.
Petra A. Robinson, PhD, Interim Director of the School of Leadership & Human Resource Development in the College of Human Sciences & Education, has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program grant, totaling more than $550,000. Robinson will serve as Principal Investigator (PI) on the multi-year project, joined by Co-Principal Investigators Bethany Hager (Louisana A+ Schools, CHSE) and Zakiya Wilson-Kennedy, PhD (College of Science), with additional support from Golden Richard, PhD, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Director of LSU's Applied Cybersecurity Lab.
Through a partnership with LSU's T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History, Jennifer Baumgartner, PhD, launched the Louisiana Early Childhood Teacher Oral History Project, where education undergraduate students collect stories and oral histories from Louisiana's early childhood teachers. To date, more than 100 interviews with early childhood teachers who work with children from birth to third grade have been conducted, creating an incredible repository of knowledge for current and future teachers, policy makers and early childhood researchers.
Ayala, a second-year doctoral student in the Lutrill and Pearl Payne School of Education, has been named Associate Editor of the National Association of Special Education Teachers' Special Educator e-Journal.
Ellis, associate professor of science/STEM education and associate director of secondary education initiatives in the LSU Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education, received the 2025 UTeach STEM Educators Association's Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award for his work with LSU's GeauxTeach STEM teacher preparation program.
To commemorate Workforce Development Month, LSU College of Human Sciences & Education, in partnership with the LSU Olinde Career Center, will host the first-ever CHSE Career Week from September 17-24, 2025.
The Tiger Teacher Pep Rally will take place on September 16, 2025, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Huey P. Long Field House Laura F. Lindsay Ballroom with LSU alumna Haleigh Bryant serving as the spirit leader.
