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  Global Education Symposium 2020

  by Noor DoukmakJul 1, 2020 11:15 am6  Views

  Global Education Symposium 2020

  The Office of International Programs in the College of Education at Illinois invites you to participate in the second Global Education Symposium, October 14-17, 2020. The deadline for submitting an abstract is July 15, 2020, and the registration deadline is July 31, 2020. Click here for more information: https://go.illinois.edu/GES20

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  How Racism Hurts Black Mental Health and How You Can Help

  by Ashley LawrenceJun 29, 2020 3:00 pm1 View

  ICYMI: Helen Neville, professor of Educational Psychology and African American Studies, joined Illinois Public Media's The 21st to explain these concepts, racism as a public health crisis, and diversity issues related to wellbeing.

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  Teachers Discuss Challenges of In-person Learning

  by Department of Special EducationJun 24, 2020 9:00 pm65  Views

  Special Education Department Head Micki Ostrosky talks with WCIA-3 News, and says masks will create a whole new set of challenges in the classroom for younger learners with disabilities.

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  Recognizing How COVID-19 and Injustices Produce Racial Battle Fatigue in African American P-16 Students, Families, and Educators in the U.S.

  by Katrina Hasan HamiltonJun 24, 2020 5:45 pm18  Views

  On June 29, join Dr. William A. Smith, Professor of Education, Culture & Society at the University of Utah, along with our other distinguished panelists, to discuss how COVID-19 and Injustices Produce Racial Battle Fatigue in Students, Families, and Educators in Pre-K through Grad School.

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  EPOL PhD Candidate Dinah Armstead Part of iVenture Accelerator Cohort 6

  by Communications OfficeJun 19, 2020 4:15 pm375  Views

  iVenture Accelerator, powered by Gies College of Business, has provided a new round of funding and support for 39 students and their startups. Dinah Armstead, PhD candidate in Global Education Studies and Education Policy is one of these students. Her startup is called AgriWater Tech Consulting.

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• College's First COVID-19 Research Seed Funding Awards Named

  by Bureau of Educational ResearchJun 18, 2020 4:00 pm89  Views

  The Bureau of Educational Research and the College Research Committee are pleased to announce the first COVID-19 Seed Grant awards.

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• Food Supply Chain Map beta launch

  by Michael McKelveyJun 15, 2020 2:00 pm90  Views

  Professor Megan Konar in Civil and Environmental Engineering partnered with the Office for Math, Science, and Technology Education (MSTE) to visualize the flow of food between counties in the United States. 

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  Sixth Annual BeeBlitz

  by Kalli ClaytonJun 15, 2020 1:00 pm4  Views

  Join us (virtually) on Saturday, June 27, 2020, for the sixth annual BeeBlitz, taking place during National Pollinator Week! All residents of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio are invited to canvas their backyards and neighborhoods for bees, snap some pics, and upload them to BeeSpotter on Saturday, June 27.

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• Library Catalog Changes

  by Nancy O'BrienJun 15, 2020 11:15 am2  Views

  The University Library will transition to the Primo Library Catalog, a new online catalog system, on June 24, 2020. The new catalog system will have an enhanced single search interface so patrons can search for items in the university's Library Catalog simultaneously across all of the I-Share Libraries collections.

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  Elizabeth Kirchgesner, MSTE, Receives Campus Emerging Award for Excellence in Public Engagement

  by Communications OfficeJun 10, 2020 9:00 am52  Views

  Congratulations to Beth Kirchgesner for receiving the Emerging Award for Excellence in Public Engagement from the campus' Provost's Office.

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