Two projects from the College of Education have been selected for the Chancellor’s Research Projects for 2025–26 by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
Expanding a High School Summer Research Program in Computer Science by Developing a Practice-based Teacher Education Unit and Mentoring Activities for High School Students in Champaign County is led in part by Dean Chrystalla Mouza and graduate student Santiago Ospina Tabares along with researchers from the Siebel School of Computing and Champaign Central High School.
The program’s goal is to broaden participation in computing in our community through a paired mentorship program designed to promote interest and a sense of belonging in computer science (CS) by partnering students with a faculty research mentor.
Who tells it best? Early math experiences, explained by preschoolers, is a project led by postdoctoral research associate Jadyn Harris Laixely. This Societal Impact project is an extension of a current, larger project,“Math Partners,” in which Champaign-Urbana preschool teachers and families partner to design early math activities that prioritize the ways that children and their families “do” math in their daily lives.
Founded in 2020, the Chancellor's Research Projects seeks to empower its community to focus on the intellectual and scholarly talent of our university to examine the greatest challenges facing our society and seek new solutions. Recognizing the critical need for universities nationwide to prioritize research focused on persistent challenges across society, the Chancellor’s Research Program supports academic research rooted in the goal of a more robust society.
