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• College Supports New First Generation Latinx Grad Student Group

  Jun 1, 2022 10:00 am48 views

  There is a new graduate student group that has organized in the College of Education for those who are first-generation college students and identify as Latinx.

• Harvard University Hosts Juneteenth Talk Featuring EPOL Assistant Teaching Professor Theopolies J. Moton III

  Jun 1, 2022 12:00 pm35 views

  In honor of Juneteenth and the recent conversations around Harvard & The Legacy of Slavery, the Harvard Office of Diversity & Inclusion welcomes historian Theopolies J. Moton III for the lecture "Reconciling with our Historical Memory: Committing to HBCUs as Social Progression" on Monday, June 13, 2022 at noon CST.

• Humanities Without Walls’ Summer Bridge Program Welcomes EPOL PhD Student Rayven Morrow

  Jun 7, 2022 4:00 pm27 views

  Humanities Without Walls’ Summer Bridge participants were just announced, and among them is an EPOL PhD student Rayven Morrow. Participants in this program, supported by the Mellon Foundation, are matched with local community organizations to collaborate on a summer project.

• CITL’s Newest Podcast Series Features SPED's Kary Zarate in 'Ungrading'

  Jun 9, 2022 4:00 pm53 views

  Teach Talk Listen Learn is a podcast featuring conversations about teaching and learning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Join host Bob Dignan and his guests as they shine a spotlight on the innovative and creative ways faculty and instructors across campus are shaking up the hallowed halls of academia to engage traditional and nontraditional students in all modalities and create transformative learning experiences for them.

• Aiman Ghani, ElEd '22, Named a U. of I. Fulbright Student Scholar

  Jun 10, 2022 12:00 pm66 views

  Sixteen University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students and recent graduates were offered Fulbright grants to pursue international education, research, and teaching experiences around the globe this coming year. Another six Illinois students were named Fulbright alternates.

  The Fulbright U.S. Student Program builds international relationships to help solve global challenges. This flagship international educational exchange program of the U.S. government awards grants to students based on their academic and professional achievement, as well as their ambassadorial skills and leadership potential. The Fulbright student program will fund approximately 2,200 U.S. citizens to live abroad for the 2022-23 academic year.

• Book Club with Edith Campbell and Sarah Park Dahlen: Moonwalking

  Jun 12, 2022 11:00 am3 views

  Join professor Sarah Park Dahlen (U. of I. School of Information Sciences) and Edith Campbell (Indiana State University) for a book club discussion of Zetta Elliott and Lyn Miller-Lachmann's Moonwalking.

• Juneteenth Celebration Events in C-U

  Jun 15, 2022 9:30 am53 views

  This community calendar is a service of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to commemorate the anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States.

• HRD Doctoral Student Part of iVenture Accelerator Project

  Jun 16, 2022 3:30 pm26 views

  Congratulations to Bethanie Couri, an Ed.D. student in EPOL's Human Resource Development program, who is part of two projects selected as part of the Gies College of Business' 2022 iVenture Accelerator cohort.

• Professor David Huang Named a Health Innovation Faculty Member

  Jun 29, 2022 10:00 am5 views

  Congratulations to EPOL's Wenhao David Huang, who is one of 10 faculty members from across the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign bringing expertise to Carle Illinois College of Medicine as the latest group of Health Innovation Professors (HIP).

• Announcing the College of Education Volunteer Week: July 25-29, 2022

  Jul 5, 2022 4:45 pm35 views

  We are pleased to announce the inaugural College of Education Volunteer Week July 25-29, 2022. Before his retirement, Dean Anderson approved faculty and staff to use OPL (other paid leave time) for 1-3 hours of community volunteering during the week of July 25-29, 2022.

• Professor Michaelene Ostrosky Selected as Interim Dean of the College of Education

  Jul 6, 2022 4:00 pm34 views

  "Professor Michaelene Ostrosky has been selected to serve as Interim Dean of the College of Education, pending approval by the Board of Trustees, until the next permanent dean begins their appointment," said Provost Cangellaris.

• Library Update for Fall 2022

  Jul 8, 2022 9:30 am11 views

  The Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL) is being consolidated into a single location on the first floor of the Main Library building. You now can find SSHEL services and staff in Room 101 of the Main Library building and recent print books for education, youth literature, and K-12 teaching materials in an adjacent room.

• Cromley, Collaborators Awarded $2M Grant from U.S. Department of Education

  Jul 19, 2022 3:45 pm46 views

  EPSY professor Jennifer Cromley is part of a team of researchers who have been awarded funding from the U.S. Dept of Education's Institute for Education Sciences for their project Promoting Reading Comprehension and Learning With Multimodal Science Texts (PRISM).

• Secondary Education's Ryan Eleveld Wins ACS Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry

  Jul 25, 2022 4:15 pm53 views

  Congratulations to Ryan Eleveld for winning the 2022 ACS Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry. Ryan is a LAS Chemistry major, minoring in Secondary Education, with an exceptional track record in mentoring.

• COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on July 30 Co-sponsored by College of Education

  Jul 27, 2022 3:00 pm40 views

  Free and open to everyone in the greater CU community, a COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinic is happening on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at the Church of the Living God at 312 E. Bradley Ave, Champaign.

• EPOL Doctoral Student Cecilia Vaughn-Guy Named 2023 Women’s Congressional Policy Institute Fellow

  Aug 1, 2022 2:00 pm180 views

  Congratulations to Cecilia Vaughn-Guy, working toward her Ph.D. in Human Resource Development and Diversity & Equity in Education, on being selected to the prestigious WCPI Fellowship Program.

• James D. Anderson AACTE Outstanding Dissertation Award

  Aug 2, 2022 3:15 pm106 views

  The American Associate of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) recently named its annual Outstanding Dissertation Award in honor of James D. Anderson, professor emeritus and past dean of the College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a leading scholar of American education.

• College of Education Research Team Creates Online Database of Sustainability Curriculum

  Aug 5, 2022 3:45 pm60 views

  The Sustainable World Collaborative, a group of researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has created an online database called Sustainable World to support educators in making sustainability a central focus of cross-disciplinary instruction.

• Robb Lindgren talks Embodied Learning on CITL's "Teach Talk Listen Learn" Podcast

  Aug 11, 2022 1:15 pm13 views

  Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction Robb Lindgren was a guest for the most recent episode of the "Teach Talk Listen Learn" podcast produced by Illinois' Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning.

• Two EPOL Graduate Students Part of AERA's Inaugural Summer Retreat

  Aug 16, 2022 4:30 pm15 views

  Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership doctoral students Nathan Tanner and Marisol Jimenez recently represented the College at the first-ever AERA Graduate Student Council (Division J) summer retreat in Washington, D.C.

• BER to Host Lightning Talk Events on COVID-19 Research

  Aug 18, 2022 10:00 am25 views

  The Bureau of Educational Research is very pleased to bring you Lightning Talk sessions over two days. We offer these as a space for the research teams, and colleagues, to share and hear more about their research experiences and findings. It is also an opportunity for all to make connections with these research teams.

• Chad Lane to Speak at St. Louis Science Center Gaming Event

  Aug 24, 2022 4:00 pm22 views

  “Crafting Interactive Experiences: The Power of Games for Meaningful Engagement and Impact”

• Hood, Hopson Editors of New Book from Harvard Education Press

  Aug 29, 2022 3:15 pm65 views

  Stafford Hood, Sheila M. Miller professor emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction, and Rodney Hopson, professor of Educational Psychology, are editors of a new publication from Harvard Education Press, Race and Culturally Responsive Inquiry in Education, examining how to improve research, evaluation, and assessment.

• Santos, Span, Painter Chosen as 2022-23 President's Executive Leadership Program (PELP) Fellows

  Aug 31, 2022 10:00 am45 views

  Congratulations to College of Education faculty members Amy Santos and Christopher Span, as well as alumna Jami Painter, Ed.M. '05 HRD, for being selected as 2022-23 President's Executive Leadership Program Fellows by @University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen.

• Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) Open House

  Sep 12, 2022 11:30 am10 views

  The U of I Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) is seeking new members! The SSC is hosting an open house to meet students who are interested in general membership.

• College of Education Highly Involved in Chancellor's Call to Action Research Projects

  Sep 13, 2022 4:45 pm44 views

  The College's faculty, staff, and graduate students are part of nearly a third of all the projects selected for the 2022-23 Chancellor's Call to Action to Address Racism & Social Injustice Research Program.

• Work With the Education Justice Project

  Sep 14, 2022 2:30 pm30 views

  The Education Justice Project is accepting applications until Monday, October 3, 2022 from graduate students, faculty, staff, and community members interested in working in its college-in-prison program at Danville Correctional Center for Spring 2023. 

   

• C&I's Rachel McMillian Awarded OpEd Project Public Voices Fellowship

  Sep 15, 2022 2:30 pm40 views

  Congratulations to Rachel McMillian, assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction, who has been awarded an OpEd Project Public Voices Fellowship.

• SPED's Catherine Corr Awarded OpEd Project Public Voices Fellowship

  Sep 22, 2022 2:30 pm26 views

  Congratulations to Catherine Corr, associate professor of Special Education, who has been awarded a 2022-23 OpEd Project Public Voices Fellowship.

• EPSY's Jennifer Cromley Awarded New NSF Grant

  Sep 27, 2022 2:30 pm48 views

  Cromley's funded project, Expanding Applications of Network Analysis to STEM Education Research, officially kicks off October 1, 2022.

• Student Sustainability Committee: Step 1 Project Proposal Deadline is October 14

  Oct 3, 2022 1:00 pm11 views

  Happy Fall! The Student Sustainability Committee wishes to remind university faculty and staff that the deadline to submit a Step 1 Project Proposal is October 14, 2022. This deadline affects projects asking for over $10,000 in funding or projects not run by students.

• Three from Department of Special Education Win Awards at DEC 2022 Conference

  Oct 3, 2022 3:45 pm50 views

  Congratulations to SPED professor Amy Santos, graduate student Grace Sawyer, and alumna and local practitioner Teresa O'Connor, who all won awards at the recent international Council for Exceptional Children's Division for Early Childhood 2022 Conference recently held in Chicago.

• University Primary School Community Open House

  Oct 4, 2022 1:15 pm1 views

  University Primary School, the Reggio Emilia inspired lab school of the College of Education at University of Illinois, is hosting an annual fall community open house Wednesday, October 12, 2022.  Prospective families, researchers, and community members may visit the preschool through 5th grade classrooms from 9:00 a.m. until noon. 

  .  Admissions for the 2023-2024 school year will begin mid-January.  For more information, visit the school website https://uniprimary.illinois.edu/ and/or contact the Director, Dr. Ali Lewis alilewis@illinois.edu. University Primary School is located on campus at The University of Illinois, 51 Gerty Drive, Champaign.

• Professor Emeritus Stafford Hood the CREATE 2022 Jason Millman Memorial Award Recipient & Lecturer

  Oct 4, 2022 4:15 pm14 views

  The Consortium for Research on Educational Assessment and Teaching Effectiveness (CREATE) has named Stafford Hood the recipient of its 2022 Jason Millman Memorial Award and annual conference lecturer.

• Webinar: Funding for Engaged Research | William T. Grant and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations

  Oct 5, 2022 4:00 pm37 views

  Register for this virtual panel discussion happening on October 19.

• Symposium: Sense of University Belonging among Latinx Students

  Oct 12, 2022 6:00 pm3 views

  Join the Mexican and Mexican American Students System Initiative (I-MMÁS) and Dra. Nidia Ruedas-Gracia on Thursday, November 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to learn about the nuances of developing a sense of belonging to a college and evaluate aspects that have been successful within the University of Illinois System to creating a sense of belonging among Latino/Latina students.

• Professor Linda Herrera a Featured Speaker at UI Global Summit

  Oct 20, 2022 9:45 am10 views

  Professor Linda Herrera was a featured speaker at the campus' Global Summit, held on October 19 at the I Hotel, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The Summit was a one-day symposium held in honor of Vision 2030: Illinois’ Global Strategy.

  The panel was titled, “Supporting Youth Development for Global Change” and included Herrera and professors Phillip Cotton and Soo Ah Kwon.

• College Welcomes Dedicated Clinical Social Worker and Counselor for Education Students

  Oct 24, 2022 10:45 am82 views

  Emese Poszet has joined the College of Education as an embedded clinical social worker and counselor. 

• Congratulations to the 2022 Graduate Student Leadership Award Winners

  Oct 28, 2022 4:30 pm14 views

  Each year during Grad Student Appreciation Week since 2015, the Graduate College names Graduate Student Leadership Award recipients. Congratulations to two of this year's winners, who are part of the College of Education community.

• Professor Meghan Burke Named 2022-23 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Provost Fellow

  Nov 1, 2022 2:00 pm4 views

  The Provost Fellows program was created to further develop leadership skills at the university level for some of the university's most accomplished tenured faculty. Each Provost Fellow focuses on a critical campus strategic initiative to ensure we are living up to our full potential in our scholarly missions. These initiatives are designed to further strengthen their individual interests and career goals.

• A Tribute to James D. Anderson: Recordings Now Available

  Nov 11, 2022 3:45 pm13 views

  If you missed the Conversation with Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III and Dr. James D. Anderson or the Tribute to James D. Anderson—or if you just want to relive the events—you're in luck. Recordings of both are available now.

• Interseminars Lecture December 6 Features Dr. Eve L. Ewing

  Nov 29, 2022 4:15 pm37 views

  Eve L. Ewing, a lifelong Chicagoan, is a writer and scholar who uses multi-genre storytelling, tools of sociological inquiry, archives, and community-grounded epistemologies to interrogate racialized histories and imagine emancipatory possibilities. A former public school teacher, she is particularly interested in the role of schools as social institutions and in the ways that schools can construct, normalize, and reinforce forms of social inequality, the ways that educational inequities reflect social cruelties beyond the walls of the school building, as well as, conversely, the still-lingering possibility that educational spaces can be sites of joy and liberation.  

• Zan-Zendegi-Azadi: A Play on Contagious Courage in Iran

  Nov 30, 2022 4:30 pm80 views

  This performance and Q&A, December 3 at 6 p.m., aims to shed light on the current woman-centered revolutionary movement in Iran and the contagious courage of women and men whose voices against oppression need to be heard worldwide

• Present Your Research: 2023 Graduate Student Conference

  Dec 7, 2022 4:30 pm59 views

  The College of Education's Graduate Student Conference, scheduled for March 3, 2023, is now accepting proposals from graduate students interested in sharing their work and research. Submit your abstract by January 9, 2023, for full consideration.

• Education at Illinois Alumni Award Nominations Open

  Dec 13, 2022 3:45 pm16 views

  Nominations from faculty, alumni, and friends of the College for 2023 awards are accepted through March 1, 2023, at 5 p.m. CST. We encourage all nominations be kept confidential.

• SPED Alumni Receive Prestigious CEC Awards

  Dec 21, 2022 4:15 pm73 views

  Stacy McGuire and Courtney O'Grady recently received awards from the Division for Research of the Council for Exceptional Children.

• Liora Bresler, Professor Emerita of C&I, Awarded Honorary Doctorate from University of Athens, Greece

  Jan 9, 2023 4:30 pm23 views

  The University of Athens, Greece, is awarding the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Professor Emerita Liora Bresler of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's College of Education.

  The ceremony will take place at the National and Kapodistrian University Ceremonial Hall, on February 22, 2023.

• SPED Professor Amber Ray Recipient of CEC's Early Career Publication Award

  Jan 12, 2023 1:30 pm11 views

  Congratulations to Special Education assistant professor Amber Ray, who has been named the 2022 recipient of the Early Career Publication Award from Council for Exceptional Children Division for Research.

• University Primary School 2023-24 Admissions Season Begins

  Jan 12, 2023 2:15 pm37 views

  At Uni Primary, children are valued as competent, curious citizens, engaged in creative, challenging, and meaningful project studies and curriculum.

• College Mourns the Loss of Stafford L. Hood, Sheila M. Miller Professor Emeritus

  Jan 19, 2023 8:30 am678 views