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  • Summer Study Abroad Applications Due March 15

    Mar 6, 2019 6:00 pm1 views

    Study broad this summer through the College of Education in one of six different countries: Greece, China, New Zealand, Singapore, Tanzania, or Indonesia! During these two- to three-week-long trips, you will have the opportunity to work first-hand in local schools around the world, engage in cultural activities, and visit many sites. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 15, so do not hesitate to stop by Room 260A to talk to someone about a program that best fits you!

  • CU 'Celebrity' READ Posters | Nominate a Poster-Worthy Reader

    Mar 8, 2019 8:30 am22 views

    The University Library is running a reading campaign modeled off of the American Library Association’s Celebrity READ Posters, featuring local 'celebrities.' Nominate someone you admire to be featured on a poster, to be hung in the Main and UGL Libraries (those depicted will also receive a copy.) Nominations are open until March 15, and can be made here. 

  • Food For Thought App Wins Two 1st Prizes at 2019 Engineering Open House

    Mar 11, 2019 4:00 pm190 views

    Congratulations to Emma Mercier, C&I professor and developer of the Food For Thought app, which won two first place awards at the 2019 Engineering Open House (EOH) held March 8-9. Lu Lawrence and Susan Kelly, both PhD students in Curriculum & Instruction and members of Mercier's lab group, brought home the top prize in both the Innovation in Energy and Sustainable Solutions categories. 

  • Campus-wide Student Memorial Ceremony

    Mar 14, 2019 1:45 pm39 views

    The Office of the Dean of Students invites all university community members to gather to remember and honor students in our Illinois student family who have passed away in the last year. Taking place on Thursday, March 28 at 5 p.m. in Illini Union Room C, this ceremony will include selected readings, vocal performance, and more.

    Please RSVP for this event.

  • Rachel Roegman Wins Early Career Award from AERA

    Mar 15, 2019 4:00 pm105 views

    Congratulations to Education Policy, Organization & Leadership's Rachel Roegman, who will be recognized with a 2019 AERA-Division A Early Career Award at the organization's Annual Meeting in April.

  • Dixson Moderates Town Hall Meeting on Public Education with State of Louisiana Legislators

    Mar 15, 2019 4:00 pm58 views

    Adrienne Dixson, professor in Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, was recently asked to moderate a Town Hall meeting, sponsored by the Louisiana Public School Coalition, intended for teachers and community members to talk with several state legislators about the current status of public education. The meeting was held on March 14, and we followed up with Dixson afterward.

  • OCCRL Awards Gates Foundation Grants

    Mar 18, 2019 8:00 am35 views

    The Office of Community College Research and Leadership is pleased to announce the recipients of two grants sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Requests for proposals for both grants were announced in October 2018.

    Read more.

  • AERA's Research on Women and Education Group Awards Dr. Adrienne Dixson

    Mar 18, 2019 1:00 pm37 views

    Dr. Adrienne Dixson, professor in the department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, has been named the 2019 Willystine Goodsell Award Winner, bestowed by the AERA special interest group Research on Women and Education.

  • Arcasia James-Gallaway Receives Ford Foundation Fellowship

    Mar 22, 2019 3:45 pm987 views

    Congratulations to Arcasia James-Gallaway, doctoral student in Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, for being selected as a 2019 Ford Foundation Fellow.  

  • 5th International CREA Conference Program Available

    Mar 25, 2019 4:00 pm4 views

    On Tuesday, March 26, the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment begins its fifth annual gathering with pre-conference workshops. The conference gets underway Wednesday, March 27 and runs through Friday, March 29 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois.

    You can view or download the full conference program and schedule here.

    Follow the hashtag #CREA5th online for all the latest news and information.

  • National and International Scholarships Program | April Information Sessions

    Mar 27, 2019 4:15 pm5 views

    During the first two weeks of April, the National and International Scholarship Program is hosting information sessions for undergraduate students across colleges and fields to learn about some nationally competitive scholarship opportunities. 

  • Create Your Own Online Course Workshop Begins April 17

    Mar 28, 2019 2:15 pm2 views

    Create Your Own Online Course Workshop Begins April 17

    CITL will be hosting the “Create Your Own Online Course” workshop on April 17, 18, & 19 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. each day. This is open to faculty, staff, eLearning Professionals, and TAs who want to learn best practices for creating an online course. The workshop is free of charge. You can attend in-person, or there will be an option to join remotely via a Zoom web-conferencing session. This is a particularly good opportunity for anyone interested in earning the Certificate in Technology-Enhanced Teaching. Please RSVP for the workshop by April 15.

  • Porshe Garner Wins 2019 AERA Arts Based Educational Research SIG Outstanding Dissertation Award

    Mar 29, 2019 3:15 pm147 views

    Congratulations to Education Policy, Organization & Leadership's Porshe Garner, Ph.D, who is the recipient of the AERA Arts Based Educational Research (ABER) Outstanding Dissertation Award for the best Doctoral Dissertation that explores, is an exemplar of, and pushes the boundaries of arts-based educational research. Garner will present highlights from her dissertation at the Annual Meeting.

  • 2019 AERA Program | Now Available

    Apr 1, 2019 4:30 pm23 views

    Heading to the 2019 AERA Annual Meeting in Toronto, April 5-9? As always, the College of Education has several members involved in and leading presentations, discussions, and more. Download or view our 2019 AERA Program to mark your calendar and support your colleagues' participation at this important conference. 

  • Apply to GLOBE for Leadership Opportunities and to Expand your Global Competency!

    Apr 2, 2019 6:00 pm1 views

    Looking for leadership opportunities that will better prepare you to work with your future students? GLOBE (Global Leaders Orange and Blue Engagement) is a program with International Education that groups domestic and international students together to collaboratively learn about each other's cultures, perspectives, and values. In an increasingly pluralistic and global society, GLOBE offers teacher candidates a great opportunity to learn first-hand about the cultures and people we will be working with in the future. Apply at go.illinois.edu/globe.

  • 2019 HRD Graduate Student Research Conference

    Apr 3, 2019 12:15 pm27 views

    The Human Resource Development (HRD) Program of the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership is excited to present the Seventh Annual HRD Graduate Student Research Conference. HRD graduate students will present their research projects from various milestones during the program.

  • Arlette Willis Honored with John J. Gumperz Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Scholarship from AERA

    Apr 3, 2019 6:00 pm15 views

    Professor Arlette Willis will receive this award at the 2019 AERA Annual Meeting from the Language and Social Processes special interest group (SIG).

  • Ronald S. Rochon Inaugurated as President of the University of Southern Indiana

    Apr 8, 2019 11:45 am64 views

    April 5-6, 2019, the University of Southern Indiana celebrated the inauguration of its fourth president, Education at Illinois alumnus Ronald S. Rochon, Ph.D. ’97 EPS.

  • Idalia Nunez Receives Three Awards for Dissertation

    Apr 8, 2019 3:45 pm187 views

    Curriculum & Instruction Assistant Professor Idalia Nunez has been recognized with three awards in 2019 for her outstanding dissertation.

  • Chancellor Michael Aiken to be Awarded at 2019 Convocation

    Apr 10, 2019 10:00 am99 views

    Michael T. Aiken, who served as the sixth chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1993-2001, will be awarded an honorary PhD this spring. Chancellor Aiken’s visionary leadership laid a foundation for transparent strategic planning, robust philanthropic support, experiential learning for students, and support for translational research as an engine of economic development.

  • Sarah Zehr Honored with CAPE Award

    Apr 10, 2019 1:30 pm393 views

    Congratulations to Education Policy, Organization & Leadership alumna and adjunct assistant professor Sarah Zehr, who has been named a 2019 Chancellor's Academic Professional Excellence (CAPE) awardee. The CAPE award was established to recognize academic professionals for their work, personal and professional contributions. Individuals are nominated, reviewed by a committee, and approved by Chancellor Robert Jones.

  • Special Education Professor Emeritus Bob Henderson Passes Away

    Apr 10, 2019 4:00 pm176 views

    It is with much sadness that we report the recent passing of our dear friend and colleague, Dr. Bob Henderson. He died peacefully in his sleep at age 94. As one of the true pioneers in the field of Special Education, he will be missed greatly. More information to come in the near future as plans are made to honor and remember Dr. Henderson.

  • Database Trial: APA's PsycEXTRA

    Apr 11, 2019 3:00 pm1 views

    The Library is offering a trial of a database that includes “grey literature” resources in the social and behavioral sciences. PsycEXTRA is an APA database that compiles what is known as grey literature, materials that go beyond traditional peer-reviewed research material. It includes resources such as conference materials, factsheets, reports, standards/guidelines, and other hard-to-find content.

    The trial is available until April 24. If it gets a lot of use and we receive positive feedback, we will consider subscribing to it. Please spread the word about the trial if you are interested, and feedback is welcome. Thank you!

    Here is the trial link for PsycExtra:

    https://sfx.carli.illinois.edu/sfxuiu/az?param_pattern_value=psycextra&param_textSearchType_value=contains

    Please note the trial is good until April 24 and we are looking forward to your feedback.

    Yali Feng yalifeng@illinois.edu

    Visiting Behavioral Sciences Research & Data Services Librarian

  • Two Education Faculty Members Honored with 2019 Campus Awards

    Apr 11, 2019 4:30 pm196 views

    Two members of the College of Education are among the 23 faculty and staff members and graduate teaching assistants honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring and advising through the 2019 Campus Awards. 

  • Seeking Editorial Assistant(s) for Educational Theory for the 2019–2020 Academic Year

    Apr 16, 2019 1:00 pm9 views

    Educational Theory, published here at the University of Illinois, is seeking to hire a quarter-time research assistant for the coming academic year to perform various research functions and provide editorial, office, and website and social media support. Our office produces six issues of the journal each year.

    This is an annual nine-month position; however, continuation for additional years of support may be possible. The attached file includes the full job description. 

    If you are interested, please submit a one-page letter of application to Nicholas Burbules by Monday, April 22, along with a resume and three references. In your letter, please describe any relevant work experiences you might have had (editorial experience, work with similar publications, experience with web or social media projects, etc.). Please note especially your skill level with programs such as MS Word, MS Excel, and Adobe Acrobat, and if you have any experience with programs such as Adobe InDesign, Dreamweaver, and/or Photoshop.

  • 2018-19 Hardie Faculty Fellow Talk: Dr. Rachel Roegman

    Apr 16, 2019 3:00 pm2 views

    May 7, 2019 / 1:00-2:00 PM / 22 Education Bldg.

    As the recipient of the 2018-19 Hardie Faculty Fellow Award, Dr. Rachel Roegman will present her research and findings in a talk entitled "Equity Visits: Integrating Equity and Instruction in Educational Leadership Practice". Everyone is welcome to attend.

  • Master's Degree in Education Programs Ranked #24 Nationally by TFE Times

    Apr 18, 2019 10:00 am46 views

    The College of Education at Illinois' Master's degree in Education programs was recently named #24 in the TFE Times 2019 Best Master's of Education Rankings.

    TFE Times is an online platform that offers news on business, culture, and tech to its users. Additionally it provides rankings on colleges, accounting, business analytics, computer engineering, economics, education, finance, law, management, marketing, and medicine.

  • Global Accessibility Awareness Day | May 16 Events

    Apr 22, 2019 10:30 am0 views

    Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day @ Illinois

    Date: Thursday, May 16
    Time: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    More info: https://go.illinois.edu/gaad/

  • Phi Kappa Phi Inductees for 2018-19

    Apr 29, 2019 4:30 pm729 views

    Phi Kappa Phi was born in 1897, when 10 senior students, two faculty members and the University of Maine President created a new kind of honor society, one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign chapter began in 1933.

    Today, Phi Kappa Phi recognizes and promotes academic excellence in all fields of higher education and engages the community of scholars in service to others. We recognize and congratulate these 2018-2019 inductees from the College of Education.

  • DELTA/AppLeS Capstone Project Presentations

    May 2, 2019 4:15 pm4 views

    Learning & Education Studies (LES)
    DELTA/AppLeS Capstone Symposium
    Monday, May 6
    2:00 – 4:00 pm
    Education 22

    A reminder that the DELTA/AppLeS joint Capstone Symposium is being held on Monday. Please join us as we hear from our graduating seniors in both the DELTA & AppLeS concentrations of the LES major for a symposium to celebrate and share their capstone research projects.

    DELTA = Digital Environments for Learning, Teaching, and Agency
    AppLeS = Applied Learning Science

  • 2018-2019 Outstanding Student Medal Recipients Announced

    May 6, 2019 1:30 pm517 views

    Each year the Education Alumni Association (EAA) selects a bachelor's, master's/advanced certificate, and doctoral student to receive the Outstanding Student Medal, which is presented annually at the College of Education Convocation. EAA and the Office of Advancement in the College of Education are pleased to announce the three 2018-2019 deserving recipients of this prestigious award.

  • Prudential Financial Commits $10M to Rutgers University-Newark Program, Headed by Alum Timothy Eaton

    May 9, 2019 4:00 pm37 views

    Newark, NJ (May 7, 2019)—Rutgers University-Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor announced today that Prudential Financial has committed $10 million to the Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC) at Rutgers-Newark – the largest donation ever to Rutgers-Newark – to create the Prudential Scholars Program for Newark residents. The gift will create cohorts of Newark residents in the HLLC known as Prudential Scholars and provide them with scholarships to cover tuition and fees, as well as room and board, during their full-time study at Rutgers–Newark. The Prudential Scholars will have access to resources to help them build their entrepreneurial skills and the social networks to empower them to become agents of positive change in the city. Tim Eatman, inaugural Dean of the HLLC, sees investments like Prudential’s as significantly advancing efforts to realize the vision to develop and activate the HLLC as a national model.

  • Adler University Recognizes Rebecca Ginsburg as “Social Justice Visionary”

    May 15, 2019 2:30 pm79 views

    Adler University has announced Rebecca Ginsburg, co-founder and director of the Education Justice Project, will be recognized with its “Social Justice Visionary” Award during an event on May 16, marking the public launch of the University’s “The Campaign for Social Justice.” This will be the university’s first public campaign to fund scholarships, groundbreaking research, strategic partnerships, and capital projects.

  • Alumna Karen Graves receives Brickman Teaching Award from Denison University

    May 17, 2019 4:00 pm117 views

    Denison University honored an outstanding professor with the prestigious Charles A. Brickman Teaching Excellence Award at the college’s Academic Awards Convocation held on Friday, April 12, in Swasey Chapel. Karen Graves, professor of educational studies, was honored with the 2019 Brickman award, which is given to members of the faculty who are master craftsmen in the profession and models of dedication to students and to student learning. The recipient has demonstrated a vibrant interest in the learning process, as well as an understanding of teaching as a continuously evolving art form.

    Graves joined Denison in 1993. She holds a B.S., M.Ed., and Ph.D., from the University of llinois, Urbana-Champaign. Graves is a professor and chair of the Department of Education. 

  • Illinois Public Media/WILL Hosts Inaugural Early Childhood Champions Dinner

    May 20, 2019 9:30 am28 views

    Illinois Public Media/WILL's Education Team will honor early childhood educators and volunteers from central Illinois at the inaugural Early Childhood Champions Dinner on May 23 at the CityView Banquet and Meeting Center in downtown Champaign.

  • Education Alumna Tatyana McFadden Talks About Fighting for the Rights of Athletes with Disabilities

    May 21, 2019 3:00 pm88 views

    One Ed.M. in Curriculum & Instruction. Seventeen Paralympic medals. Twenty World Championships medals. Twenty-four World Major Marathon titles. At the age of 30, pro wheelchair-racer Tatyana McFadden has quite the hardware collection—and owns some serious real estate in the record books.

  • Alum Matt Linick Featured in Institute of Education Sciences Video

    May 24, 2019 4:15 pm19 views

    Former graduate Matt Linick is highlighted in a What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) post about how Cleveland Public Schools uses the WWC to inform policy and practice.

  • Hedda Meadan-Kaplansky Receives Provost's Campus Distinguished Promotion Award

    May 28, 2019 3:30 pm179 views

    Eleven faculty members on campus, including Special Education's Hedda Meadan-Kaplansky, have been honored with the Provost’s Campus Distinguished Promotion Award for 2019.

  • Free Summer Groups for Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Jun 3, 2019 1:00 pm37 views

  • ICYMI: Photos from 2019 Convocation Now Available

    Jun 3, 2019 4:30 pm11 views

    Photos from Grad Images are available for viewing, download, and purchase.

  • REMINDER for Faculty: Update Your Research Summary by July 12

    Jun 18, 2019 10:30 am44 views

    Sharing the impact of your work inspires prospective students, potential research partners, granting organizations, and donors. Please update our Communications Office with your latest research and achievements. This includes anything you can update in Activity Insight within your research summary, any co-authoring or authoring of books, book chapters, papers, and journal articles.

  • First Big Ten Summit Convenes Associate Deans for Research in Education

    Jun 21, 2019 1:30 pm76 views

    Gabrielle Allen, associate dean for research and research education in the College of Education, was part of a first-ever summit aimed at taking research collaboration to a new level among similar colleges in the Big Ten Academic Alliance.

  • Announcement of Faculty Promotions

    Jul 9, 2019 2:45 pm1356 views

    College of Education Dean announces the promotion of nine faculty members.

  • Exploring Education Summer Camp

    Jul 11, 2019 10:00 am179 views

    High school students from around the state of Illinois joined us for the first session of Exploring Education Summer Camp in June. Campers spent a week living in dorms, visiting the University Primary School, touring the IDEALL lab, conquering an escape room, meeting fellow future Illini, and more.

    The second session of camp will begin this Sunday, July 14. We can't wait to meet the new campers!

  • O'Leary Learning Center: Progress from Floor to Ceiling

    Jul 17, 2019 12:00 pm323 views

    Construction is nearly completed on the O’Leary Learning Center, a sophisticated 4,400 square foot laboratory space in the College of Education. It is designed to advance research and teaching through enhanced collaboration of interdisciplinary research projects, provide improved online learning spaces, and enrich STEM instruction.

  • Fall 2019 EPS 420: Social Foundations Course for Masters and LES Students

    Jul 18, 2019 3:30 pm220 views

    EPS 420 Sociology of Education, Tuesday, 3:00 to 4:50pm, Room 323 Educ Bldg

    CRN # 337154: 4-Hrs  for Graduate Students 

    CRN # 64995:  3-Hrs for Undergraduate Students 

    Professor: Bernice McNair Barnett (bmbarnet@illinois.edu)

    Description: EPS 420 Sociology of Education is a sociological examination of education and schooling in society. It can be used to fulfill the EPOL social foundations requirement for Master’s students and advanced hours for Learning and Education Studies (LES) majors. Students will: (1.) learn about how major sociological theories/theorists view and explain education and its relationship to society; (2.) become familiar with sociological concepts, assumptions, questions, research, methods, issues, and debates related to education/schooling in various school and societal contexts; (3.) analyze race/gender/class+ diversity in education and society, including experiences, representations, opportunities, and challenges of students, teachers, and administrators in various school settings and eras; and (4.) assess the educational impact and legacies of teacher and student-led movements in education and society, such as the student free speech,  African American, Mexican American, Asian American, Native American, women/feminist, anti-war,  special education, disability, LGBTQ+, anti-poverty, language minority, immigrant, and migrant farm worker rights movements.

  • Fall 2019 EPS 421 (HDFS 424 & AFRO 421): Families Foundations Course, Professor: Dr. Bernice M. Barnett (bmbarnet@illinois.edu)

    Jul 18, 2019 4:00 pm10 views

    Fall 2019 EPS 421 (HDFS 424 & AFRO 421)  Families Social Foundations Course

    EPS 421 (HDFS 424 & AFRO 421) Racial & Ethnic Families Diversity, Tuesday,10-11:50 a.m., Education Building, Room 323
 

    Professor: Dr. Bernice M. Barnett (bmbarnet@illinois.edu)

    EPS 421 crn#54748: 4-Hours Graduate section A

    EPS 421 crn#64988: 3-Hours Undergraduate section B

    HDFS 424  crn#54750: 4-Hours Graduate section A

    HDFS 421 crn#64992: 3-Hours Undergraduate section B

    AFR0 421 crn# 54751:  4-Hours Graduate section A

    AFRO 421 crn# 64991:  3-Hours Undergraduate section B

    Description: EPS 421 (HDFS 424 and AFRO 421) is a sociological examination of racial and ethnic families across and within racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. and the basis of family diversity in various regions of the world. One of the highlights of this course is a focus on sociologist Gerhard Lenski's "The  Religious Factor" in ethnic diversity.  Topics will include: (1.) sociological theories, research, methods, concepts, issues, and debates related to race, gender, class+ diversity among families; (2.) the impact of changing racial and ethnic group populations in the U.S. and education, especially the education of children from ethnic minority and immigrant families; (3) the significance of diverse religious beliefs, practices, and customs among ethnic families; and (4.) religion as a basis of family ethnic cultural diversity, competition, and conflict in the U.S. and the world.


  • Health Equity Scholars Poster Session and Celebration Luncheon

    Jul 19, 2019 2:15 pm63 views

    The Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute (IHSI) and the College of Education invite you to the Health Equity Scholars Poster Session and Celebration Luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Beckman Institute.

  • Illini Fest Paints Chicago Orange and Blue

    Jul 30, 2019 12:30 pm145 views

    Illini friends and family packed the Park Grill Plaza in Millennium Park on the afternoon of July 18 for the first-ever Illini Fest event. University units and colleges had their orange and blue on display for hundreds of Chicagoans passing by the Bean, including Illinois alumni, current students, and even future Illini.

  • New Video Featuring the College of Education's IDEALL Facility

    Aug 7, 2019 10:00 am12 views

    The College of Education's Illinois Digital Ecologies and Learning Laboratory (IDEALL) is an innovative, one of a kind facility for learning with emerging technologies.

    Watch the new video showcasing the IDEALL facility's features here.