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  • I-Watch Training Session

    The University of Illinois Police Department (UIPD) needs your assistance with crime prevention and reporting of suspicious and/or criminal activity within the campus area. As such, the Office of the Dean of Students is collaborating with UIPD to introduce members of the campus community—students, faculty, and staff—to the I-Watch program. I-Watch is a campus version of the Neighborhood Watch Program that exists in communities all across the country. In addition to receiving information on personal, home, and auto security, I-Watchers—the trained program participants—are given instruction in observation and reporting suspicious activity. Please REGISTER at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/2441589 for the upcoming training session on Wednesday, November 20 at 12pm in Huff Hall Room 209.  To learn more about the I-Watch program, contact a representative at campuscommunity@illinois.edu

  • IWERC and the College of Education: Collaboration Discussion

    All current faculty are invited to join the conversation on June 15 to discuss collaboration between IWERC (Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative) and the College of Education.



  • Discovery Partner Institute (DPI) Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative. Part of the University of Illinois System

    IWERC: Understanding Illinois' Teacher Shortage in 2024

    The Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaboration has partnered with The Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools (IARSS) to deliver a report examining the teaching shortages in Illinois in 2024.

  • James D. Anderson AACTE Outstanding Dissertation Award

    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.

  • James Lee, SPED PhD Candidate, Wins 2020 Outstanding Graduate Student Leader Award from AACC

    Congratulations to PhD student in Special Education, James D. Lee, on winning the 2020 Outstanding Asian and Asian American Graduate Student Leader Award from the campus' Asian American Cultural Center.

  • James Lee, SPED doctoral student

    James Lee, SPED Ph.D. Student, Named to CEC Doctoral Student Scholar Cohort

    Congratulations to graduate student James Lee, who has been selected as an outstanding scholar and invited to the 13th cohort of the Council for Exceptional Children's Division for Research Doctoral Student Scholars. 

  • Jennifer Delaney receives Outstanding Article of the Year Award

    Dr. Jennifer Delaney, an associate professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, has received the Outstanding Article of the Year Award from the Journal of Education Finance.

  • Jennifer Timmer Receives 2017 AERA Dissertation Grant

    Jennifer Timmer, a Ph.D. student in Educational Psychology, recently was awarded an AERA Dissertation Grant for her scholarly achievements, quality of proposed research, and potential to contribute to education research. The AERA Dissertation Grant awards a one-year, $20,000 stipend to assist in completion of dissertation research using a large scale data set. Other requirements include participation in AERA's Fall Research Conference and AERA Annual Meeting. More information on the award can be here: http://www.aera.net/Professional-Opportunities-Funding/AERA-Funding-Opportunities/Grants-Program/Dissertation-Grants

  • Jessica Li

    Jessica Li Named Associate Dean for Research and Director of BER

    Dr. Jessica Li has accepted the offer to serve as the next College of Education Associate Dean for Research and Director of the Bureau of Educational Research (BER).

  • Jill Donnel

    Jill Donnel Selected as Council on Teacher Education's Executive Director

    Join us in welcoming Jill Donnel, Ed.D., to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as Executive Director of the Council on Teacher Education. Most recently, Donnel served as Assistant Director for Undergraduate Programs and Advising at Illinois State University's College of Education, School of Teaching, one of the largest teacher preparation departments in the nation.

  • Job Announcement for Visiting Assistant Professor

    Position: Visiting Assistant Professor Position in Education Administration/Leadership. This is a full-time nine-month non-tenure-track faculty position in the College of Education for one year, with the possibility of renewal. The Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership (EPOL) includes divisions of Educational Administration and Leadership, Global Studies in Education, Higher Education, Social and Philosophical Foundations, and Human Resource Development. Departmental faculty address critical issues in PK-12 and postsecondary education, fostering an interdisciplinary understanding of education policy and practice across the traditional divides among educational administrators, philosophers, historians, social scientists, organizational theorists, and policy analysts. The individual sought for this position would work within the Educational Administration and Leadership division, which focuses on the preparation of PK-12 school leaders. The successful candidate would be immersed in school leadership issues related to social justice, equity, and equality and should understand and be committed to the diverse social, economic, and policy context in PK-12 education. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by March 6, 2015. Application will continue to be accepted until a hiring decision is reached. Please create a candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload one file that contains a cover letter, curriculum vitae, personal statement of teaching and research philosophies, unofficial copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and the contact information for three references by the close date. All requested information must be submitted for your application to be considered. Applicants may be interviewed before the closing date; however, no hiring decision will be made until after that date. For more information please contact: Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, Search Committee Chair, 217-300-0897 or ezamanig@illinois.edu.

  • Job Opportunity: Web Developer

    Inclusive Illinois and The Women Equity Council is seeking a graduate student that has skills in web design. This person would update websites for Inclusive Illinois and the Women Equity Council with current information and update the website design. They should be able to commit to 10 hours a week (but this can be negotiated). Pay is competitive. Work will start mid-February until May and perhaps over the summer.
  • Job Posting: Graduate Research Assistant - Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL)

    Graduate Research Assistant – 50%

    January, 1 2014 – May 15, 2014, with possible renewal 

    The focus of this Research Assistantship is to assist the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) in their current and future research and grants portfolio. This includes searching and compiling RFPs, literature reviews on current issues in higher education, conducting survey research, analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and producing easily consumable reports. This RA will report to the Coordinator, Research & Grants. Click headline to read more...

     

  • Job posting: Research Assistant Professor, Office of Community College Research and Leadership

    The Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) seeks a Research Assistant Professor to provide the leadership and support for several large-scale research and evaluation projects that enroll diverse youth and adults in career pathway programs that lead to further education and living-wage employment. Expertise in theories of college and career transition, including college and career readiness, dual credit and dual enrollment, transfer and articulation, college retention and completion, and placement in employment is desired. Designing and conducting mixed methods research studies, including mixing advanced statistical modeling with qualitative methods, is an important aspect of the position. View the complete post at: http://education.illinois.edu/about/jobs

  • Join the Education Justice Project: Now Accepting Applications

    The Education Justice Project provides college-level programming to individuals at Danvillle Correctional Center, writes and distributes reentry guides, and produces resources on prison education and criminal justice. EJP welcomes applications from people interested in all of these activities and from undergrads interested in internships in the EJP (virtual) office.

  • Join the Fun at Education at Illinois 2015 AERA Reception!

    The 2015 AERA Meeting takes place April 16-20 in Chicago. We look forward to connecting with our alumni, students, and faculty members! The event is free and a cash bar will be available.

  • Jonathan Phelan

    Jonathan Phalen, '23 Secondary Education Minor, Receives Fulbright Award

    Fulbright grants allow students and recent graduates to pursue international education, research, and teaching experiences around the globe this coming year.

  • Jon Hale Named 2023-24 HRI Faculty Fellow

    Congratulations to C&I and EPOL associate professor Jon Hale, who is one of seven faculty members on campus to be named a 2023-24 Humanities Research Fellow.

  • Brian Jonker

    Jonker Awarded Service Excellence Award

    Bryan Jonker was named one of two recipients of the Greg Gulick Service Excellence Award at the IT Pro Forum conference.

  • Journal recognizes EPOL professors for well-cited paper

    A research paper written by David Huang and Denice Hood in 2013 has been recognized by The Internet and Higher Education journal as one of the publication’s five most highly cited papers from 2014 through June of 2016. Huang and Hood are both associate professors in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership.

  • 'Journey of a Painter'

    Lori Fuller, an admissions/records supervisor who has worked at the College of Education since 2011, will have an art exhibit at the Illini Union Art Gallery May 7-June 28. Fuller's landscape paintings are a reflection of her personal engagement with the natural world, according to the artist. "The process of painting allows me to relive my travels and share my love of nature," she said. The opening reception of Fuller's exhibit takes place May 7 at 4:30 p.m.

  • June – September school research proposals due May 11

    For any research that will take place in or with a local school, including funded research and dissertations, please submit research proposals by May 11 for priority consideration by school district administration. Local school districts will review proposed projects in June. Visit the School University Research Relations for details and the link to the submission interface.

  • Juneteenth Celebration Events in C-U

    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.

  • Kelly Searsmith, Ed.M. Candidate in EPOL Featured in Grad College's One Story

    Kelly Searsmith has been featured in the University of Illinois Graduate College's One Story video series. The new and continuing series of short documentaries shows diverse pathways to and through graduate education at U of I and gives an uplifting message about how transformative these experiences can be.

  • Kelly Searsmith: Invited Speaker at ASHA 2019

    M.Ed. candidate in EPOL-Higher Education and autism advocate Kelly Searsmith gave an invited talk on Nov. 22 titled "Autism & Neurodiversity: Reimagining the Strengths of the Human Spectrum" with co-presenter Prof. Laura DeThorne of Western Michigan University at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's annual convention in Orlando, Florida.

    The talk helps medically-oriented practitioners to reframe their approach to autism therapies using a social model of disability and to understand the importance of adopting an assumed-competency, strength-based, and person-centered perspective.

  • Kevin Carey, EdD

    Kevin Carey, EdD '21 EPOL, Receives ACPA's 2021 Tracy Davis Outstanding Emerging Research Award

    Congratulations to recent doctoral graduate Kevin Carey, who is receiving the American College Personnel Association's (ACPA) 2021 Tracy Davis Outstanding Emerging Research Award from the Coalition on Men and Masculinities. 

  • Keynote Speaker at the Peoria Area Speech-Hearing Language Association (PASHA) Seminar

    Kelly Searsmith, M.Ed. candidate in Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, gave the keynote talk at the PASHA seminar, which was held at Illinois Central College on Saturday, January 25, titled "The Cliff at Childhood's End: Helping Emerging Adults with ASD Make the Leap to College." She also served on a discussion panel, addressing questions from an audience of clinical service providers, parents, and autistic students.

  • Mitzi Koeberlein

    Koeberlein Honored by Graduate College

    Koeberlein is the Admissions and Records officer for the departments of Educational Psychology and Curriculum & Instruction. She was honored at the Graduate College Annual Workshop this week.

  • Kutasha Bryan-Silva, C&I Doctoral Student, Receives Fulbright Grant

    The goal of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program is to build international relationships to help solve global challenges. Bryan-Silva was awarded a Fulbright grant to conduct nine months of dissertation research in Montevideo, Uruguay.

  • Dr. Diego Hernández Losada

    LDL Doctoral Candidate Appointed Chancellor of Universidad Autónoma de Occidente

    Diego Hernández Losada, a doctoral candidate in EPOL's Learning Design and Leadership program, returns to Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (UAO) where he began his career as a professor.

  • LeaderShape Applications due October 27th!

    The Illinois Leadership Center is providing this five-night leadership retreat for FREE to students this January.

    LeaderShape is a nationally-recognized leadership development program that takes place at many college campuses every year. At the LeaderShape Institute, participants learn how to lead with integrity through a variety of fun and educational experiences. They will create a vision for change focused on their organizations and an action plan designed to assist them in effectively implementing their vision and goals.

    "[LeaderShape] has truly changed the way I look at the world, and more importantly, the way I evaluate and challenge myself. Thank you for giving me a healthy disregard for the impossible."

  • Leadership Programs Webinar

    We are still accepting applications for fall!

    Please register for University of Illinois Principal and Teacher Leader Programs: Informational Webinar on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, 4:30 PM CDT at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6094782453373498883. This webinar presents information on Principal and Teacher Leader programs (EdM and CAS) offered by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at our Chicago and Des Plaines cohort locations (starting Fall 2017), as well as the online Teacher Leader program. Working as a partner of the Chicago Public Schools, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is an approved provider and member of the Chicago Leadership Collaborative. Participants will learn about the programs, curriculum requirements, and application processes and will have an opportunity to ask questions. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. If you are unable to participate in the webinar but would like information on our programs, please email Dr Mary Herrmann (mbherrma@illinois.edu) or Dr Anjalé Welton (ajwelton@illinois.edu) for information. ​

  • Leading Forward: Strategies for Innovative Leadership

    Designed for senior-level leaders in the Champaign-Urbana school districts, this inaugural three-day program from the Executive Leadership Academy will provide participants with an opportunity to collaborate with peers while engaging in a rich experiential learning environment designed to fuel innovation in leadership. Leaders will return to their districts for the new school year equipped and energized to advance as a groundbreakers, decision-maker, and change agent.

  • Learning and Education Studies Informational Session

    LES information session at DGS

     Are you interested in an undergraduate major with a focus on diversity, technology, globalization and cultural understanding? Please join the College of Education to learn more about their new Learning and Education Studies major. Their student services staff will be hosting an information session at the Division of General Studies (DGS) office, Room 514 Illini Union Bookstore, on Wednesday, February 10 at 3PM.

  • Learn More About the Instructional Design MasterTrack Certificate Program

    Join expert faculty from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for this FREE webinar that offers insider information about the Instructional Design MasterTrack Certificate Program, offered online through our partnership with Coursera.

    Speakers include Wenhao David Huang, PhD, Eunjung Grace Oh, PhD, Denice Ward Hood, PhD, and Yoon Pak, PhD.

    When: Feb 21, 2019 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) 

    Click Here: to Register in advance for this FREE Zoom webinar

  • Lecture and Colloquium by Professor Emerita Nancy Folbre

    Author and Professor Emerita of Economics Nancy Folbre, of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will be the speaker of a Sept. 17 lecture and discussion titled "The Rise and Fall of Public Higher Education." She will also host a colloquium earlier in the day, sponsored by the College of Education and the Forum on the Future of Public Education.

  • Lecture and Discussion: David Blacker - The Educational Needs of Erstwhile Humans: Identity Fluidity in a Post-Work World

    Lecture & Discussion:
    David Blacker (University of Delaware),
    "The Educational Needs of Erstwhile Humans: Identity Fluidity in a Post-Work World"

    Monday, September 25, 4PM • Levis Faculty Center, Room 210

    Reception to Follow

  • Lecture, open house part of 75th anniversary of Child Development Lab

    The departments of Curriculum & Instruction and Special Education are co-sponsoring a Nov. 9 talk by Dr. Kathleen Gallagher that will center on the meaning of early childhood education and how to make it transformative.

  • Sharon Lee

    Lee Honored for Excellence in Online Teaching

    Awardees are cited for sustained excellence and innovation in undergraduate and graduate teaching, undergraduate and graduate advising and mentoring, online teaching and research guidance. The Office of the Provost sponsors the awards.

  • LES Program Highlighted by the Provost: Adapting Assessment Processes

    In its December e-newsletter, The Loop, the UI Provost's Office highlighted the College's Learning and Evaluation Studies (LES) bachelor's degree program among just a few on campus that were exemplary in adapting learning outcomes assessment processes during  the COVID-19 pandemic disruption to instruction "as usual".

  • Levenick iSEE Teaching Sustainability Fellowship

    The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment at Illinois is launching its third annual application period for the Levenick iSEE Teaching Sustainability Fellowship! This program funds Illinois instructors to integrate sustainability components into an existing course ($1,000 award) or develop a new course with a sustainability focus ($2,000 award).

  • Image with profile pictures at the top of (from left to right) Dr. Maryam Kia-Keating, Mr. Mona M. Amer, and Dr. Gigi Awad. The Liberation Now Podcast logo is shown on the bottom left. On the right, there is a maroon text box with text reading: Episode 9: Racial-ethnic Trauma & Liberation for MENA Americans (Part 2).

    Liberation Now Podcast Releases Episodes on Arab/MENA Trauma and Liberation

    EPSY doctoral candidate Amir Maghsoodi (Counseling Psychology) interviewed pioneering Arab/MENA psychologists Dr. Germine "Gigi" Awad, Dr. Maryam Kia-Keating, and Dr. Mona M. Amer, for the latest two episodes of the Liberation Now Podcast.

    Maghsoodi spoke with his guests about their paper (published in American Psychologist) on cumulative racial-ethnic trauma among MENA Americans, and its applications to healing and liberation. Liberation Now is produced in the Liberation Lab research group, led by Dr. Helen Neville. The podcast can be accessed by searching for "Liberation Now" on any podcast streaming service and via the following link: https://bit.ly/LiberationNow.

  • Library Catalog Changes

    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.

  • Library Free Book Jacket and Poster Giveaway

    It is time for the 2018 SSHEL book jacket and poster giveaway!

    This year the festivities will take place Nov. 5-9 in the Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (Room 100, Main Library). The giveaway will occur during all hours that SSHEL is open.

    The fun begins in the School Collection Room (Room 112) at 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 5. Come by and pick up free posters, book jackets, tote bags, and more!

    Posters and book jackets are great resources for decorating your classroom or office and also work as book-talk visual aids, art projects, displays, and creative-writing prompts

    Please share this information with anyone who might be interested. We will be giving the posters and book jackets away until they are gone.

    For questions about this event, please call the Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library at (217-244-1864 or email Nancy O'Brien at npobrien@illinois.edu.

  • Library Hours and Services

    The Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL) offers many services and resources to assist you with your class work, research and other projects.  We updated web pages and resources over the summer, so please ask if you can’t find something you are looking for!

    Our web site http://www.library.illinois.edu/sshel/ has links to subject-specific resources and to services, such as chat reference service, and forms for making an appointment with a librarian for one-on-one assistance or recommending items to purchase.

    Education-related information may be found at http://www.library.illinois.edu/sshel/education/index.html

    Please contact Nancy O’Brien by phone (217-333-2408) or email (npobrien@illinois.edu) if you would like to schedule library orientation and instruction sessions for classes.  Each session is structured to fit the needs of your particular class.  Individual meetings to discuss library services and collections to support your research needs can also be scheduled.

    Library hours for SSHEL and the Main Library for the fall semester are:

    Monday-Thursday:        8:30 am-10 pm

    Friday:                                  8:30 am-6 pm

    Saturday:                             1-5 pm

    Sunday                                 1-10 pm

    Thank you for your continued support and use of SSHEL.   I look forward to working with you all during the coming year!

    Nancy O’Brien

  • Library Services and Savvy Researcher Workshops

    Class presentations, research consultations, and more are available to all scholars through the Library. Please contact Nancy O'Brien npobrien@illinois.edu to schedule an online class visit or individual meeting.

  • Library services and support

    The Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL) offers many services and resources to assist you with your class work, research and other projects.

    Our web site http://www.library.illinois.edu/sshel/ has links to subject-specific resources and to services, such as chat reference service, and forms for making an appointment with a librarian for one-on-one assistance or recommending items to purchase.

    Education-related information may be found at http://www.library.illinois.edu/sshel/education/index.html

    Please contact Nancy O’Brien by email (npobrien@illinois.edu) or phone (217-333-2408) if you would like to schedule library orientation and instruction sessions for classes.  Each session is structured to fit the needs of your particular class.  Individual meetings to discuss library services and collections to support your research needs can also be scheduled.

    Library hours for SSHEL and the Main Library for the fall semester are:

    Monday-Thursday:        8:30 am-10 pm

    Friday:                         8:30 am-6 pm

    Saturday:                     1-5 pm

    Sunday                         1-10 pm

    Thank you for your continued support and use of SSHEL.   I look forward to working with you all during the coming year!

    Nancy O’Brien

  • Library Services and Support

    The Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL) offers a number of services including focused instructional sessions for your classes (please contact me at npobrien@illinois.edu), purchase requests for book material https://surveys.illinois.edu/sec/484174, chat-reference services https://www.library.illinois.edu/sshel/services/askalibrarian/, and research consultations.

    In addition, the general Library offers workshops on a variety of topics through the Savvy Researcher program. These 50-minute, hands-on workshops will help you improve your research and information-management skills. For more details and registration: http://go.library.illinois.edu/savvyresearcher.

    All Savvy Researcher sessions are held in Room 314 of the Main Library unless otherwise noted.

    Nancy O’Brien

  • Library trial database: Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies

    The Library has a trial of the Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies database during October 2019. Please check it out and provide feedback to npobrien@illinois.edu as to whether you think it is a useful resource. You can browse by education level, topic, or country to find:

  • Library Update for Fall 2022

    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.