blog navigation

College of Education Announcements
All Results

blog posts

  • Melvin Burch-Bynum

    Illinois Alum named Outstanding Secondary New Teacher

    Sep 27, 2023 8:45 am28 views

    Melvin Burch-Bynum, a 2004 College of Education Alumni, began his teaching career after retiring from the Marine Corps. He is the Senior Marine Instructor in Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia.

  • Celebrating the life of Dick Williams (1914-2016)

    Oct 6, 2016 3:00 pm28 views

    The Illinois School of Architecture will hold a gathering in Chicago to celebrate the life of former architecture professor A. Richard "Dick" Williams, who passed away on May 27 in Tucson, Ariz.

     

  • Linda Herrera

    Herrera Publishes Website on Egyptian Education Research

    Oct 10, 2023 9:30 am28 views

    Herrera has been researching education reform in Egypt since 2018. The site includes resources available in both English and Arabic and is an asset for those studying education in the middle east.

  • William T. Grant Foundation Virtual Discussion: From Understanding Inequality to Reducing Inequality

    Oct 21, 2021 11:45 am28 views

    How does a discipline move from investigating a problem to investigating responses? U of I Foundation Relations invites faculty to attend "From Understanding Inequality to Reducing Inequality," a virtual forum co-sponsored by the William T. Grant Foundation on the potential of research to help build and strengthen efforts to address inequality and delineate pathways through which research may lead to large-scale social change.

  • Stephen Alessi

    Stephen Alessi Establishes Two New Funds for Educational Psychology

    Oct 25, 2023 11:00 am28 views

    Alumnus Stephen M. Alessi, Ed.M. ’76, Ph.D. ’79 EPSY, established two funds: the Philip and Helen Alessi Fellowship and the Alessi Family Professorship to support graduate students and professors in the Department of Educational Psychology. The support and education he received at Illinois motivated him to give back and support future students and faculty in the College of Education.

  • Spring 2015 Course Offering: HRD 585 Program Evaluation

    Dec 5, 2014 8:45 am28 views

    Course Title: HRD 585 Program Evaluation

    Meeting Time: Thursdays from 1 pm to 4 pm, Spring 2015

    Course Instructor: Dr. Wenhao David Huang (wdhuang@illinois.edu)

    Course Description:

    This course prepares students to conceptualize and develop a comprehensive evaluation plan for various educational programming across disciplines and organizations. Upon completing the course, students will be able to:

    • Articulate the difference between research and evaluation
    • Develop concise evaluation purposes based on the need of the clients/stakeholders
    • Align evaluation questions according to the evaluation purposes
    • Design data collection instruments to answer the evaluation questions
    • Select data analysis approaches that are appropriate for the scope and intention of the evaluation
    • Develop evaluation budget and project management plan
    • Build reciprocal and productive relationships with stakeholders of the intended evaluation

    This course is open to all graduate students. For more information, feel free to contact Dr. Huang at wdhuang@illinois.edu.

     

     

  • College Award Nominations | Deadline is February 18

    Jan 21, 2020 11:45 am27 views

    The 2019-2020 College awards competition is underway. College awards are located here. All awards are listed on this page and link to application details. We encourage you to nominate faculty, academic professionals, staff, and teaching assistants for excellence by the deadline. For 2020, a a new award has been added, Excellence in Online Teaching.

  • EPOL professor gives keynote on youth policy and the Middle East

    Feb 22, 2018 7:30 am27 views

    Professor Linda Herrera of the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership gave the keynote address during the Opportunities and Choices in Dutch policies for the Middle East - Youth Conference, which was organized by Het Grote Midden Oosten Platform in the Netherlands.

  • Dean's Office Hosts Two Fireside Chats with Distinguished Speaker Joy Gaston Gayles

    Feb 22, 2023 12:00 pm27 views

    On March 6, the Dean's Office is hosting opportunities for College of Education graduate students and assistant professors to participate in an informal conversation with Dean's Distinguished Speaker Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles.

  • Education Open House Event | Friday, March 8

    Feb 28, 2019 5:45 pm27 views

    Happening on Friday, March 8, from 1:30–3:30 p.m., the Student Academic Affairs Office (SAAO) will be hosting an Open House for Fall 2019 admitted students and their families/guests. The schedule of events can be found HERE.

    Please join us in welcoming these visitors to our college. Need a cookie break? It would be great to have as many faculty and staff as possible at the Reception in the North Lobby from 3–3:30 p.m.!    

    We hope you can join us in our efforts to recruit a diverse and talented group of incoming students to the College of Education for Fall 2019.

  • Student Life & Culture Archives Newsletter

    Mar 5, 2014 2:45 pm27 views

    One of the many hidden gems on this campus is the Student Life and Culture Archives. SLC offers classes on the use of primary sources.  These have an enormous range and scope and can be of interest both for introducing primary resources and also for advanced level research relating to the collections.  The inaugural issue of the newsletter, with a more complete list of our services and resources is available at http://archives.library.illinois.edu/slc/SLCNewsletter.pdf . 


     

  • 2019 AERA Program | Now Available

    Apr 1, 2019 4:30 pm27 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. 

  • Art for Health & Unity Competition: Protect & Respect

    Apr 29, 2021 4:15 pm27 views

    Calling all artists! The 2021 Art for Health & Unity Competition was created to reward artists for contributions toward preventing COVID-19 and inspiring our community to be a better place for all. Artists of all ages are invited to submit original art to the community-wide competition. 

  • New book: Wired Citizenship: Youth Learning and Activism in the Middle East

    Jun 5, 2014 12:00 pm27 views

    Linda Herrera has edited a new book with Routledge titles, "Wired Citizenship: Youth Learning and Activism in the MIddle East. This state of the art book about citizenship, learning, and politics in the digital age includes case studies from some of the hotspots of the region  including Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, Palestine, Turkey, and Morocco.

    Large Image

  • College’s CPP program ranked No. 1 by College Choice

    Aug 17, 2016 1:30 pm27 views

    The Counseling Psychology Program (CPP) in the Department of Educational Psychology was ranked No. 1 on the “Best Master’s in Counseling Psychology, 2016” list by College Choice.

  • EOL 573: The Community College

    Aug 29, 2014 11:15 am27 views

     

    EOL 573 - THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

    Wednesday 4:00 – 6:50 p.m. (Hybrid)                      

    162 Education Bldg.                                                

    Meeting Dates: 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 10/1,  10/8             

    10/15, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, & 12/3                                 

    Professor Eboni Zamani-Gallaher

    E-mail: ezamanig@illinois.edu                                  

                           

    Course Description

    This course provides an overview of how various types of two-year postsecondary institutions, primarily comprehensive community colleges, have evolved and how they function. Themes running through the course address policies, trends, issues and innovations influencing the evolution and current operation of community colleges from the 20th century to the present. Beginning with a brief history of community colleges, the course offers content dealing with foundations, governance and administration, curriculum, faculty, students, and student outcomes. The course also offers a critical

    examination of community colleges, considering their strengths and weaknesses within the broader context of P-16 education.

     

    Course Objectives

    Ultimately, the course prepares students who aspire to be professors, researchers, policy analysts, and/or administrators of community college and higher education to understand, assess, and contribute to the betterment of community college education, today and in the future.

     

    By the end of the course, students will be able to:

     

    1. Trace the evolution of U.S. community colleges; understand the general mission, typical functions and goals of two-year institutions policies and programs as well as the stakeholders associated with them. 
    2. Identify and describe the status of community college education in terms of varieties; theoretical foundations; finance, governance, and administration; curriculum, faculty, students, and student outcomes. 
    3. Discern the unique linkages of two-year institutions within the K-16 educational pipeline. 
    4. Become familiar with issues related to campus climate and organizational culture at community colleges.
    5. Obtain increased awareness of the diversity of administrators, faculty, and student body
    6.  Describe features of the Illinois community college system relative to the themes identified in objective #2; compare and contrast the Illinois system with other major state systems.
    7.     Appreciate the paradox and complexity of community college through examination of its advocates and its critics.
    8. Identify and explain policies, innovations, trends and issues that influence community college education and assess their impact on future policies and practices.

  • Statewide CS Summit Featured on "The 21st" Radio Show

    Sep 17, 2019 3:45 pm27 views

    Raya Hegeman-Davis, program coordinator for the Illinois Secondary Teacher Education and Computer Science initiative; Bertram Ludascher, professor in the School of Information Sciences, faculty affiliate at NCSA and Department of Computer Science at U. of I.; and Nicole Rummel, director of instruction at the Mahomet-Seymour School District discuss the need for a clear plan for K-12 computer science education and how the Summit hopes to catalyze action.

  • International Handbook of Engineering Education Research. Edited by Aditya Johri

    College of Education Faculty, Graduate Student, Published in Engineering Education Book

    Sep 27, 2023 9:15 am27 views

    Faculty members Emma Mercier and Molly Goldstein and graduate student Robin Jephthah Rajarathinam published chapters in the new book, The International Handbook of Engineering Education Research.

  • MSTE Friday Lunches Are Back (Virtually)!

    Oct 7, 2021 4:00 pm27 views

    MSTE Friday Lunches, which are open to the campus community as well as the general public, have happened since Spring 2007 and take place on most Fridays during the fall and spring semesters.

  • Eight-week Black Minds Matter course to be live streamed at College of Education

    Oct 9, 2017 12:15 pm27 views

    The College of Education will be a live-streaming site for the upcoming Black Minds Matter course, taught by Dr. J. Luke Wood of San Diego State University.

  • Global Café - Spain & Morocco

    Oct 12, 2016 9:30 am27 views

    Join the Office of International Programs for our Global Café showcasing our trips to Spain and Morocco! The event will take place Friday, October 14 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 42A. Students that attended previously as well as international students will present information about the trips. FREE food and drink will be provided. 

  • Postcolonial Theory for All Scholars

    Nov 29, 2016 6:45 pm27 views

    This seminar is intended as an overview of the major currents of thought in this emergent body of scholarly work. It should have broad appeal to students pursuing critical studies in the humanities, social sciences, education, the communications fields and in the emerging field of globalization theory.

  • Insight Leadership I-Program

    Dec 16, 2014 10:45 am27 views

    On campus or in the Chicago area over break? Come to INSIGHT on January 9th in Chicago!

    The Petullo Insight Leadership program is designed to help students focus on the personal knowledge required for effective leadership in a complex, changing world.

    This program helps students increase their level of self-awareness and their degree of self-management skills.

    Students will discover their leadership talents and strengths, identify their values, investigate the role identity plays in leadership, and explore their intrinsic leadership style.

    Our programs are totally FREE for U of I students, provide a great way to build your resume, and gain the skills you need for life.

    Transportation is provided to Chicago and back for free from campus. Those that are in the Chicago area are welcome to join us via their own transportation.

    More info and registration: http://www.illinoisleadership.uiuc.edu/programs/insight.asp

  • Alumna Shalonda Carr a finalist for national award

    Jan 17, 2017 12:00 pm26 views

    Shalonda Carr, Ed.M. ’06 C&I, a teacher at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary and a cooperating teacher of the College of Education, has been selected as a state finalist for the 2015-2016 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. The award is known as the highest national recognition teachers of math and science can receive.

  • Should Testing be Abolished?

    Jan 21, 2016 9:15 am26 views

    In the first of four panel discussions this spring, experts from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction will discuss pressing issues of education today and into the future.  The first panel will discuss: current uses and abuses of standardized testing in the U.S.; effects of testing on diverse populations; teacher accountability and the new NCLB legislation; and international and national comparisons.  The panel of experts will include Sarah Lubienski, Sarah McCarthey, and Patrick Smith.  A discussion moderated by William Trent will follow the panelists’ presentations.  Please join us for this panel discussion on Friday, January 29, from 12:00 to 1:00 in room 22 Education.  Light lunch will be provided.    

  • Don Hackmann

    Professor Emeritus Don Hackmann Published in Teachers College Record

    Jan 24, 2024 10:00 am26 views

    Hackmann's study examined how cross-sector collaboration has shaped the development and implementation of district-wide high school career academies in a large urban school district.

  • University Primary School expands through 5th grade.

    Feb 3, 2014 10:15 am26 views

    University Primary School, The University of Illinois College of Education’s lab school will open a combined 4th/5th grade class beginning AY 2014-15 at the Children’s Research Center building on campus. The preschool-5th grade Reggio Emilia inspired classrooms engage children in creative, challenging, and meaningful curricular inquiries using The Project Approach. For admissions materials and information please visit school website: http://education.illinois.edu/ups/

  • Pilot Project Funding Available from TIER-ED

    Feb 18, 2020 7:00 pm26 views

    The Technology Innovations in Educational Reserach and Design (TIER-ED) initiative announces a Pilot Projects Program designed to foster inter- or trans-disciplinary intellectual engagement through funding pilot or proof-of-concept projects to better position faculty teams for competitive external funding and have more collaborative research opportunities for students interested in pursuing graduate studies in TIER-ED focused areas.

    Submission deadline is Friday, March 27, 2020 by 5 p.m. CST.

  • Mitzi Koeberlein

    Koeberlein Honored by Graduate College

    Feb 20, 2024 11:45 am26 views

    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.

  • EPOL doctoral candidate receives grant from NCDA

    Mar 8, 2017 11:00 am26 views

    The research proposal of Gaeun Seo, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, has been chosen to receive the Graduate Student Research Grant for 2017 by the National Career Development Association Research Committee.

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

    Mar 8, 2019 8:30 am26 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. 

  • College of Education Convocation 2017

    Jun 30, 2016 4:45 pm26 views

    Education Convocation 2017 will be held Saturday, May 13, 1:30 p.m., in Huff Hall.

  • Center for Children's Books Speaker Series: The Technical and Narrative Potential of Audiobooks

    Aug 31, 2020 9:45 am26 views

    This semester, the Center for Children's Books will host several virtual lectures presented by visiting scholars on a variety of topics connected to literacy and youth services. On September 17, Matthew Rubery will lead a talk about the technical and narrative potential of audiobooks for children.

  • Ayanna McDaniel and Tegan Rehn

    Two College of Education Undergrads Named to Homecoming Court

    Sep 10, 2024 11:15 am26 views

    Ayanna McDaniel, Education Administration, and Tegan Rehn, Elementary Education, were named to the 13 person Homecoming Court.

  • Graduates in Chicago selected as Teach Plus fellows

    Oct 4, 2017 1:15 pm26 views

    Two College of Education graduates who are now elementary schoolteachers in Chicago were selected for the Teach Plus Teaching Policy Fellowship, a selective leadership program for effective teachers.

  • Free Online Module on Trauma-Informed Practices Available Now

    Dec 4, 2018 5:00 pm26 views

    This series, developed by the Military Families Learning Network's Early Intervention team within the Special Education Department at Illinois, offers a high-level overview of childhood trauma. The module discusses the prevalence, impact, and manifestation of trauma; the connection between disability and trauma; trauma-informed supports; prevention of future trauma; and self-care for professionals. There is also an optional research component, if interested. To learn more and to access this free, self-paced learning module go to https://go.illinois.edu/trauma

  • 1984 alumna named president-elect of CEC; tenure to begin in January

    Dec 8, 2017 2:00 pm26 views

    Alumna Mary Lynn Boscardin, Ph.D. ’84 EOL, is the most recent College of Education graduate to make her mark on and help lead the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), an organization known for advancing the success of children with exceptionalities through advocacy, standards, and professional development.

    As president of CEC, she will serve as a voting member of the board, provide leadership to the organization’s planning and programs, oversee the work of CEC committees, and assist with the overall strategic direction.

  • Logan Pender

    Ed.M. Student Named 2024 Gilman Scholarship Alumni Ambassador

    Jan 22, 2025 10:45 am25 views

    Logan Pender will serve as an official representative of the U.S. Department of State’s Gilman International Scholarship Program.

  • Online Ed.D. Student Christa Tinari to Lead Contemplative-Based Resilience Project

    Feb 10, 2023 11:45 am25 views

    Christa Tinari has a new role as Director of the Contemplative-Based Resilience Project at The Garrison Institute, a non-profit organization in New York state. The CBR Project combines research-based practices in mindful awareness and movement, compassion meditation, and education on the neurobiology of stress and resilience.

  • Send your own greeting to 'thy happy children of the future'

    Mar 25, 2014 11:30 am25 views

    Students, faculty, and staff may send an electronic greeting to the Illinois family of the future via a time capsule to be placed inside the Alma Mater sculpture when it returns to campus. In the spirit of the inscription on the sculpture's base, "To thy happy children of the future those of the past send greetings," the campus is soliciting messages, which may be submitted by filling out a form at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/1698640. Submissions will be considered for inclusion on a data file to be placed in the time capsule, which may not be opened for more than 100 years.

    The deadline for submissions is midnight, March 30.

  • Student and alumna of College earn 2017 Cupcake Awards

    May 9, 2017 1:30 pm25 views

    An alumna and a student in the College of Education are recipients of the 2017 Cupcake Awards from the Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation.

  • Alumna Evthokia Stephanie Saclarides Featured in Latest Podcast from Math Teacher Educator Journal

    Jun 9, 2023 12:00 pm25 views

    Check out the latest podcast from the Math Teacher Educator Journal featuring C&I alumna Evthokia Stephanie Saclarides, Ph.D., now at the University of Cincinnati.

  • Eboni Zamani-Gallaher on Why Community Colleges are More Important Now Than Ever

    Jun 25, 2021 2:15 pm25 views

    Prof. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher was recently featured in a podcast episode from the university's Center for Social and Behavioral Science about why community colleges are more important now than ever.

  • Special Education head, student receive DEC awards

    Aug 9, 2016 10:45 am25 views

    Micki Ostrosky, head of the Department of Special Education, received the Division for Early Childhood Award for Mentoring. Jenna Weglarz-Ward, a Special Education doctoral student, joined Ostrosky as a DEC honoree, earning the J. David Sexton Student Award.

  • Discover Studying Abroad Adventures via Global Café

    Sep 13, 2016 5:15 pm25 views

    Enjoy a cup of coffee and learn about adventures in education from students who have studied abroad and international students on campus. Upcoming trips overseas include Indonesia, France, Australia, and South Africa.

  • Dawn Thomas

    Thomas to Participate in Big Ten Early Learning Alliance Panel

    Oct 16, 2024 9:15 am25 views

    The Alliance brings together early childhood experts from the Big Ten’s 14 universities in 11 states ( to collaborate on scientific activities that expand understanding of early childhood development.

  • 2019-20 College Award Nominations Now Open

    Nov 20, 2019 2:30 pm25 views

    The 2019-2020 College awards competition is underway. We encourage you to nominate faculty, academic professionals, staff, and teaching assistants for excellence by the deadline of Tuesday, February 18, 2020.

  • Added Course Sp 2014: EPS 420-G/SOC420-G Sociology of Education, Tue, 1-2:50pm

    Jan 17, 2014 4:22 pm24 views

    EPS 420-G/SOC 420-G “Sociology of Education”  is a social foundations course that provides a  sociological examination of education and schooling in society. It introduces, synthesizes, and evaluates  diverse and competing major sociological theories, scholarly research, and important issues in the sociology of education. Click headline to read more...

  • Current and Former OCCRL Directors to be Honored by NISTS

    Jan 18, 2019 9:00 am24 views

    A current and former director of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) in the College of Education are being honored in February by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS), an organization that equips professionals with the knowledge and skills to advocate for transfer students through education, research, and advocacy.   

    Dr. Debra Bragg, who was the founding director of OCCRL in 1989 and served in the position through 2015, will receive NISTS’s signature honor, the Bonita C. Jacobs Transfer Champion Award, which recognizes those who have greatly enhanced student-transfer access, persistence, and success in areas such as research, policy, or advocacy throughout their careers. The award was named for the organization's founder, who played a significant role in advancing the national transfer conversation.

    Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, OCCRL’s current director, will be honored as a co-recipient of the Transfer Catalyst Award, which celebrates midcareer professionals who display game-changing influences in the transfer field at the institutional, regional, or state level.

    According to NISTS’s 2019 conference program, Catalyst awardees “demonstrate evidence of leadership, appropriate risk-taking and disrupting the status quo, along with using relevant research and theoretical frameworks to develop programs and services for transfer students.”

    Zamani-Gallaher will be recognized for the Catalyst Award alongside scholar-practitioners Russell Baker (Ivy Tech Community College), John Fink (Columbia University), and Paulina Palomino (East Los Angeles College).

    In addition to her OCCRL duties, Zamani-Gallaher is a professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership and serves as the department’s associate head. She is also the associate dean of the Graduate College.

    Bragg and Zamani-Gallaher will be honored during NISTS’s annual conference, which takes place this year Feb. 13-15 in Atlanta.

    View the conference program.

  • C&I's Idalia Nunez Wins AERA Early Career Scholar Award

    Jan 30, 2023 8:30 am24 views

    Congratulations to Idalia Nuñez, assistant professor of Curriculum & Instruction, who is the 2023 recipient of the Early Career Award from the AERA Language and Social Processes special interest group (SIG).