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  • Over 200 entries received for MLK Creative Expressions Competition

    Jan 25, 2016 11:45 am211 views

    The Center for Education in Small Urban Communities received more than 200 entries for this year’s Creative Expressions Competition. The winners and honorable mention recipients were announced at the Jan. 23 MLK Jr. Community Celebration at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Essays, poems, songs, short stories, drawings, paintings, mixed media, multimedia, and sculptures were all accepted art forms for the contest.

  • UPDATED: Education Leads Several Funded Projects in 2021-22 Call to Action to Address Racism & Social Injustice Research Program

    Dec 15, 2021 10:15 am210 views

    Chancellor Jones has announced the first U of I projects to be awarded funding under this $2 million annual commitment by the university to respond to the critical need for higher ed institutions across the nation to prioritize research focused on systemic racial inequities and injustices, as well as the expansion of community-based knowledge that advances the understanding of systemic racism and generationally embedded racial disparity.

  • Dr. John Trach

    Alumnus and Former Associate Professor Emeritus Dr. John Trach Passes Away

    Dec 18, 2023 11:30 am209 views

    Dr. Trach, Ph.D. '89 SPED, and associate professor emeritus in Special Education, passed on December 9, 2023. 

  • Family Behavior Support App Now Available

    Jan 27, 2021 3:15 pm205 views

    The Family Behavior Support App (FBSApp) is a tool to support caregivers of children who engage in challenging behaviors and is now available for FREE in the Apple store.

  • U.S. News & World Report Ranks College's Graduate Programs Among Nation's Best

    Apr 25, 2023 12:30 pm204 views

    U.S. News & World Report released their 2023-24 Best Graduate Schools rankings today, and the College of Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s on-campus graduate programs all continue to rank in the top 25 nationwide.

  • EPSY/INFO 590 Demo Day: Engaging Ed Tech

    Dec 2, 2015 10:15 am203 views

    Please join us for an open house demo session (with refreshments!) to see class projets from the fall semester of EPSY/INFO 590, Engaging and Interactive Educational Technologies (taught by Dr. H. Chad Lane).  Come and try the prototypes, talk to the inventors, and learn more about this interdisciplinary course (offered each fall).  Send questions to hclane@illinois.edu.  We hope to see you!

    Tuesday, December 15, 2015
    1:30 - 3:00 pm
    Education 176 (IDEALL Lab)

    Please view the PDF document to see details on all the wonderful projects that will be displayed!

  • Graduate Student Academic Review

    Oct 28, 2013 10:21 am200 views

    The College of Education online academic review process has begun.  All graduate students are required to complete a self-review by January 15, 2014, irrespective of whether you plan to graduate in December 2013 or May 2014.  If you are a master degree student, you will note  the form includes many doctoral milestones which you can disregard.  At a minimum, you do need to upload a resume and fill in the courses you plan to complete.  The review is a check for you and your advisor that you are making progress to your degree.

  • Alumnus Scott Woods recognized for outstanding research in middle-level education

    Apr 23, 2018 2:30 pm199 views

    College of Education alumnus Scott C. Woods is the recipient of this year’s Graduate Student Award from the Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group, an affiliate of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

  • Leading Forward: Strategies for Innovative Leadership

    May 29, 2015 3:45 pm199 views

    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.

  • Associate Professor Meghan Burke Named a Fellow of the AAIDD

    Jan 14, 2020 1:15 pm196 views

    Special Education's Burke is among the select individuals promoted to Fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and will be honored at the AAIDD's 144th Annual Meeting this summer.

  • 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. 

  • EPOL candidate named director at Purdue University

    May 5, 2016 10:15 am196 views

    Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership doctoral candidate Xavier Hernandez has been selected as the next director of the Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center at Purdue University. Hernandez is currently a graduate assistant at the Asian American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois.

  • Prof. Rodney Hopson Named Co-PI for New NSF INCLUDES Program

    Sep 12, 2019 3:00 pm195 views

    Hopson part of NSF program with new funding to develop partnerships among stakeholders across the public, private and academic sectors, share promising practices for broadening participation and other useful data, contribute to the knowledge base on broadening participation in STEM through research, and establish a framework for supporting communications and networking among partners. 

  • Magen Rooney-Kron, SPED PhD Student, Wins 2020 Robert P. Larsen Grant for Research in Career Development

    Apr 9, 2020 3:45 pm194 views

    Congratulations to Magen Rooney-Kron for being selected to receive the Robert P. Larsen Grant for Research in Career Development for her research, "Instruction and Engagement of Studertns with Intellectual Disability and Work-Based Learning."

  • Open Faculty Positions in the College of Education

    Sep 11, 2013 10:06 am192 views

    The College of Education seeks to fill faculty positions in our college. Full position descriptions for all positions and application information can be found at http://education.illinois.edu/about/jobs.  The University is an AA-EOE www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu

  • Dr. Kern Alexander named Distinguished Educational Research Lecturer

    Jan 28, 2016 4:30 pm191 views

    Excellence Professor Dr. Kern Alexander, a faculty member in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, will be the 2016 Distinguished Educational Research Lecturer at the College of Education at Kansas State University.

  • 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. 

  • Jessica Hardy and Catherine Corr

    SPED Faculty Awarded New $1.2M OSEP Grant

    Sep 27, 2021 4:30 pm189 views

    Assistant professors Catherine Corr and Jessica Hardy are leading a project that has received significant funding from the Office of Special Education Programs.

  • 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.

  • Natalie Coleman

    EPOL Doctoral Candidate Passionate About STEM Education in Underserved Communities

    Mar 22, 2021 4:30 pm186 views

    Natalie Coleman, B.S. '02, is a current doctoral candidate in EPOl and founder of After the Peanut, a company based on the core idea of providing STEM educational opportunities for students in underserved communities.

  • Ashley M. Davis

    College of Education's Ashley M. Davis Talks About Recruiting Future Teachers

    Jan 26, 2022 5:00 pm185 views

    Coordinator for undergraduate recruitment and career services, Ashley M. Davis, recently spoke with local WCIA reporter Sarah Lehman about her experience working to recruit high school and community college students to pursue careers in education at the University of Illinois.

  • Ashley M. Davis Named Strive Awardee from Illinois Women's Resource Center

    Mar 31, 2020 3:00 pm184 views

    Ashley Davis, Visiting Coordinator for Undergraduate Recruitment and Career Services, is the winner of the Advocate Award, part of the larger Strive Awards from the Illinois Women's Resource Center.

  • EPOL alumnus named Champion of Change by White House

    Apr 25, 2016 1:45 pm184 views

    Robert Scott, Ph.D. '11 EPOL, was named a Champion of Change by the White House for his work as executive director of the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP) at Cornell University. CPEP provides college-level liberal arts education to qualified incarcerated students in upstate New York prisons and is a response to the challenge of mass incarceration in the United States.

  • C&I's Rochelle Gutierrez Awarded Spencer Foundation Grant

    Apr 6, 2020 4:30 pm182 views

    Professor Rochelle Gutierrez is a principal investigator on a $500,000 project funded by the Spencer Foundation, titled, "Political Conocimiento in Teaching Mathematics: Preparing Teachers to Advocate for Students."

  • 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.

  • 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!

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

    Aug 1, 2022 2:00 pm179 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.

  • Dr. Nancy Latham

    ICYMI: Nancy Latham Appointed Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs

    Sep 17, 2021 12:00 pm178 views

    Dr. Nancy Latham has agreed to serve the College of Education as both the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Executive Director of the Council on Teacher Education (CoTE).

  • 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.

  • Sara Verma

    C&I's Sara Verma Awarded 2021-2022 Fulbright Grant

    Jun 15, 2021 11:00 am173 views

    Sara Verma, '21 ElEd, is among nine University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students and recent graduates offered an opportunity to pursue international education, research and teaching experiences via Fulbright grants.

  • Nidia Ruedas-Gracia

    Ruedas-Gracia Keynote Speaker for First-Gen Week at Texas State University

    Nov 1, 2023 9:00 pm173 views

    Nidia Ruedas-Gracia, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology is invited to be the keynote speaker during First-Gen Week at Texas State University. Ruedas-Gracia's keynote address, titled "The FLI Ride: Developing a First-Generation/Low-Income Story of Success", will outline how first-generation/low-income (FLI, pronounced FLY) college students are trailblazers and can customize their college experience with the support of their institution for optimal success. Ruedas-Gracia's keynote will be held at the LBJ Student Center Ballroom on Thursday, November 9th, 2023.

  • EPOL's Wen-Hao David Huang Work Recognized by School of Social Work

    Aug 21, 2020 10:45 am169 views

    David Huang, professor in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, collaborated on the project, "Identifying Depression through Early Awareness (IDEA) Women's Health Coalition," with School of Social Work faculty and was awarded the Dean's Prize for Innovation and Collaboration by Dean Steven Anderson.

  • Graduate Assistant

    Oct 7, 2013 3:00 pm169 views

    Diversity and Social Justice Education is looking for undergraduate students to facilitate I-Connect Diversity and Inclusion Workshops starting in Spring 2014. The I-Connect Diversity and Inclusion Workshop is a brand new initiative of the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations and the Division of Student Affairs. During these workshops, new students will take a look beyond “diversity” and focus on some of the skills that we all use that promote inclusion and community.

    We will soon start holding interviews for I-Connect facilitators. Experience facilitating difficult conversations is a must! The position is paid, and interviews will be held in mid-October. Students of color, LGBTQ, and students with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.  

    Apply at http://go.illinois.edu/IConnectFacilitator For more information, contact: diversityed@illinois.edu or 217-244-1814. Please apply as soon as possible.

  • Special Education's Amy Santos Named to the Illinois Interagency Council on Early Intervention

    Nov 4, 2019 10:15 am169 views

    Governor J.B. Pritzker has appointed professor Rosa Milagros (Amy) Santos to the statewide Illinois Interagency Council on Early Intervention. Congratulations to Dr. Santos on this honor.

  • Maria Serrano Abreu

    EPSY Doctoral Student Named an Inaugural Mellon Interseminars Graduate Fellow

    Feb 11, 2022 2:00 pm167 views

    Congratulations to Educational Psychology doctoral student María B. Serrano Abreu, who is part of the first cohort of Interseminars graduate fellows: nine students from a range of disciplines and home colleges, including Education, Fine and Applied Arts, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. These fellows are funded by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

  • Professor Emerita Lilian Katz receives Friend of Children Award

    Feb 12, 2016 2:30 pm164 views

    Professor Emerita Lilian Katz is presented with the Friend of Children Award at the Southern Early Childhood Association annual conference. 

  • Professor Adrienne Dixson Named a 2021 AERA Fellow

    Jul 13, 2021 12:30 pm162 views

    Congratulations to professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership Adrienne D. Dixson on being selected as a 2021 AERA Fellow by the American Educational Research Association.

  • Jill Donnel

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

    May 25, 2023 4:15 pm161 views

    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.

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

    Jun 8, 2020 12:30 pm160 views

    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.

  • Special Education's Magen Rooney-Kron Wins 2019 AAIDD Research Interest Network Scholarship

    Oct 28, 2019 1:00 pm160 views

    Magen Rooney-Kron, doctoral student in the Department of Special Education, has won a 2019 Research Interest Network Scholarship from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD).

  • Hedda Meadan-Kaplansky

    Meadan-Kaplansky Receives $2M Institute of Education Sciences Grant

    Sep 1, 2023 11:45 am157 views

    The study, which will be conducted in partnership with Michigan State University, will evaluate Family Telepractice Augmentative and Alternative Communication Modeling (FamTAM) Intervention. Meadan-Kaplansky will serve as co-PI, and work with IT Partners at Education to develop a digital learning platform.

  • EPOL's Rachel Roegman Selected as Illinois Leadership Center Faculty Fellow

    Sep 27, 2019 11:00 am156 views

    Assistant professor Rachel Roegman has been selected to be part of the Illinois Leadership Center (ILC) Faculty Fellows for the 2019-2020 academic year.

  • EPOL Online EdD Information Session

    Oct 4, 2016 1:00 pm155 views

    College of Education Faculty & Staff are invited to attend this session to get information on this new degree program and engage in Q & A.

    Wednesday November 2, 2016

    12:00 – 1:00

    Room 22 Education

    A light lunch will be served. Feel free to brown bag. 

  • Jennifer Delaney receives Outstanding Article of the Year Award

    Feb 12, 2016 10:15 am153 views

    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.

  • Upcoming registration for Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK)

    Mar 17, 2016 11:00 am153 views

    The Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) is broadly recognized by Chinese educational institutions and employers and provides Chinese learners a means to assess their proficiency. The Confucius Institute at Illinois serves as a test center for the online HSK test, two of which will be available to take on April 16 at the Education building.

     

     

  • Navigating The Doctoral Journey Seminar

    Apr 4, 2016 11:00 am152 views

    Join the Higher Education Division of EPOL as we help you prepare to navigate what can be the most isolating portion of your doctoral journey. Learn tips from current doctoral students as well as recent dissertation defenders.

     

    Higher Education Qualifying Exam Prep Session

    Thursday, April 14, 2016

    12-1 pm

    210a Education

    Faculty Presenters: Dr. Denise Hood, Dr. Eboni Zamani- Gallaher

    Student Panelists:

    Jasmine Collins, Randi Congleton, and Erika Hackman

    Moving from Post-Quals Slump to Dissertation Defense

    1-2pm

    210a Education

    Panelists:

    Sarah Zehr, Miz Lavizzo, Daniel Collier, Derek Houston

  • Lecture and Colloquium by Professor Emerita Nancy Folbre

    Sep 4, 2015 8:45 am152 views

    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.

  • EPOL Professor Ron Jacobs Inducted into AHRD Scholar Hall of Fame

    Feb 25, 2020 3:15 pm151 views

    Congratulations to Dr. Ronald Jacobs, who has been inducted into the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) Scholar Hall of Fame. Jacobs will be honored at AHRD's Annual Conference in Atlanta on February 28.

  • Hiring Interns for Summer 2021 - SwaTaleem Foundation

    SwaTaleem Foundation Hiring Interns for Summer 2021

    May 29, 2021 10:45 pm151 views

    SwaTaleem is an international non-profit that works with historically marginalized adolescent girls that are prone to child marriage, their parents, teachers, and local government officials in some of the remote parts of India to ensure quality education and critical life skills. COVID-19 has exacerbated the challenges these girls face even more, and our work has become extremely crucial!

  • Beth Kirchgesner

    Elizabeth Kirchgesner, MSTE, Receives Campus Emerging Award for Excellence in Public Engagement

    Jun 10, 2020 9:00 am149 views

    Congratulations to Beth Kirchgesner for receiving the Emerging Award for Excellence in Public Engagement from the campus' Provost's Office.