College of Education Office of Strategic Communications staff are ready to help connect media with University of Iowa College of Education expert sources, provide information about our initiatives, history, and people, and share our college’s story. 

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Lois J. Gray

Director of Strategic Communications
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News

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Faculty Spotlight

Thursday, October 17, 2019
Jonathan Templin, the new distinguished E.F. Lindquist Chair in Measurement and Testing and Professor of Educational Measurement and Statistics, is building on the legacy of E.F. Lindquist.
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Where Do You Work? Wednesday: Dawnelle Middlemiss

Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Guess what day it is…? It’s “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumna Dawnelle Middlemiss (BS ’93 in Physical Education). Middlemiss inspires a passion for physical health and exercise in her students as a physical education specialist, a position she has worked in for 26 years. Middlemiss works at Val Vista Lakes Elementary School in Gilbert, Arizona. “I love teaching PE. Who else...
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Iowa’s reputation connects Educational Measurement and Statistics grad to new job

Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Widad Abdalla, a recent graduate of the Educational Measurements and Statistics Ph.D. program, landed her dream job through a chance Hawkeye connection while still a student.
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McGregor-Huyer excels at PATV internship

Wednesday, October 16, 2019
UI REACH student Daniel McGregor-Huyer shares his experience at his PATV internship.
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Chung honored with Distinguished Alumni Award

Friday, October 11, 2019
Alumnus Jhoon (Jake) Chung is being honored with a University of Iowa Distinguished Alumni Award. As a superintendent of schools in the suburbs of Chicago, Chung has dedicated his career to helping students achieve their dreams.
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McElroy-Heltzel promotes critical thinking in the evolving field of psychology

Thursday, October 10, 2019
Stacey McElroy-Heltzel, an assistant professor in Counseling Psychology, joined the College of Education faculty this fall in the Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations.
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By the Numbers 2018-2019

Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Rankings U.S News & World Report #1 College of Education in Iowa #5 Rehabilitation Counseling #9 Rehabilitation Counseling #11 Student Counseling and Personnel Services #16 Higher Education Administration National Council on Teacher Quality Top 2% Secondary Education Top 6% Elementary Education Counseling Psychology.org National Report #8 Counseling Psychology Alumni Network 27,875 Alumni teaching...

What's New

Wednesday, October 9, 2019
McDermott, Wesely selected for new leadership positions as associate DEOs Two University of Iowa College of Education faculty were selected for new leadership roles in the college’s Department of Teaching and Learning. Mark McDermott Mark McDermott, clinical professor in science education, is the Associate Departmental Executive Officer (DEO) in support of teacher education and clinical...
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Wesely honored with Educator of the Year award

Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Pam Wesely, an associate professor in foreign language education, was honored with an Educator of the Year Award from the Iowa World Language Association (IWLA) at the 2019 Iowa World Language Association Conference on October 5th, 2019. "It means a lot to be recognized in Iowa by my fellow educators, colleagues, and former students for the work that I have done to train language teachers and...
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The College of Education welcomes the 2019 Noyce Scholar Cohort for science education

Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Seven new students were recipients of the prestigious Robert Noyce Teacher scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year.