We hope you are having a great “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday, Hawkeyes! This week meet alumna Stacy Karam (B.A. ’97 Elementary Education with an endorsement in reading). Karam, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been teaching for 23 years. She works as the Program Manager for the Program for Academic and Creative Talent (P.A.C.T.) at McKinley STEAM Academy in Cedar Rapids. She has been working at...

The Institute of Education Sciences has awarded the next five-year National Center for Research on Gifted Education (NCRGE) to a collaborative team of researchers from universities across the nation, including the University of Iowa.

College of Education Educational Policy and Leadership Studies faculty write an open letter detailing the repercussions of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s announcement requiring international students to leave the country if their education is solely online.

Kendall Bradford, Elementary Education alumna and first-grade teacher at Waukee Elementary, developed a summer reading board game that focuses on diversity and representation. The board game challenges players to read a book that includes another language, read a book with POC characters, and more. The game is available via Google Drive.

Happy “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday, Hawkeyes! This week meet alumna Alisa Meggitt (B.A. ’92 Global Studies, B.A. ’02 Elementary Education with a social studies endorsement). Originally from Inverness, Illinois, Meggitt has been teaching for 18 years in the Iowa City Community School District. She currently works as a seventh-grade Global Studies instructor. Meggitt loves bringing students and...

Brett Caskey (M.A. ’17 Educational Policy and Leadership Studies: Higher Education and Student Affairs), originally from Crescent, Iowa, works as a College Success Advisor at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

A collaboration between the University of Iowa and Southern University looks to develop and implement a culturally responsive HIV and SUDs prevention program in Louisiana.

Meet alumna Genevieve Harnack (BA ’09 Communication Studies and Mass Communication, ’14 certificate in Elementary Education with an endorsement in science, MA' 19 in Educational Policy & Leadership Studies), who works as Hills Elementary School as a sixth-grade teacher.

The Iowa Association for College Admission Counseling named UI College of Education alumna Sheryl Cline Counselor of the Year.

A twice-exceptional (2e) child’s giftedness can overshadow their disability—or vice versa. The UI team, including Susan Assouline, director of the UI Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education & Talent Development, is taking a multidisciplinary approach to creating a full picture and understanding of 2e, from its genetic roots to the best way to help 2e individuals.

Meet alumna Anna Haller, a high school social studies teacher.

Stephen Dunbar, professor in Educational Measurement and Statistics, was one of 12 honored with the 2019 Regents Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards. Each year, the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, honors six faculty and six staff at the University of Iowa for their extraordinary contributions and sustained record of excellence. Dunbar has taught at the UI for 38 years and serves as Hieronymus...

Inspired years ago by a school speech pathologist, New Jersey native and UI REACH lead mentor, Ally Valde, aims to make a similar impact—to help others who struggle with communicating—and has grown into an advocate for individuals with disabilities.

Gordon Louie is committed to creating a more welcoming and inclusive environment within higher education.

Learn about Laurence Chan's journey to the University of Iowa and his work in behavioral health psychology in Iowa Now. 

Graduate students, Ashley Rila and Kate Lechtenberg, were awarded Graduate Student Research Awards from the Department of Teaching and Learning for their research.

Charles Martin-Stanley II was recognized as the 2020 graduate recipient of the Philip G. Hubbard Human Rights Award for his impactful research and community service.

Elizabeth Getachew Elizabeth Getachew, doctoral candidate in Educational Policy and Leadership Studies, and Lia Plakans, professor and departmental executive officer in the Department of Teaching and Learning were awarded the 2020 Audrey Qualls Commitment to Diversity Award. The Audrey Qualls Commitment to Diversity Award is named in memory of Professor Qualls who was a student and faculty member...

Andrea Courtney, clinical mental-health master’s program student, has been instrumental in raising the standard of disability accommodations for students on campus.

Margot Allscheid, an alumna in elementary education from the University of Iowa College of Education, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Spain for 2020-21.