Alumna Heidi Hassen enjoys helping students build their resiliency by using their strengths. This is one of many reasons why Hassen was recently named the 2024 Elementary School Counselor of the Year by the Iowa School Counselor Association.

Pamela Wesely, College of Education associate dean for faculty and graduate education and multilingual education professor, is the recipient of a national award for her excellence in language teacher education – the NYSAFLT Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education.

HESA professor Nicholas Bowman recently published a study examining the impact of STEM course placement on the short- and long-term academic success of undergraduate students.

Belin-Blank Center director emerita Susan Assouline was selected to receive a major award from the National Association for Gifted Children.

Two-time University of Iowa College of Education alumnus Andrew Wirtz was recognized at the Iowa Talented and Gifted Conference for his dissertation that recommends adding arts and music to advanced education programs, for which he received the David Bills Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award.

Learn more about Dorian Aragon, Operations and Faculty Support Specialist in the Department of Teaching and Learning, and what he most enjoys about working in the College of Education in this Staff Spotlight series debut. The series celebrates and elevates all the people who make the college such a special place to work.

Middle school and high school students from across Iowa gathered on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the University of Iowa Memorial Union for the UI 28th Annual International Day.

Erin Lane, University of Iowa school counseling and counselor education and supervision clinical assistant professor, received the 2024 School Counselor Advocate of the Year Award from the Iowa School Counselor Association.

With expertise in career development processes for K-16 students, Professor Saba Ali recently analyzed certain economic and environmental factors that could impact U.S. employment in 2025.

Created to help bring comprehensive mental health care to rural Iowans, UI’s Telepsychology Training Clinic was recently featured by the DI.

Jeff Lai, a PhD candidate in the College of Education’s Higher Education and Student Affairs program, was recently presented with a 2024 Global Student Award.

Noel Estrada-Hernández, University of Iowa College of Education counselor education departmental executive officer (DEO) and professor of rehabilitation counseling, was recently inducted into the Iowa Academy of Education (IAE).

The Daily Iowan discusses the college's new Counseling and Behavioral Health Services degree, which is designed for undergraduate students who want to develop a foundation in helping processes and human behavior.

The College of Education has produced many notable educators who have gone on to work in rural parts of Iowa, helping to fill the void in these high-need areas.

Three University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center experts who are internationally renowned in the field of gifted education and talent development – Nicholas Colangelo, Susan Assouline, and Laurie Croft – were recipients of 2024 Iowa Talented and Gifted Association (ITAG) Legacy and Service Awards at the fall meeting in Des Moines.

Check out the University of Iowa College of Education's 2023-2024 Annual Report.

Katharine Broton, associate professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs, is the recipient of an American Talent Initiative Student Success Research Grant.

Amanda Case, a new associate professor in counseling psychology, successfully transferred a major grant she obtained while a faculty member at Purdue University to her new role in the UI College of Education.

University of Iowa College of Education assistant professor and coordinator of social studies education, Maia Sheppard, received a Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad Grant to lead a cross-cultural project in Namibia, Africa.

Iowa College of Education alumni are giving back to their communities in every county across Iowa and sharing their experiences within their schools.