We are committed to helping create safe spaces for LGBTQ individuals. Our LGBTQ counseling clinic helps LGBTQ people and their families and educates future counselors on working with LGBTQ patients, and the fourth annual LGBTQ Micro-conference brought community members together to share and learn from one another.

Most rural Iowa communities lack access to medical and mental healthcare and school resources, like Advanced Placement classes. The College of Education is partnering with communities to help bring access and resources to rural Iowa.

Kimberly Meller-Angus, a College of Education alumna and a social studies teacher at Northview Middle School in Ankeny, has been named the 2018 Iowa History Teacher of the Year. 

Guess what day it is…? “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumnus Brandt Payne. (Bachelor of Music ’01, Iowa Licensure Program). Payne is currently in his ninth-year teaching at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. He is the associate professor of music and director of athletic bands. Payne says he loves all the opportunities he gets to spend time with his students....

Guess what day it is…? “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumnus Josh Ehn (Ed.S Educational Leadership with Superintendent Endorsement ’17). Ehn is currently in his fourth-year as superintendent of the Oelwein Community School District. Ehn says there are many aspects of his job that he loves. “I have the ability to improve educational systems for the benefit of kids and learning.”...

The University of Iowa College of Education's Building Community Reads continues to create a supportive, inclusive, and safe environment for everyone. This year's book selection is “Reading with Patrick – A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-changing Friendship,” by Michelle Kuo.

Deborah Harris recently joined the University of Iowa College of Education as a visiting professor in Educational Measurement and Statistics.

Terry Ackerman joined the University of Iowa College of Education this fall as a Distinguished Visiting Professor in Educational Measurement and Statistics.

Adam Harry joined the University of Iowa College of Education this fall as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Instrumental Music Education. Adam Harry earned his Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests focus on issues of inclusivity, educational access, and equity in music education. He hopes that his work generates a dialogue about the...

Guess what day it is…? “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumna Bridget Owen (BA ’00 Music, Iowa Teaching Licensure Program). Owen is currently in her 15th year of teaching music at Tipton Elementary and Middle School in Tipton, Iowa. Prior to working at Tipton, she taught at Anamosa Elementary and Monticello Middle School for four years. “I love getting to work with kids every day...

Warren Merkel joined the University of Iowa College of Education this fall as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Language, Literacy and Culture.

Guess what day it is…? “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumnus Tyler Pauley (BA ’12 Elementary Education).

The UI College of Education Day hosted day at the University of Iowa at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. The College of Education would like to thank everyone who stopped by, learned more about Hawkeye Teachers, and shared their wonderful alumni stories. Special thanks to all of our outstanding Hawkeye Teacher volunteers.

Up to half of college students in recent published studies say they either are not getting enough to eat or are worried about it.

Annie Savage, alumna and Liberty High School orchestra teacher, doubles as a traveling bluegrass musician.

As part of a $2.2 million grant from Advocacy, Capacity, and Collaboration for English Learners (ACCEL) in Iowa, the UI College of Education hosted a two day professional development session on July 24-26 to help increase the effectiveness of English-learner instruction in Iowa while also helping teachers become advocates for dual-language learning.

Some of the nation’s most talented high school–aged artists came to the University of Iowa campus as part of the inaugural Summer Art Residency (SAR), spearheaded by the Belin-Blank Center in the UI College of Education.

Happy “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumna Kate Koenig (BA ’06 Elementary Education), who is the elementary school principal at Rabat American School in Rabat, Morocco.

Parental involvement facilitates collegiate success for their offspring. This is the conclusion of an analysis done as part of a white paper written by Kayla Reed-Fitzke, assistant professor in Couple and Family Therapy.

Many private schools are dropping AP courses, but Iowa schools are adding more to help students prepare for success across the state of Iowa. Expanding AP access to students is solidified each year in a ranking of Iowa public and private schools by the University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center in the UI College of Education. Read the Des Moines Register story here.