The UI is changing the face of Iowa education through its Educational Leadership program and other teacher and administrator training programs. Read how UI trained leaders in education, like Laura Williams, are bringing new curriculum to classrooms.

Guess what day it is…? “Where Do You Work? Wednesday! This week meet alumna Laura Axman (BA ’85, Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education).

Read the January 2019 edition of the UI REACH News quarterly newsletter.

Happy “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet Amy Roberts (BA 96’, Elementary Education, with a specialization in Early Childhood Education). Amy Roberts has been teaching for more than 20 years in kindergarten and early childhood classrooms. Currently, Roberts teaches at Winnetka Community Nursery School in Winnetka, Illinois. This is her first year at Winnetka Community Nursery School...

Three online graduate programs in the University of Iowa College of Education ranked 5th nationally in the 2019 U.S. News & World Report's Best Online Education Programs rankings.

The research of Katharine Broton, an assistant professor in Educational Policy and Leadership Studies, was cited in a federal report on food insecurity and college students.

Going to school and balancing classes, work and social life is a challenge many students face. On top of all those things, this elementary education student balanced being a mother of two. Meet Carrie Borchert, our 2018 December graduation student commencement speaker.

It’s time for another “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumna Gina Ferrel (BA ’94, Elementary Education). Gina Ferrel began her career in Iowa City at Weber Elementary School. She worked there for 20 years teaching first and second grade. Ferrel is now in her third-year teaching fourth grade at Archibald Alexander Elementary School in Iowa City. Ferrel says every day she is impressed...

From pre-law to the elementary classroom: University of Iowa College of Education graduate Reid Kaalberg found a new calling during college. 

Tiffany Baker-Strothkamp, a Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Program graduate student in the UI College of Education, is a recipient of a Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Memorial Award.

Growing up in Casey, Iowa – a tiny town of about 400 people in southwest Iowa – Mandy Conrad saw firsthand what a lack of mental health services looks like. Conrad, who is a University of Iowa College of Education doctoral student in Counseling Psychology, serves rural veterans through her clinical work. Conrad comes from generations of family members who served our country. Her grandfather was a...

A new Troops to Teacher chapter recently opened in the UI College of Education’s Iowa Supports Education and Resources for Veterans and Enlisted (I-SERVE) Office, helping interested veterans explore a career in the field of teaching.

College of Education alumna Valerie Nyberg was named Assistant Secondary Principal of the Year by the School Administrators of Iowa.

Jemimah Young, an assistant professor of  Social Studies Education with a specialization in Multicultural & Urban Education, wants to transform understandings regarding achievement and educational outcomes for marginalized and minorized populations, with a specific focus on black women and girls. 

Matthew Lira, new clinical assistant professor in Educational Psychology and Learning Sciences, wants to design innovative learning environments for students.

Guess what day it is…? “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumnus Matt Nerem (Bachelor of Science 95’ Physical Education). Nerem has worked for Tipton Community Schools in Tipton, Iowa, for the past 23 years teaching kindergarten through 8thgrade physical education. He also coaches high school wrestling and 7thgrade boys track. During his time at Iowa, Nerem was an All-American...

Susannah Wood, an associate professor in the University of Iowa College of Education and the former program coordinator for the master's program in school counseling, suggests leaning on the "Mindsets and Behaviors for Student Success" outlined by the American School Counselors Association (ASCA) as the foundation for plans to assist students as they prepare for a career in today's fast-evolving, digitally-driven, and globally connected workplace.

Gerta Bardhoshi, an assistant professor in the University of Iowa College of Education, says school counselors are being presented a professional opportunity as the national discussion turns to addressing the mental health needs of students.

It’s time for another “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumna Codi Sammons (BA ’14 Elementary Education). Sammons teaches second grade at Roundy Elementary in Columbus Junction, Iowa. This is her fifth year working in the Columbus Community School District. Sammons says she loved everything about teaching in college, but getting to teach in Columbus Junction has made her even more...

Erin Barnes, new clinical assistant professor in Rehabilitation and Counselor Education wants to prepare her students for their future careers. Barnes received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication, a Master of Arts in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, and her doctorate in Rehabilitation and Counselor Education all from the University of Iowa. Barnes aims to include...