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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Alumni Magazine 2018-2019

Monday, March 18, 2019
Read the 2018-2019 University of Iowa College of Education Alumni Magazine to learn all about the exciting transformations taking place in our college.
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Where Do You Work? Wednesday: Joni Anderson

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Happy “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumna Joni Anderson (BA ’04 Elementary Education and a specialization in Early Childhood Education).
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In the news: UI grad student hopes to diversify jazz with programs for women

Monday, March 11, 2019
Toni LeFebvre has devoted her time as a graduate student in music education to bring more women into jazz by creating the Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra.

Sanders receives grant to write book on Black Catholic education

Friday, March 1, 2019
Katrina Sanders, associate professor in the Schools, Culture, and Society program, has been awarded a 2019 sabbatical research grant to complete a book project, "The Rise and Fall of Black Catholic Education in a Changing South, 1886-1976."
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In the News: Project HOPE celebrates 10 years at Education College

Thursday, February 21, 2019
Project HOPE celebrates its tenth year with the UI College of Education. Read more from the Daily Iowan.
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Where Do You Work? Wednesday: Allison Freitag

Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Happy “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumna Allison Freitag (BA 05’ Arts in History- Secondary Education, endorsements in 5-12 American History, 5-12 World History, 5-12 American Government, 5-12 World Geography).
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Where Do You Work? Wednesday: Ashley Hoyer

Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Happy “Where Do You Work?” Wednesday! This week meet alumna Ashley Hoyer (BA 11’ Elementary Education, endorsement in Math Education).
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In the News: Inspiring innovation in Iowa's K-12 schools

Monday, February 4, 2019
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.
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Where Do You Work? Wednesday: Laura Axman

Monday, January 28, 2019
Guess what day it is…? “Where Do You Work? Wednesday! This week meet alumna Laura Axman (BA ’85, Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education).
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UI REACH News - January 2019

Saturday, January 26, 2019
Read the January 2019 edition of the UI REACH News quarterly newsletter.
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Where Do You Work? Wednesday: Amy Roberts

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
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...
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UI College of Education's online programs ranked 5th best in the nation

Monday, January 14, 2019
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.
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Broton cited in government report on food insecurity

Wednesday, January 9, 2019
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.
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The juggling act: balancing roles of mom, education student

Wednesday, December 12, 2018
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.
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Where Do You Work? Wednesday: Gina Ferrel

Wednesday, December 12, 2018
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...
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In the news: Answering the call of the classroom

Tuesday, December 4, 2018
From pre-law to the elementary classroom: University of Iowa College of Education graduate Reid Kaalberg found a new calling during college. 
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In the news: Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Memorial Award recipients to be honored Nov. 15

Tuesday, November 13, 2018
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.
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Mandy Conrad gives a voice to rural veterans

Monday, November 12, 2018
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...
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Boddicker helps veterans through new Troops To Teachers office

Friday, November 9, 2018
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.

In the News: Cedar Rapids Washington's Valerie Nyberg is Assistant Secondary Principal of the Year

Monday, November 5, 2018
College of Education alumna Valerie Nyberg was named Assistant Secondary Principal of the Year by the School Administrators of Iowa.