Close campus friendships, including those between roommates, are important to academic success and graduation, says UI College of Education professor Nicholas A. Bowman.

Many fond memories were made at the 2017 Iowa State Fair on Friday, Aug. 18. Faculty, staff, students, and alumni helped spread the word about the University of Iowa College of Education.  

Jake Chung is assistant superintendent for personnel and planning at Arlington Heights School District 25 in Arlington Heights, Ill., and an alumnus of the University of Iowa College of Education. Chung, also a member of the UI College of Education Advisory Board, was recently given a "shout out" in the Chicago Tribune.

Grinnell College Dean of Students Sarah Reshetar Moschenross attributes much of her success as a leader to her experiences at the University of Iowa College of Education.

Tim Moses, chief psychometrician at the College Board, has been named the board's first Robert L. Brennan chair of psychometric research. 

Ted Neal, Clinical Associate Professor of Science Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning, leads pre-service teachers on an experiential learning expedition in the Crested Butte, Colorado area.

The Perry Research Scholars Institute, a two-week summer camp program for eighth-, ninth-, and 10th-graders organized by the College of Education’s Belin-Blank Center, introduces high school students to a variety of academic research so they can explore their interests and plan for the future.

The Belin-Blank Center will continue to strengthen STEM-positive environments for rural Iowa 6th- to 8th-graders through the STEM Excellence and Leadership program.

Lauren Darby (MAT '15) is a Fulbright scholar who taught English to 5th- through 12th-graders in Wolfsburg, Germany. Her valued role as a "citizen ambassador" is explored in this article from The Daily Iowan. Read the full article in The Daily Iowan.

Ted Neal, Clinical Associate Professor of Science Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning, mentors externs Alicia (Schiller) Haynes and Amanda Schiller.

Cynthia Knight (BA '86) is the founder and director of Iowa NET High Academy. “I create hope for students who have none,” says Knight.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation recently announced a two-year, $200,000 commitment to the Belin-Blank Center. The center is part of the University of Iowa College of Education. The center will use the grant to expand its Stem Excellence and Leadership (SEAL) program, which offers rigorous math and science enrichment classes before and after school, to students in grades 8 and 9 in 10 rural Iowa...

Charlie Becker leads by example. Becker (BA Political Science; Secondary Education Certification ’76), of Dubuque, Iowa, has done this both in the classroom and as executive director of Camp Courageous in Monticello, Iowa.

Alison Failor had the opportunity to student teach at Birkdale North School in New Zealand.

Cindi and Tony Williams, Oregon parents of newly-admitted UI REACH student Joshua Williams, recount their experience finding the program in this column in The Seattle Times.

Representatives from the University of Iowa Foundation, along with ACT Scholar DaVida Anderson, present an engraved wooden box to ACT representatives. The box was made from a tree that was damaged during a large-scale flood in recent years. Pictured, from left to right: Jeremy Mims, associate director of development, College of Education; Cally Murray, director of development, College of Education...

Chris Ogren, associate professor of the history of education in the Schools, Culture and Society program, spoke with Iowa Public Radio Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe about the history of education in the U.S. and how schools prepare children for college, careers, and engaged citizenship.

Recent UI REACH alumnus Tanner Salinas talks about what it's like working at Wrigley Field in this Chicago Tribune article. Read the full article in the Chicago Tribune.

Chris Orabutt, a College of Education student from Lake Zurich, Ill., is studying to teach high school economics and U.S. history.

Each year, the College of Education honors its top students with scholarships. These awards celebrate outstanding student achievement in areas such as academic performance, research, student leadership, community service and citizenship, and contributions to all areas of education.