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Jeremy Williams

Student Spotlight: Jeremy Williams

Thursday, September 1, 2016
Jeremy Williams, a doctoral student in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program, helps other veterans succeed. Jeremy Williams Veterans Resource Specialist I-SERVE, Iowa Support, Education and Resources for Veterans and Enlisted program Jeremy Williams, of Anoka, Minnesota, is an Army veteran and doctoral student in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program with the University of...

UI alumna shares high expectations for classroom

Thursday, August 25, 2016
Haley Kaplan, a first-year teacher and 2016 UI College of Education graduate in elementary education, had a perfectly organized classroom to welcome her fourth graders to Jefferson Elementary School in Bettendorf, encouraging them to do their best and be school leaders.
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Charting a course

Thursday, July 14, 2016
Dan Clay’s new role as dean of the University of Iowa College of Education is more than an exciting job opportunity: It’s a homecoming of sorts. Clay, who began as dean on July 1, comes to the UI from the University of Missouri, where he was dean of the College of Education since 2010. He served as a tenure-track faculty member in the UI College of Education’s counseling psychology program from...

UI’s Belin-Blank Center recognizes top Iowa high schools

Wednesday, June 8, 2016
For the eighth consecutive year, George Washington High School in Cedar Rapids is the top Advanced Placement (AP) school in Iowa, according to the Iowa AP Index. The College of Education's Belin-Blank Center created the index to assess AP participation among accredited public and nonpublic schools in Iowa.

Wood to serve as NCACES president-elect for 2016-2017

Saturday, May 28, 2016
Susannah Wood has been elected as president-elect of North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NCACES).

Attention, please!

Monday, May 23, 2016
UI education faculty using interactive technology to help K-12 teachers improve student behavior
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Three receive Fulbright grants

Monday, May 9, 2016
The University of Iowa College of Education saw a record-breaking year for those receiving Fulbright grants, with the highly competitive program awarding 2016-2017 English Teaching Assistantships to Lauren Darby, Abigail Grilli, and Amanda Kloser.

Dr. Datchuk visits France for conference presentation

Monday, May 2, 2016
Dr. Kimberly Datchuk (Art Education) presented a paper at The Fine Arts and Critics: Legitimizing the Status Quo and the Social Order conference at the University of Burgundy on April 29, 2016.

Cohen receives Big Wheel in the Arts Award

Thursday, April 28, 2016
Associate Professor Mary Cohen (Teaching & Learning, Music Education) is this year's recipient of the “Big Wheel in the Arts” Award.

Cedar Rapids students participate in African American Achievement Program

Thursday, April 28, 2016
The College of Education hosted about 100 Cedar Rapids middle school students for the tenth annual African American Achievement Program.
Ted Neil leads a school science night with his science education students.

STEM Leadership in Iowa

Wednesday, March 23, 2016
College of Education faculty and alumni envision science standards for future global citizens.

Independence After Reach

Wednesday, March 23, 2016
There was a time in Ali Heath’s life when she believed that living independently and attending college were unattainable goals.

Why College Matters

Friday, March 18, 2016
Nicholas Bowman, director of the Center for Research on Undergraduate Education (CRUE), is examining the reasons that students do not complete college and the importance of college success.

Award-winning administrator's path started at UI

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
In 2015, the School Administrators of Iowa recognized Julie Trepa, principal at Paul Norton Elementary in Bettendorf, as the Elementary Principal of the Year, no small feat in a state with more than 1,200 elementary schools. Trepa received her master’s degree in 1999 and her specialist in education degree in 2015, both in the Educational Leadership program at the UI College of Education. “The...

UI Grad Dedicates Life to Music Education

Monday, March 14, 2016
As one of the College of Education’s oldest alumni, Gracka Gerardi, who received her bachelor’s degree in Music Education in 1936, has seen quite a bit of change over the years, but consistent has been her profound love of music and joy of sharing it with others through her work as an educator. Gerardi says things were a little different when she was a student at the University of Iowa in the...

2016 MLK Research Symposium showcases diversity-related research

Monday, March 7, 2016
The College of Education Diversity Committee hosted its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Symposium on Friday, February 19, 2016. The annual symposium includes a showcase of graduate and undergraduate research projects related to diversity.

Student Spotlight: Emily Guenther

Monday, March 7, 2016
Emily Guenther enrolled as a Master’s student in Schools, Culture, and Society because of her interest in studying education in context, noting that the SCS program has been very useful in putting her work in context of historical trends and conflicts.

School of the Arts: Secondary School Arts Workshops

Saturday, December 26, 2015
This partnership with UAY is part of the Art Education Secondary Methods course. TEP Art Education students teach a 10-week workshop for students in grades 8-12. The workshop ends with a public art exhibit.

Distinguished Speaker Series: Margaret Buckton and Larry Sigel

Monday, December 14, 2015
As part of the College of Education’s Distinguished Speakers Series, Margaret Buckton and Larry Sigel presented “Iowa Demographics and Education Funding, Then and Now” on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. 

Distinguished Speaker Series: Michael W. Apple

Tuesday, August 4, 2015
On February 17, 2015,  Michael W. Apple presented "Are Dominant Educational Reforms Really Democratic?" as a part of the University of Iowa College of Education’s Distinguished Speaker Series.