Learn how the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health is improving outcomes for Iowa’s youth and educators.

College of Education faculty and staff garnered recognition and honors from our university, state, national, and international organizations.

Jhoon “Jake” Chung of Arlington Heights, Illinois, has recently taken on several new leadership positions with his career and the University of Iowa.

New jobs? Promotions? Special awards and recognitions? Read on, reconnect, and catch up with fellow alumni.

After educating Hawkeye teachers and other professionals for almost 40 years, Donald Yarbrough, professor emeritus of educational measurement and statistics, has retired from the College of Education.

Twenty-four years after receiving his doctorate at the University of Iowa College of Education, Robert van Deusen was presented with an opportunity to teach Elementary Mathematics Methods at his alma mater.

The Telepsychology Training Clinic (TPTC) at the University of Iowa College of Education was created to serve rural communities and their unique needs, bringing comprehensive mental health care to rural Iowa towns.  

Growing up, many children are told they must do well in school to be admitted to a good university and be successful. But, with shadow education, doing well in school is easier for families who can afford to pay.

John Wilson, former faculty member in Science Education, passed away on October 9, 2021.

Matthew Lira, assistant professor in educational psychology and learning sciences, was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to investigate the role of gesture using physical feedback in STEM learning.

Assistant Professor Katharine Broton discusses food insecurity on college campuses with The Measure of Everyday Life.

College of Education Professor Pamela Wesely is part of a team of colleagues across campus who produced a successful proposal for the U.S. Department of Education, resulting in a $1 million grant – one of the largest humanities grants at Iowa.

After teaching in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Iowa College of Education for 23 years, Carol Girdler retired in spring of 2022.

After nearly 20 years as a faculty member Amy Shoultz, clinical professor in English Education, retired in the summer of 2022.

Thanks to a generous $15 million gift from the Scanlan Family Foundation, the Iowa Center for School Mental Health has a new name – the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health.

Ernie Pascarella, renowned scholar and faculty emeritus in Higher Education and Student Affairs, was ranked #39 in the world ranking of top 1,000 scientists in the area of social sciences and humanities by Research.com. 

University of Iowa College of Education alumnus, H. Dee Hoover, was honored as one of the Eight over 80 award winners as a Hawkeye who continues to make an impact well beyond retirement.

Mark Hopkins (clinical assistant professor) and Stephen Murley (clinical instructor) are joining the college's Educational Leadership program.

Megan Foley Nicpon, an internationally recognized expert in counseling psychology and twice-exceptionality, has been named the new director of the University of Iowa College of Education’s Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development and the new Myron and Jacqueline N. Blank Endowed Chair in Gifted Education.

Teaching runs in Zac Gavin’s blood. The soon-to-be University of Iowa graduate will become part of the third generation of teachers in his family, and he can’t wait to inspire future generations at his alma mater in Maquoketa, Iowa.