Honoring our retiring faculty and their contributions to the College of Education.

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

Three UI College of Education faculty were recently awarded a five-year, $800,000 grant that will fund the Interdisciplinary Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Special Education Service Training project, a collaboration between faculty in the college’s Rehabilitation Counseling and Special Education programs.

Linda R. Baker, College of Education alumna, champion of global education, philanthropist, and long-time supporter of the University of Iowa, is the recipient of the 2023 International Impact Award for her efforts to foster cultural competency and global awareness.

Alumna Amira Nash, a doctoral student focusing on teaching and learning: literacy, culture, and language education, and associate director of partnerships and programs in the Baker Teacher Leader Center, is a recipient of the 2023 Global Student Award.

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

Check out the College of Education’s 2022-2023 By the Numbers to see the impact of our faculty, students, staff, and alumni.

College of Education Dean Daniel Clay reflects upon the importance of community and how students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, and community and corporate partners are collaborating to make a positive impact, exemplifying "Together Hawkeyes."

The College of Education welcomes new faculty who bring decades of expertise, cutting-edge research, and innovative teaching to our community.

A team of College of Education faculty are utilizing a new training grant to improve access to special educators in Iowa and across the country.

Cheryl Ferguson's research aims to develop interventions that extend independence and quality of life for adults with degenerative brain diseases.

The University of Iowa College of Education’s Scanlan Center for School Mental Health is a partner organization in a new $2.6 million U.S. Department of Education grant that will support mental health services and professionals in schools.

With support from UI WILD and the UI College of Education, the College of Law’s Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative recently launched Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Law, a new interdisciplinary environmental law field course.

Counselor Education and Supervision doctoral student Tevin Middleton is working to increase the number of minority students who pursue higher education and the counselor profession by addressing mental health services in schools.

The College of Education’s Global Education Initiatives continue to strengthen existing partnerships and create new opportunities for students and faculty, including programs in Costa Rica, Finland, Ghana, the UK, Japan, Kosovo, and Norway, among other collaborations.

With the support of the Young Family Scholarship, Aldo Loya is working to direct youth and help people through education.

Thanks to the Albert Hieronymus and Family Scholarship, Eric Akuoko is able to pursue innovative education research that makes an impact on students and learning.

After 44 years at the helm of the College of Education’s Office of the Dean, Bettina (Tina) Hass is retiring Oct. 2.

John Achrazoglou retires after 38 years with the College of Education, dedicating his entire career to teaching at his alma mater.

The Iowa Reading Research Center encourages the use of systematic, evidence-based instructional methods to help ensure that all students, regardless of background and/or identity, have the best chance of becoming proficient readers and writers.