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Student Spotlight: Coryn Van Beek

Monday, December 12, 2016
Coryn Van Beek, an elementary education major from Rock Rapids, Iowa, has received a number of scholarships and awards and has been on the Dean’s List every semester from Fall 2013 to this fall.
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Vice President Rocklin to retire from the University of Iowa

Friday, December 9, 2016
Rocklin joined the UI in 1986 as a faculty member in the Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations at the University of Iowa College of Education.
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Read the UI College of Education Annual Report 2015-2016

Thursday, December 8, 2016
Take a look at our Annual Report 2015-2016.
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Cardenas uses engaging musical curriculum

Friday, December 2, 2016
Henry Cardenas, who hopes to pursue a career in elementary education, is utilizing an engaging musical curriculum in the Iowa City Community School District. 
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Iowa Reading Research Center Study Shows Summer Reading Programs Prevent Learning Loss

Thursday, December 1, 2016
Read about the results from the Iowa Reading Research Center's Intensive Summer Reading Program study in this story.

Bowman offers insight on diversity-themed courses

Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Associate Professor Nicholas Bowman offers his analyses-based insight on the impact of diversity-themed courses in this article appearing in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Strong books for Strong Girls

Monday, November 21, 2016
A weekly after-school program founded by faculty in the University of Iowa College of Education is using books to talk with girls at local elementary schools about how to be strong.
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Grad student offers insights on celebrating points of pride

Friday, November 18, 2016
The University of Iowa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Resource Center recently marked a decade of serving the community. While opening the center was a significant milestone in the university’s LGBTQ history, it is one of many accomplishments spearheaded by people committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming campus. Chanelle Thomas, a multicultural programs graduate assistant...
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Students gain global perspective on The Right to Rest and Leisure at International Day

Monday, November 14, 2016
At the beginning of November, hundreds of middle school students from around eastern Iowa attended the 20th Annual International Day at the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.
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Ihrig earns honor named for her mentor

Thursday, November 10, 2016
Lori Ihrig has earned one of the University of Iowa College of Education’s most prestigious awards, which is named after the very mentor that helped shape her career in science education. Ihrig, Supervisor for Curriculum and Instruction at the Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa College of Education, says she was touched to learn that she had earned the Yager Educational Accomplishment...