Special Education

Old Capitol on a sunny afternoon

Faculty, Staff and Student 2022-23 Awards

Friday, October 13, 2023
College of Education faculty and staff garnered recognition and honors from our university, state, national, and international organizations.
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Education faculty awarded grant to improve disability services for Iowa students

Thursday, October 12, 2023
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.
A group of new College of Education facult in the Lindquist Center Courtyard.

New faculty join College of Education

Thursday, October 5, 2023
The College of Education welcomes new faculty who bring decades of expertise, cutting-edge research, and innovative teaching to our community.
Faculty working with grade school students in classroom.

Education faculty receive grant to address shortages of special education leaders

Thursday, October 5, 2023
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.

College of Education faculty recognized for research excellence

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Two College of Education faculty members – Seth King and Sherry Watt and the Multicultural Initiatives Research Team – were recently recognized for their exceptional research.
Kristen Rickey

Alumna Kristen Rickey named 2022-23 Iowa Superintendent of the Year

Monday, November 14, 2022
Kristen Rickey, University of Iowa College of Education alumna and superintendent of the West Delaware Community School District, has been named the 2022-23 Iowa Superintendent of the Year by the School Administrators of Iowa.
New college of education faculty. ack row L to R:Julie Koch, Josh Coleman, Alissa Doobay, Randall Boen, Katy Schroeder, Jamie Tanas, Mark Hopkins, Stephen Murley. Front row R to L: Samuel Tanner, Erin Lane, EunJung Kim, Belen Hernando-Llorens, Kay Ramey, Hyesun You, Jeffrey Grim, Derek Rodgers

Welcome New Faculty

Friday, September 23, 2022
The College of Education welcomes new faculty who bring decades of expertise, cutting-edge research, and innovative teaching to our community.

Sasso leaves legacy as 'irrepressible, irreplaceable’ force

Thursday, September 22, 2022
Gary Sasso, who dedicated more than two decades of his life to the University of Iowa College of Education as a special education professor and visionary leader, died on March 27, 2022. He was 71.
A memorial for Nohema Graber at Fairfield High School.

Prioritizing mental health in Iowa’s schools

Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Learn how the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health is improving outcomes for Iowa’s youth and educators.

In Memoriam: Remembering John Kiraly Jr.

Thursday, January 6, 2022
Special education faculty emeritus John Kiraly Jr., 88, passed away Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Kiraly is remembered as a pioneer of the concept of a flipped classroom and a dedicated and kind professor and scholar.
Students sit outdoors

Into the wild

Tuesday, January 4, 2022
After spending over a year indoors, kids were ready to get outside with School of the Wild.
Bill Loyd

Loyd honored for inclusion of people with disabilities

Monday, July 12, 2021
UI REACH Director Bill Loyd was recently recognized for his long-term contributions and commitment to the inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.