Pamela Ries retires after 25 years at the University of Iowa, leaving a powerful legacy in special education, teacher preparation, and inclusive learning.

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

Mentors participating in the College of Education’s Cooperating Teachers program provide valuable guidance to future educators, helping them develop instructional strategies while refining their individual teaching styles and classroom management.

Elementary Education and ESL Endorsement student Olga Colmenero Carrillo discusses her experience with the College of Education's Study Abroad program.

Elementary Education student Rehn Stjernberg discusses her experience with the College of Education's Study Abroad program.

The IYWP Short Story and Poetry Contest, the result of a new collaboration by the College of Education and the Iowa Youth Writing Project, is creating creative writing opportunities for students in Iowa.

Alumna Kerri Bell's passion for teaching was planted at the University of Iowa College of Education, cultivating a successful lifelong career.

Throughout the past four decades as an educator and Iowa legislator, Mary Seelman Mascher (BA '75, MA '82) has aspired to make her community and state a better place. That’s why Mascher is the recipient of the 2024 University of Iowa Distinguished Alumni Service Award.

Two College of Education alumni – Jhoon "Jake" Chung and Jesse Meyer – are serving in new leadership roles with the University of Iowa Alumni Leadership Council.

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

Mark McDermott, associate dean for teacher education and student services, was recently named an Impact Academy fellow through the national non-profit organization Deans for Impact. McDermott joins a cohort of leaders chosen for their commitment to improving educator preparation.

Davenport North High School junior, Gabriella Pieczynski, has been offered a full expenses paid trip to the National Educators Rising Conference, made possible thanks to a $1.26 million U.S. Department of Education grant that the University of Iowa College of Education is using to help diversify the educator workforce. The college is focusing on starting young educators’ clubs as pathways into teacher education, creating opportunities like the fully funded trip for Pieczynski.