Frankie Ward is majoring in English with a minor in secondary education.

Tom Sorensen is a teacher at Kwajalein Jr./Sr. High School in the Marshall Islands.

Ayanna McDaniel, Education Administration, and Tegan Rehn, Elementary Education, were named to the 13 person Homecoming Court.

Erica Mason, assistant professor SPED, will be part of the new campaign that showcases research that makes a difference in our community.

Professor Linda Herrera has been asked by the Institute of Arab Research and Studies of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALESCO) to join the Advisory Board of the Arab Educational Research and Studies Journal.  Through this position she will continue with her contributions to Arab social sciences and educational research. See https://madaa.journals.ekb.eg/. 

The event is on Wednesday, September 11, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Siebel Center for Design.

Jennifer Nelson of EPOL and Nidia Ruedas-Gracia of EPSY were named fellows of two summer institutes held at Stanford University.

James Anderson will receive the Education Award at the Freedom Fund celebration at the end of the month.

In compliance with the Illinois State Board of Education, the Council on Teacher Education (CoTE) approves qualifying professional development events for licensed educators. All departments or units that want to award professional development hours (PDHs) must secure advanced approval by submitting a PDH proposal on the CoTE website. Contact pdh@cote.illinois.edu for more information.

Faculty developing microcredentials for Illinois public educators should contact the Council on Teacher Education (CoTE). CoTE coordinates the microcredential process with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) so that Illinois public educators may earn a digital badge on their Professional Educator License. ISBE must approve microcredentials prior to Illinois public educators earning them. Please contact pdh@cote.illinois.edu for more information. 

Homecoming week is September 8 - 14, and will feature events every day throughout the week.

Lydia Alvarez will teach English in Spain.

Stephanie Haas, director of Human Resources, was invited to participate by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Emily Tarconish, teaching assistant professor in SPED, is part of a new study of barriers and solutions for physics grad students with disabilities in training and workplaces.

Stephanie Toliver and Asif Wilson were named to the cohort by Nicholas P. Jones, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

The two faculty members were two of the 15 mid-career faculty who were selected for the Interdisciplinary Health Science Institute's academy from researchers across campus.

University Primary School, the preschool-5th grade lab school of The College of Education, celebrates our first day back to school Wednesday, August 21st! We welcome our student teachers on Monday, August 26th. A big cheer to children, families, faculty, and staff as they begin the new school year! 

Doctoral candidate Christopher Getowicz participates in Newberry Consortium in American Indian and Indigenous Studies (NCAIS) Summer Institute. The Institute brings students to the Newberry for a four-week intensive graduate course on an important theme in Indigenous Studies. As a selected participant he conducted the months long research symposium and conducted archival research for his dissertation on the history of education in postwar Minneapolis. 

Melissa Morgan, a new professor in Educational Psycholgy, will be working with the Panamanian Ministry of Health on her research project. 

The webinars are taking place with the Center for Climate Literacy, where Lindgren is the associate director of events.