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Apr 30, 2013, 00:00 by Allie Pitcher

Maya Israel, assistant professor of Special Education at the College of Education at Illinois, has coauthored a book titled “A Survival Guide for New Special Educators.” According to the authors, the book provides what every Special Education teacher needs to know "to survive and thrive.”

Apr 29, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Joseph Robinson, assistant professor of Educational Psychology, has been recognized for his paper, "Bullying explains only part of LGBTQ-Heterosexual disparities: Implications for policy and practice." He was selected as the co-winner of the inaugural Junior Faculty Best Paper Award by the Social and Behavioral Research Council.

Apr 26, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Stacy Dymond, associate professor of Special Education, and Cris Mayo, professor of Educational Policy, Organization, and Leadership, have both received 2013 campus teaching awards. They were recognized at the Celebration of Teaching Excellence with other teaching award winners from the University of Illinois on April 23.

Apr 25, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) held its 2013 Annual Meeting April 27 through May 1 in San Francisco. Once again the College of Education at Illinois had a great representation with an impressive list of papers and presentations by more than 130 faculty and students.

Apr 25, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Rachel Storm of the College of Education at Illinois has won the Illinois International Graduate Achievement Award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Apr 24, 2013, 00:00 by Allie Pitcher

Adrienne Dixson, associate professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, and interim director of the Center for Education in Small Urban Communities, has co-edited a book titled “Handbook of Critical Race Theory and Education.”

Apr 23, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Laura Ketchum, business manager I in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the College of Education at Illinois, has been bestowed with the 2013 Chancellor's Distinguished Staff Award. In order to receive such an honor, an individual must be recommended by the selection committee and the award endorsed by Chancellor Phyllis M. Wise.

Apr 19, 2013, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

The presence of gangs in the vicinity of schools creates a pervasive climate of fear and victimization among students, teachers and administrators that escalates the level of aggression in bullying incidents and paralyzes prevention efforts, suggests a new study in the journal Psychology of Violence.

Apr 16, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

The College of Education at Illinois was well represented at the 2013 Campus Undergraduate Research Symposium April 18 in the Illini Union. The event gives undergraduate students the opportunity to present the fruits of their research as well as scholarly and other creative endeavors—especially those undertaken with mentorship from faculty.

Apr 15, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Rebecca Ginsburg, associate professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership and in Landscape Architecture, has been selected by the University YMCA to receive this year's J. Frederick Miller Award.

Apr 12, 2013, 00:00 by Allie Pitcher

2013 - For the past seven months, a group of international graduate students from the College of Education has coordinated a program titled "Understanding Educational Diversity Around the World" to showcase education systems in various countries.

Apr 11, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Barbara D. Bateman, an alumna of the College of Education at Illinois, has been named the recipient of the J.E. Wallace Wallin Special Education Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). She was presented with the award at the Council's 2013 convention in in San Antonio.

Apr 10, 2013, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

The quality of the social relationships that newly hired people develop with other employees in their work groups is critical to newcomers’ job satisfaction, learning their responsibilities and their ability to fit in to the workplace culture, a University of Illinois study suggests.

Apr 4, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

College of Education at Illinois alumna Isa Adney, author of "Community College Success," made GOOD Magazine's 100 "People Pushing the World Forward" list in 2013.

Apr 2, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

K. Peter Kuchinke, professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the College of Education at Illinois, was featured in an April 2013 article in International Educator. The magazine interviewed him in the midst of his four-year FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education) grant.

Apr 2, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

College of Education at Illinois announces outstanding and distinguished faculty/staff awards for 2013.

Apr 1, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Christie L. Gilson, an alumna of the College of Education at Illinois, received the 2013 Alumni Humanitarian Award by the University of Illinois Alumni Association.

Mar 27, 2013, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

Ben's Bells, a service learning project in the Department of Special Education at the College of Education at Illinois, was recently featured in postmarks, a publication for parents and friends at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, published by the UI News Bureau.

Mar 25, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced that it will be home to a new Confucius Institute starting this spring, which will be physically located in the Education Building, although its implementation and day-to-day functions will be a coordinated effort from across campus.

Mar 22, 2013, 00:00 by The College of Education

Jason Taylor, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the College of Education at Illinois, was one of three graduate student interns selected by the Higher Learning Commission to study dual credit state policies related to quality assurance.