Technology Innovation in Educational Research and Design

Dec 7, 2012, 00:00 by Allie Pitcher

Anne Haas Dyson, professor in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the College of Education at Illinois, has received the Early Literacy Educator of the Year Award from the National Council of Teachers of English.

Dec 5, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

Ryen Nagle and Gloria Shenoy, doctoral students in EPOL’s Higher Education program at the College of Education at Illinois, were honored for their in-process dissertations relating to community colleges.

Dec 3, 2012, 00:00 by Allie Pitcher

College of Education alumna Mary Lynn Boscardin, a department chair and professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has published a book titled “Handbook of Leadership and Administration for Special Education.”

Dec 1, 2012, 00:00 by Allie Pitcher

Michael Parrish, an undergraduate academic adviser in the College of Education at Illinois, has been awarded the Larine Y. Cowan “Make a Difference” Award from the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access. Parrish, an active member in many organizations on campus, was given this award in the category of Advocacy for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Affairs.

Nov 30, 2012, 00:00 by Elayne Clift

William Trent, professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the College of Education at Illinois, was interviewed for an article by SentinelSource.com about the safety of women on campuses in Massachusetts. Trent specifically commented on a Voices of Diversity study.

Nov 26, 2012, 00:00 by Emily Matchar

College of Education at Illinois alumna Liz Jackson, Ph.D. '09 EPS, was featured in a Star Tribune article about young Americans working overseas.

Nov 19, 2012, 00:00 by Andrew Mark Abernathy

College of Education at Illinois alumna RoSusan Bartee, Ph.D. '03 EPS, was featured in Ole Miss News for becoming the first African-American to obtain a full professorship in the in the University of Mississippi’s Department of Leadership and Counselor Education.

Nov 14, 2012, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

Nov 14, 2012, 00:00 by Allie Pitcher

Alumni Michael McKelvey, Greg Johnson, and Stacy Bennett were announced winners of the 2012 "Forty under 40" award, given to "people in their 20s and 30s who have already accomplished great things on the job and in their communities."

Nov 12, 2012, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth and those questioning their sexuality are at significantly greater risk of truancy and of considering and attempting suicide than their heterosexual classmates – even when bullying isn’t involved, according to a new study by Educational Psychology professors Joseph P. Robinson and Dorothy Espelage.

Nov 9, 2012, 00:00 by Allie Pitcher

Nov 7, 2012, 00:00 by Christian Gollayan

Five University of Illinois faculty members have been named 2012-13 fellows of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation’s Academic Leadership Program, including Helen Neville, a professor of Educational Psychology and of African-American studies.

Nov 2, 2012, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

Literacy expert Karen Erickson gave the annual Goldstick Family Lecture in the Study of Communication Disorders at the University of Illinois on Nov. 8, 2012. Erickson’s talk is titled “Conditions of Literacy Learning Success for Students With Significant Disabilities.”

Nov 2, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

As part of the campus-wide Morrill Act Celebration held in late October at the University of Illinois, clinical associate professor Johnell Bentz had her College of Education students create timeline projects to show how the Morrill Act and other legislation have impacted American education.

Nov 1, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

2012 - Editors of the Early Childhood Research & Practice (ECRP) online journal are thrilled to report that they are in the early stages of an agreement to have selected articles translated into Russian.

Oct 30, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

At the fall faculty meeting held at the College of Education at Illinois in October 2012, unit leaders announced changes of status and key accomplishments within their respective units.

Oct 26, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

The College of Education held its 24th Student Recognition Brunch on October 20, 2012, at the I-Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign.

Oct 24, 2012, 00:00 by Meg Dickinson

College of Education at Illinois alumna Wendy Starwalt '94 Ed.M., a physical education teacher at Carrie Busey Elementary in Savoy, Illinois, gave a presentation in 2012 at Michelle Obama's second Let's Move in School Showcase.

Oct 22, 2012, 00:00 by Allie Pitcher

Michaelene Ostrosky, department head and Goldstick Family Scholar in the Department of Special Education at the College of Education at Illinois, is in the final stages of running a $3 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Her research has focused on establishing the efficacy of "Special Friends" as an effective class-wide program that improves the social acceptance of children with disabilities.

Oct 16, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

The College of Education at Illinois is expanding its presence and outreach in Asia through a new program called the Greater China Initiative. The purpose of the Initiative, which allows for a College staff member to be based in Shanghai for the 2012-13 academic year, is to advance both the global influence and the international impact of the College of Education by promoting faculty expertise, undergraduate and graduate degree programs, non-degree certificate programs, contract projects, and alumni events there.