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Sep 11, 2012, 00:00 by the College of Education at Illinois

Yoon Pak, associate professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the College of Education at Illinois, was featured on a September 7, 2012, radio program called "APA Compass." Pak was one of three panelists to discuss the Supreme Court case Fisher v. University of Texas-Austin and the impact of affirmative action on Asian American communities.

Sep 10, 2012, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

A 2012 study by Professor Daniel Morrow of the College of Education at Illinois reveals education websites may engage readers but also have a negative impact on the comprehension of vital health information for older adults.

Sep 10, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

Jennifer Delaney, assistant professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the College of Education at Illinois, has been selected as one of 22 affiliates for the Wisconsin Center of the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE) for 2012-14.

Sep 7, 2012, 00:00 by Fabienne Faur and College of Education

Christopher Lubienski, associate professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the College of Education at Illinois, was interviewed for an AFP article about homeschooling gains, which was posted on Google News. He said there have always been Americans unhappy with public education for theological or cultural reasons, and he estimated that two-thirds of children are homeschooled for religious or moral reasons. Lubienski's research centers on public and private interests in education, including the use of market mechanisms such as choice and competition to improve schooling.

Sep 5, 2012, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

Children’s social goals at the beginning of a school year may predict whether they’ll be more popular – or less popular – by the end of that academic year, a new study conducted at the University of Illinois suggests. The study was co-written by Philip Rodkin, a professor of child development in the Department of Educational Psychology at the College of Education.

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

The 2012 conference "Experimental and Empirical Approaches to Politeness and Impoliteness" opened on August 29 and will run through August 31. The conference, an international and interdisciplinary event dedicated to how perceptions of politeness and impoliteness are shaped through language and affect the utterance interpretation process, is the first of its kind in the U.S.

Aug 29, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

College of Education at Illinois introduces its new faculty members for 2012-13.

Aug 28, 2012, 00:00 by Dusty Rhodes

An art exhibition opening Aug. 30, 2012, in the Murphy Gallery at the University YMCA will feature drawings and paintings created by inmates of the Danville Correctional Center, a medium- to high-security prison for men. The exhibition was coordinated by five prisoners enrolled in the Education Justice Project, part of the College of Education at Illinois.

Aug 24, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

New and returning students and their families were greeted with a "splash" of fun at the College of Education's Welcome Celebration on August 23, 2012. It was a beautiful but hot summer day, just right for the newest attraction at this year's event: a dunk tank.

Aug 22, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

2012 - Casey George-Jackson, IES postdoctoral research fellow in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois, has been chosen to participate in the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) and the Lumina Foundation Academic Fellows Program for a second consecutive year.

Aug 21, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

In its fourth annual Summer Institute, the journal Educational Theory will address issues around the topic of "Sex Education and Value Conflict in the Liberal State." Panelists from around the nation will present their findings and research on perhaps one of the most controversial areas of school curriculum, sex education. All panels will take place on August 22, 2012, in room 22 of the Education Building.

Aug 15, 2012, 00:00 by Imagining America

College of Education at Illinois alumnus Timothy Eatman named co-director of higher education consortium "Imagining America."

Aug 14, 2012, 00:00 by Matthew DeFour

Violet Harris, a professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the College of Education at Illinois, discusses her expertise on children's books and the low proportion of published children's books by minority authors.

Aug 7, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

Dorothy Espelage, professor in Educational Psychology at the College of Education at Illinois, was one of four panel members who addressed the topic "Understanding and Supporting Youth who Bully" at the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention 2012 Summit.

Aug 3, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

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

The second edition of Dean Mary Kalantzis and EPOL professor William Cope's book, "New Learning: Elements of a Science of Education," was published in July 2012 in the UK and Europe by Cambridge University Press.

Jul 30, 2012, 00:00 by College of Education and University of Maryland, Baltimore County

President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III as chair of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans. Dr. Hrabowski is a College of Education at Illinois alumnus and the president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County. He is nationally renowned for educating minority students in the sciences.

Jul 24, 2012, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

Students with cognitive and learning disabilities that engaged in a self-directed learning program were more likely to access mainstream instruction and achieve their academic or other goals, suggests research by Karrie A. Shogren, a special education expert at the University of Illinois.

Jul 23, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

Sixteen students in the Global Studies in Education online master's program at the College of Education at Illinois are expanding their horizons this summer by studying together in Chile July 16-29, 2012. The study tour is part of an elective course, EPS 590 SAX: Study Abroad: Experience and Issues. The theme is "Chile: Youth, Public Education and the Challenges of Globalization."

Jul 18, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

Rebecca Ginsburg, associate professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership and director of the Education Justice Project, recently won the Abbott Lowell Cummings Prize for her recent book, "At Home with Apartheid."