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Oct 11, 2012, 00:00 by The Lumina Foundation and College of Education

Five national foundations have announced that the Office of Community College Research and Leadership, a longstanding research center in the College of Education at Illinois, has been named a grantee in a $6.4 million, multi-state initiative called “Credit When It’s Due: Recognizing the Value of the Quality Associate Degree."

Oct 11, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

2012 - Jennifer Delaney, assistant professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the College of Education at Illinois, was asked to contribute to a Zócalo Public Square forum titled "Private College Stoked, Public College Broke."

Oct 9, 2012, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis, education professors at the University of Illinois, are members of a project team working to improve access to education and promote social inclusion for Roma children and families in Greece. Funded by the European Commission, the European Union’s executive and policymaking body, the Education and Lifelong Learning Project is one component of the commission’s far-reaching strategy for promoting the welfare of Roma children, youth and adults.

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

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

Oct 1, 2012, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

Celebrated authors of books for children and adults shared their enthusiasm for their craft in a series of events as part of the Oct. 4-6, 2012 Youth Literature Festival, a biennial happening in Champaign-Urbana and surrounding communities.

Sep 25, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children has named Special Education Associate Professor Rosa Milagros Santos the 2012 recipient of the Merle B. Karnes Service to the Division award.

Sep 20, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

Linda Herrera's article, "Youth and Citizenship in the Digital Age: A View from Egypt," is featured in the fall issue of The Harvard Educational Review. Herrera is an associate professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the College of Education at Illinois.

Sep 19, 2012, 00:00 by Lauren McEwen

College of Education at Illinois alumnus Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III was named winner of the 2012 Heinz Award for Human Condition. Dr. Hrabowski earned his doctorate in higher education administration from the College in 1975.

Sep 14, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

Adam Poetzel, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the College of Education at Illinois, co-authored an article that was featured in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics magazine, Mathematics Teacher. Professor Gloriana González received a PITA grant for this year titled "Enhancing Pre-service Mathematics Teacher Preparation through Rehearsals, Recordings, and Field-Based Methods Courses."

Sep 11, 2012, 00:00 by The College of Education

2012 - College of Education at Illinois Associate Professor Christopher Lubienski was appointed director of The Forum on the Future of Public Education. He is taking over the role previously held by Professor Debra Bragg, who will remain actively involved with the organization.

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.