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Dec 21, 2011, 00:00 by Jeff Kohmstedt

Published in the Winter 2011 edition of Action in Teacher Education, Illinois New Teacher Collaborative (INTC) staff and former INTC director and University of Illinois professor emeritus Dr. Renée Clift have published their finding on efforts to improve beginning teachers' induction experiences across the state of Illinois.

Dec 20, 2011, 00:00 by The College of Education

WCIA-3 News took an in-depth look at bullying–its causes, ways it's being expressed, what's being done to stop it, and what individuals can do. The news team turned to Educational Psychology Professor Dorothy Espelage to serve as an expert on the topic for its “Beyond Bullying” special that aired on December 2, 2011.

Dec 20, 2011, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

Research by Dorothy Espelage, professor in Educational Psychology at the College of Education at Illinois, indicates that boys are less likely than girls to intervene to protect bullying victims, especially if their friends engage in high levels of bullying perpetration.

Dec 14, 2011, 00:00 by The College of Education

Ron Jacobs, professor in human resource development in EPOL and director of the International Programs Office, has been elected president-elect of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD).

Dec 8, 2011, 00:00 by The College of Education

2011 - Fouad Abd El Khalick, Department Head of Curriculum and Instruction at the College of Education at Illinois, has been elected to the rank of Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Dec 1, 2011, 00:00 by Libby A. Nelson

College of Education alumnus Dr. Freeman Hrabowski was awarded the Centennial Academic Leadership Award by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Nov 23, 2011, 00:00 by Michelle Stoffel

A seemingly routine school assembly turned into a big surprise for Hersey High School social science teacher and U of I alumnus Brad Abel, who won the Milken Educator Award and $25,000.

Nov 23, 2011, 00:00 by The College of Education

Arijhanna Mann, now an alumna of the College of Education at Illinois, was the recipient in 2011 of a William Chandler Bagley Scholarship.

Nov 18, 2011, 00:00 by Mike Helenthal

A University of Illinois summit titled "Online Education: The Present and Future" was held October 31, 2011, to encourage strategic thinking on campus directions related to online education. The Ubiquitous Learning Institute at the College of Education was a co-organizer of the event.

Nov 18, 2011, 00:00 by The College of Education

2011 - Davida Bluhm, career services coordinator in the Office of Clinical Experiences at the College of Education at Illinois, received the Research/Publications Award from the American Association for Employment in Education (AAEE). The national award honors individuals for outstanding efforts in research and/or publications.

Nov 15, 2011, 00:00 by the College of Education

Six College of Education alumni or current students were listed in the Central Illinois Business Magazine in its “Forty Under 40” list. The winners were selected for their “significant contributions to their communities and their places of employment” and “represent a range of professions and interests, but they all share one trait–a passion for what they are doing,” it said in the October 2011 publication.

Nov 14, 2011, 00:00 by Meg Dickinson

2011 - The Illinois State Board of Education has awarded the TAP In Leadership Academy, currently at Edison Middle School, a $1.35 million, three-year grant.

Nov 4, 2011, 00:00 by The College of Education

The $100 million federal courthouse in Rockford, Ill., was dedicated in honor of longtime U.S. District Judge Stanley Roszkowski, who, along with his family, has strong ties to the University of Illinois and the College of Education. The Honorable Roszkowski ’49 BUS/’54 LLB met his wife, Catherine ’54 EDUC, at the University of Illinois.

Nov 2, 2011, 00:00 by The College of Education

Dr. Laura Perna, professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, addressed “The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Illinois” on October 13, 2011, on the University of Illinois campus.

Nov 2, 2011, 00:00 by Sharita Forrest

Katherine Ryan, a professor in Educational Psychology and expert on educational accountability issues and high stakes assessment, talked with News Bureau education editor Sharita Forrest about education reform in the U.S.

Nov 1, 2011, 00:00 by David Potts

The research on math by Chris and Sarah Lubienski of the College of Education at Illinois were cited in a 2011 article by David Potts.

Oct 31, 2011, 00:00 by Yasmin Rammohan

Dorothy Espelage, professor and associate chair in Educational Psychology at the College of Education at Illinois, appeared on Chicago Tonight on October 19 to address the topic of the national push to eradicate bullying.

Oct 27, 2011, 00:00 by The College of Education

2011 - Dr. Ilene Schwartz, chair and professor of Special Education at the University of Washington, will give the annual Goldstick Family Lecture in the Study of Communication Disorders for the College of Education at Illinois.

Oct 21, 2011, 00:00 by Erica Hunter

In an interview with WBEZ about Individualized Educational Plan or Programs (IEPs), Jim Shriner, professor of special education at the College of Education at Illinois, says money and resources prevent most schools from providing for students with special needs.

Oct 17, 2011, 00:00 by Western Australia Today