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Pre-K vs. Private Daycare: Education Professor Weighs In
George Theoharis, Professor of Educational Leadership and Inclusive Elementary/Early Childhood Education in the School of Education, was quoted in the Chicago Tribune story, “Chicago Public Schools’ universal pre-K ‘strangling’ private day care centers, owners say.”
Joanna Masingila to Conclude Tenure as Dean of the School of Education
Joanna Masingila today announced that she will soon conclude her tenure as dean of the School of Education and begin a one-year research leave effective Aug. 1 in anticipation of returning to the faculty with a dual appointment in the…
NIH Grant Funds Innovative Study on Childhood Stuttering
What do Hollywood movie production companies and researchers at the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Stuttering Research Lab have in common? Each uses sophisticated state-of-the-art equipment like infrared motion tracking cameras and body sensors—but for very different purposes. While the movie production companies…
New Writing Courses Concentrate on Issues That Matter to Students
The writing studies department has launched a range of new 100-level courses. These introductory classes offer opportunities for students across ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to take up issues that matter to them and to use writing to effect change. While they are…
Making Beats, Building Community: Music Education Partners With Local Nonprofit Mercy Works to Offer Digital Music Lab
The room was buzzing with energy on a recent Tuesday night at the Clarence Jordan Vision Center on ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s south side. Eleven local high school students diligently toiled on Macs outfitted with headphones, digital keyboards and Novation Launchpads—digital soundboards used…
Allen W. Groves Selected as Senior Vice President, Cerri A. Banks as Vice President to Lead ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Student Experience Team
The national search for new leadership to oversee Student Experience has resulted in the appointment of two highly experienced, dynamic and innovative individuals who will work as a team to guide the division in building a best-in-class, outside-of-the-classroom experience. Chancellor…
School of Education Students Linzy Andre and Cassaundra Guzman Named Orange Holmes Scholars
Linzy Andre, doctoral student in counseling and counselor education in the School of Education, and Cassaundra Guzman G’21, an incoming doctoral student in cultural foundations of education, have been named as the third cohort of Orange Holmes Scholars with the…
Nine Faculty Members Recognized With Meredith Teaching Recognition Awards
Nine ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty members have been honored for their excellence in teaching with the Meredith Teaching Recognition Award. In 2001, the Meredith Professorship Program was expanded to create the award, which recognizes exemplary teaching by non-tenured faculty in two…
2021 Commencement Student Marshals
The following senior class marshals will represent the Class of 2021 and the following school and college marshals will represent their respective schools and colleges at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s 167th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 23. Class Marshals Alaba Danagogo—College of…
University Names 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships, now in their 32nd year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in…