by kaylasharp | Feb 7, 2014 | Giving, Headlines, Press Releases
It was a simple act of kindness by the University of Florida president’s wife in 1956 that helped persuade Jess and Sharon Elliott of Amelia Island to “pay it back” more than a half-century later with a donation creating a student scholarship at UF’s College of...
by kaylasharp | Feb 6, 2014 | Headlines, Insider News
With myriad underlying forces driving rapid change in higher education—more online courses and degrees, community colleges offering four-year baccalaureate degrees, declining funding, the looming shortage of qualified administrators, and student loan outrage, to name...
by kaylasharp | Feb 5, 2014 | Headlines, Insider News, Press Releases
Four College of Education alumni – three of whom earned their doctorates at UF — will offer career advice that extends well beyond teaching during the college’s annual Education Career Night scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 20 in Norman Hall. The event is set for 5...
by kaylasharp | Jan 23, 2014 | Headlines, Press Releases, Research News
After $1 million, six years, and data from more than 24,000 elementary school teachers and 72,000 students, three University of Florida education researchers are close to completing a project that could transform the way teachers-in-training prepare to teach Florida...
by kaylasharp | Jan 17, 2014 | Headlines, Press Releases
Each year starting this fall, up to 15 undergraduate education students from a major Chinese university will spend their fourth year of teacher-preparation studies at the University of Florida College of Education, thanks to a partnership forged this week between the...
by kaylasharp | Jan 7, 2014 | Headlines, Press Releases
Education historian Diane Ravitch, a best-selling author, scholar and outspoken thought leader of American education trends and policies, will stop by Norman Hall on Jan. 22 for an informal, hour-long conversation with UF College of Education students, faculty and...
