by kaylasharp | Nov 18, 2016 | Community Outreach, Faculty Laurels, News and Notes, Press Releases, Spotlights, Student Laurels
Several months have passed since a gunman killed 49 people and wounded 53 at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in what was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history — a horrific tragedy the likes of which rarely strikes so close to the University of Florida. While the...
by kaylasharp | Oct 24, 2016 | Press Releases, Research News
After nearly three-and-half years of conducting behind-the-scenes research, Kristina DePue was suddenly overcome with emotions earlier this month when she was thrust into the spotlight in her field of counselor education. “Honestly, I broke into tears,” DePue said...
by kaylasharp | Oct 21, 2016 | Community Outreach, Press Releases, Research News, Spotlights
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — NFL quarterback Tom Brady has a coach. So does tennis superstar Serena Williams. Same goes for many of America’s most successful CEOs. So why not teachers? Scholars at the University of Florida’s College of Education and two nonprofit educational...
by kaylasharp | Sep 30, 2016 | News and Notes, Press Releases
Register to Vote Oct. 6 The College of Education and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service will co-host a voter registration event at Norman Hall Thursday, Oct. 6, from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Students not yet registered are encouraged to participate as we aim to...
by kaylasharp | Sep 22, 2016 | Press Releases, Research News, Spotlights
Ever since teachers have taught they have also had to manage the behavior of their students. But in recent years primary grade teachers are reporting a spike in the number of young children who struggle to handle their emotions and regulate their behaviors –...
by kaylasharp | Aug 25, 2016 | Faculty Laurels, Press Releases, Spotlights
The world’s largest organization of educators committed to advancing English language teaching for non-English speaking students has installed a UF College of Education professor and school director as its president-elect. Ester de Jong, professor of...
