UF professor named editor of journal
Kakali Bhattacharya, professor in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education, has been chosen as the incoming editor of the journal Departures in Critical Qualitative Research.
Taryrn Brown awarded 2021 COE Teacher of the Year
Undergraduate Teacher of the Year is awarded to faculty who excel in the classroom. Brown feels that despite the transition to emergency remote learning in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, she was able to cultivate connections with her students and foster a transformative academic experience.
UF College of Education Demonstrates Enduring Leadership in U.S. News Rankings
Through a year unlike any other, we have endured as a recognized leaders in the field with expanding domain expertise. The college achieved a No. 13 ranking among public institutions from U.S. News & World Report and earned rankings in every applicable category among Specialty areas.
UF College of Education is Number 1 in the Nation
The College of Education at the University of Florida is No. 1 in the nation according to the 2021 Best Online Programs rankings released by U.S. News and World Report. The college has been in the top one or two spots since 2016.
Mary Brownell named UF Distinguished Professor
Mary Brownell, professor of Special Education and director of the Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability and Reform (CEEDAR) Center, was named a University of Florida Distinguished Professor.
Novelist’s continued support helps scale up UF literacy initiatives
After a successful first phase, the next chapter of the James Patterson Literacy Challenge is ready to be written.
$200 Million for Florida Literacy Initiative
House Bill 3 establishes the New Worlds Reading Initiative, a statewide book delivery and family-engagement program, to be administered by the UF Lastinger Center for Learning.
UF faculty receive 2021 COE Diversity & Inclusion Awards
Chonika Coleman-King, assistant professor of Teachers, Schools and Society, and Travis Smith, clinical assistant professor in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education, were awarded the College of Education Faculty Diversity & Inclusion Award.
UF faculty named Irving and Rose Fien Endowed Professors
UF faculty John Kranzler, Holly Lane and Walter Leite have been appointed to the esteemed Irving and Rose Fien Endowed Professorship.
Ortagus Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment
Justin Ortagus, director of the Institute of Higher Education and assistant professor of Higher Education Administration & Policy, testified on July 29 before the U.S. House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment.
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Three UF faculty recognized with B.O. Smith Professorship
Three University of Florida faculty have been appointed to the esteemed B.O. Smith Professorship — Christopher Anthony, Hannah Bayne and Pasha “Pavlo” Antonenko.
Faculty named among most cited researchers
Zhihui Fang, professor of Education, and Nicholas Gage, associate professor of Special Education, were listed among the top 2 percent of the most cited researchers within their respective fields.
UF professor named editor of journal
Kakali Bhattacharya, professor in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education, has been chosen as the incoming editor of the journal Departures in Critical Qualitative Research.
New UF Faculty Earns National Fellowship
Pengfei Zhao, assistant professor in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education, has been named a recipient of the National Academy of Education and Spencer Foundation’s Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2021 year.
New book written by COE faculty
Zhihui Fang, professor of literacy and language education and an Irving & Rose Fien Endowed Professor of Education in the School of Teaching and Learning, has released his fifth book, “Demystifying Academic Writing.” The book focuses on the rhetorical moves, cognitive skills and linguistic strategies needed to write clearly, fluently, coherently and effectively for academic purposes.