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Students Honored at 2019 Recognition Dinner
The College of Education recently hosted it's 17th annual Recognition Dinner, honoring those who have contributed to...
Nancy Dana Named Finalist for Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching
The University of Florida College of Education is proud to announce Nancy Fichtman Dana, professor in the School of Teaching and Learning, is one of the three finalists for the 2020 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching.
UF College of Education reclaims ranking as best in nation
The College of Education at the University of Florida reclaimed its place as the nation’s best online graduate education degree program, according to the most recent annual rankings released by U.S. News and World Report magazine.
University of Florida Initiative Seeks Solutions to Critical Challenges Affecting Society
The University of Florida is spearheading the search for solutions to society’s most ever-present challenges through its latest initiative.
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Students honored for outstanding scholarship and superior accomplishment
The College of Education recently hosted its 16th annual Recognition Dinner, honoring those who have contributed to the success of this past year. Although there are many accomplishments from our students that are a great source of pride, three graduate and three undergraduate students have been identified after a rigorous selection process for their superior accomplishments during this academic year: Charlotte Bolch, Emilie Lenes, Jiahui Wang, Adrianna Escobales, Ellie Chenoweth and Paige Fitzpatrick.
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Novelist’s $3M gift could mean happy ending for struggling readers
Best-selling author James Patterson’s generous donation backs COE’s ‘Literacy Challenge’ to aid Florida’s youngest readers
Six students honored for outstanding scholarship and professional work
The college bestowed the awards on April 21 at its annual recognition dinner, when COE alumni, donors, faculty and other supporters are invited to campus to hear updates about the college and honor the academic year’s high-achieving EduGators.
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Triple Gators Championing Civic Education For All
Triple Gators Emma Humphries and Stephen Masyada are united not only by their passion for civics, but also the opportunity they had to cultivate that passion as graduate and doctoral students at the UF College of Education.
International Education Week
This International Education Week we are highlighting assistant professor Pengfei Zhao and her study on ethical approval in East Asian countries.
FERA honors Ritzhaupt and Kim
Two University of Florida faculty were recently honored at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Florida Educational Research Association.
Homecoming 2019
UF Homecoming traditions unite everyone under the same idea: It’s Great to be a Florida Gator.
New Faculty | Fall 2019
This Fall, along with returning to our historic Norman Hall, we warmly welcomed 15 new faculty to our EduGator community.
New UF Faculty Earns National Fellowship
F. Chris Curran, associate professor of educational leadership and policy, has been named recipient of the National Academy of Education and Spencer Foundation’s Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2019 year. This fellowship is one of the highest honors for those early in their career in higher education.
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Awards
Award reflects McCray’s rise as top scholar in special education
A diverse and potent research agenda—focusing on (of course) diversity and equity along the teacher-education pipeline—has helped University of Florida special education instructor Erica McCray win a 2012 UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors. The awards,...
UF cites higher ed student for superior accomplishment in health promotion
Maureen Miller, a doctoral student at UF’s College of Education, has earned two campuswide awards for the impact she’s made as interim director of UF’s GatorWell Health Promotion Services. Miller, who’s pursuing her Ed.D in higher education administration while...
Community college council honors ’08 higher ed graduate
Christopher M. Mullin (PhD ’08, higher education) has received the 2012 Barbara K. Townsend Emerging Scholar Award from the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC). The annual award recognizes a scholar for writing an outstanding research publication that...
COE graduate wins AERA Scholarly Award
After submitting a top-rated research article, recent College of Education doctoral graduate Stephanie Dodman (PhD ’11, curriculum and instruction) has been awarded a Special Interest Group Scholarly Award by the American Educational Research Association, a national...
ATE taps doctoral student for teacher-leadership scholarship
The Association of Teacher Educators has awarded UF education doctoral student Rachel Wolkenhauer its 2012 Robert Stevenson Scholarship. The yearly honor goes to a student working on an advanced degree who will use her education to enhance teacher leadership among her...
Senate aide, rising thought leader named Outstanding Young Alumni
One is a former Florida College Student of the Year and a rising star among thought leaders in American education. The other is making a national impact in the political arena as a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate. They are Brian Dassler (MEd ’02, English...
COE In the News
KAPPA DELTA PI: Jason Schipper’s classroom Thailand project
Kappa Delta Pi International Honor SocietyFebruary 2013Jason Schipper’s classroom Thailand project Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society in education, featured a College of Education NewsComm video on their foundation’s website about education doctoral...
THE POST: Collaborations between the College of Education and UF’s health colleges
UF&Shands’ The PostFebruary 2013Collaborations between the College of Education and UF’s health colleges The Post wrote an article about the relationship between the College of Education and UF&Shands that is helping improve health education and health care....
INDEPENDENT FLORIDA ALLIGATOR, GAINESVILLE SUN: National Science Foundation scholarships
Independent Florida Alligator, Gainesville Sun1-30-13, 2-4-12National Science Foundation scholarships The Independent Florida Alligator and the Gainesville Sun wrote articles about a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant that was awarded to the College of...
INDEPENDENT FLORIDA ALLIGATOR: Colombia law school human rights center
Independent Florida Alligator 1-18-13 Colombia law school human rights center The Independent Florida Alligator reported that the University of Florida’s College of Education has partnered with the Levin College of Law and the Center for Latin American Studies to...
WUFT-FM: Online education program ranking
WUFT-FM Radio 1-16-13 Online education program ranking Local radio station WUFT-FM announced that UF’s online education program ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 18 in the nation. The college’s Daniel McCoy, senior director of e-Learning, technology and creative...
GAINESVILLE SUN: Lastinger Center for Learning
Gainesville Sun 1-1-13 Lastinger Center for Learning The Gainesville Sun wrote an article about the Lastinger Center for Learning’s collaboration with Study Edge in the creation of a new free web application for students, teachers and parents named Algebra Nation. The...
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Faculty Laurels
Faculty pair awarded annual research grant from College of Education
UF faculty co-researchers Jacqueline Swank and Joseph Gagnon will share the College of Education’s 2013-2014 College Research Incentive Fund Award. The annual CRIF grants are awarded to faculty with promising research projects that are likely to attract additional...
7 COE faculty receive promotions
The College of Education congratulates professors Alyson Adams, Gary Boulware, Penny Cox, Kara Dawson, Timothy Jacobbe, Erica McCray and Albert Ritzhaupt, who received promotions effective this fall semester. Adams, from the School of Teaching and Learning and the UF...
Graduate teaching honor goes to educational foundations professor
Since he joined the UF College of Education faculty in 2000, Sevan Terzian has been repeatedly commended by his peers and students as an exceptional teacher and accomplished academician. Most recently, Terzian, an associate professor in social foundations of...
UF special ed professor honored as distinguished alum
UF special education professor Linda Lombardino recently received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Ohio State University’s Department of Speech and Hearing Science. Lombardino graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in speech and hearing...
Ed tech’s Kara Dawson doubles up on UF honors for research, mentoring
If recognition from her peers and students is any indication, 2012-13 was a banner academic year for Kara Dawson, UF associate professor in education technology, who has received two top university-wide awards for her research innovations and mentoring of doctoral...
Two statistics education journals choose UF math ed professor for editor posts
Tim Jacobbe, a UF assistant professor in mathematics education, has been appointed as the founding editor of the Journal of Statistics Education’s new department on research in K-12 statistics education, as well as an associate editor for the Statistics Education...
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Press Releases
‘Global classrooms create worldly connections for future teachers
University of Florida education students are using technology to connect with educators and classrooms worldwide to learn about other cultures and education systems first-hand thanks to a new Global Classroom Initiative (GCI) developed by UF researchers. Swapna Kumar,...
Gainesville Sun, WCJB-TV: P.K. Yonge celebrates former teacher Toy Whitley
P.K. Yonge celebrates former teacher Toy Whitley WCJB-TV, The Gainesville Sun May 2016 P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School dedicated a reading chair to honor long-time teacher Toy Whitley, who passed away last year at the age of 95.
School finance leader named 2016 Distinguished Alumnus
After four decades working behind the scenes at many Florida school districts, Henry Boekhoff is in the spotlight as the winner of the college’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
UF Anderson Scholars program honors 17 ProTeach students–most ever!–plus 2 faculty mentors
Seventeen COE ProTeach elementary education students have been named UF Anderson Scholars for their outstanding academic performances during their first two years at UF—the most education students to receive the award in recent memory. Two education faculty...
Anita Zucker Center co-director honored for leadership, impact on behavioral disorders
Maureen Conroy, co-director of the University of Florida Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, has received the 2016 Outstanding Leadership Award from the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders. CCBD, a division of the Council for...
PKY instructor cited nationally as outstanding teacher-researcher
Practitioner Scholars Ross Van Boven received his doctorate in curriculum and instruction, a program designed to prepare practitioner scholars. What is a practitioner scholar? A professional who brings theoretical, pedagogical and research expertise to help identify,...
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