Cindi and Tony Williams, Oregon parents of newly-admitted UI REACH student Joshua Williams, recount their experience finding the program in this column in The Seattle Times.

Representatives from the University of Iowa Foundation, along with ACT Scholar DaVida Anderson, present an engraved wooden box to ACT representatives. The box was made from a tree that was damaged during a large-scale flood in recent years. Pictured, from left to right: Jeremy Mims, associate director of development, College of Education; Cally Murray, director of development, College of Education...

Chris Ogren, associate professor of the history of education in the Schools, Culture and Society program, spoke with Iowa Public Radio Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe about the history of education in the U.S. and how schools prepare children for college, careers, and engaged citizenship.

Recent UI REACH alumnus Tanner Salinas talks about what it's like working at Wrigley Field in this Chicago Tribune article. Read the full article in the Chicago Tribune.

Chris Orabutt, a College of Education student from Lake Zurich, Ill., is studying to teach high school economics and U.S. history.

Each year, the College of Education honors its top students with scholarships. These awards celebrate outstanding student achievement in areas such as academic performance, research, student leadership, community service and citizenship, and contributions to all areas of education.

A University of Iowa study involving Nicholas Bowman, Director of the Center for Research on Undergraduate Education, shows that college admission officers are more likely to accept low-income students if they have a better understanding of the high schools those students attend.

For the ninth consecutive year, George Washington High School in Cedar Rapids is the top Advanced Placement school in Iowa, according to the Iowa AP Index. The index, developed in 2005 by the University of Iowa College of Education's Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, assesses Advanced Placement (AP) participation among accredited...

Middle school can be an important turning point for students. Samantha Kaplan wants to help guide them toward enjoying learning as much as she did as a student. Kaplan, of Naperville, Illinois, is an elementary education and psychology double-major at the University of Iowa who spoke at the Spring 2017 Teacher Education Convocation. Also on her plate are endorsements for middle school science and...

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See where the UI College of Education stands in the latest National Council on Teacher Quality ratings for undergraduate programs that prepare secondary education teachers.

More than 80 University of Iowa College of Education faculty, graduate students, alumni, and friends attended the AERA/NCME reception.

Courtney Fredrickson, of Forest City, Iowa, has wanted to be a teacher since she was in the sixth grade. After earning an Albert and Martha Ruffalo First Generation Education Scholarship, which is given to first-generation UI College of Education students, Fredrickson’s confidence in her future as a teacher has skyrocketed. “It feels like I get to make a new path for my family,” says Fredrickson...

Hawkeye student athlete and basketball star Nicholas Baer shares how philanthropy has impacted his life and the lives of all UI students during an inspirational talk.

Whether traveling to India or Italy or coming to Iowa from afar, College of Education students gain global knowledge that enriches their ability to teach, conduct research, and engage in a more closely-connected world.

The College of Education produces leaders across a wide spectrum of professions. Among those success stories is that of Brian Hemphill (PhD ’98) of Spring Hope, North Carolina. Hemphill assumed the presidency of Radford University in July 2016, a comprehensive public university of more than 9,400 students in Radford, Virginia. Along the way, he served in many leadership roles in the field of...

The love of teaching is passed down from generation to generation.

Project HOPE (Healthcare Occupations Preparation and Exploration) is a STEM-based curricular intervention that integrates academic and vocational opportunities designed to connect minority and low socioeconomic middle school students to the health science professions early in their education. The program is of particular importance to rural Iowa youth.

The STEM Excellence and Leadership program is a half-million-dollar grant pro-gram funded by a Talent Development Award from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation aiming to enrich the lives of talented and gifted rural Iowa students.

More than 6,000 donors contributed a total of $55 million to the College of Education as part of For Iowa. Forever More: The Campaign for the University of Iowa. This is a rare achievement, only made possible thanks to your generosity and support!