Congrats to doctoral student
@grodriguezlemus
who was selected for the California State University Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP) as a Doctoral Fellow for 2021-22!
Congratulations to Dr. Huriya Jabbar! She received the
@AERA_EdResearch
2021 Early Career Award and will be honored at the
#AERAAwards
Celebration on Dec. 7, 6-7:30pm ET. Register:
Victor Saenz has been selected as a fellow for The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities' Inaugural Presidential Leadership Academy, designed to increase Hispanic representation in presidential positions in higher education.
We're
#LonghornProud
to be nationally recognized again as a Best Education School by
@usnews
, rising 2 spots to No. 16! UT ranked No. 8 among public schools with 9 COE programs within the top 20, and 6 within the top 10.
#WhatStartHere
, changes the world:
Congrats to Dept. of Kinesiology and Health Education faculty Matthew Bowers & Tolga Ozyurtcu, selected to the 2022 Provost's Teaching Fellows, empowering UT’s best & brightest faculty to advance education & create cultures of change.
Rebecca Callahan and Huriya Jabbar have been named associate editors of the American Educational Research Journal, one of the top peer-reviewed journals in the field.
Many of our faculty, staff, students, and alumni are participating in today's Educators March for Justice here in Austin. .
@DrRichReddick
spoke as people gathered before the march.
#Hornsup
for
@ProfTiaMadkins
for receiving the
@UTexasResearch
grant to develop the first national survey that examines mathematics teachers' beliefs towards minority students and how they promote inclusivity in the classroom. Read more:
Congratulations to Drs. Angela Valenzuela (
@vlnzl
) and Stella Flores (
@ProfessorFlores
) — just named among the 200 scholars who had the biggest influence on educational practice and policy in 2021.
#WhatStartsHere
#TexasELP
A huge congratulations to
@vlnzl
for being named a member of the National Academy of Education! This is one of the highest career honors that can be bestowed upon an education scholar. So well-deserved!
@c_martinez
Congratulations to Associate Professor
@LaurenSchudde
in our Department of Educational Leadership and Policy!
Dr. Schudde has two new, large grant-funded projects in collaboration with
@CommunityCCRC
and
@Research4Action
. Learn more:
COE's
@GandaraDenisa
coauthored a study w/
@vkim0315
, Catherine Ramirez, Navdeep Kaur and Michaela Jones in
@ChangeHigher
to identify ways
#highered
institutions can better support their
#faculty
of color. Read more about their findings and recommendations:
A huge congratulations to
@UTToya
for her new role as Vice President of the
@UT_DDCE
! We are also very proud to have her as faculty in our Department of Educational Leadership and Policy. We wish you all this best in this new endeavor!
This
#LonghornFriday
, we're celebrating
@sarahlouwou
and the release of her book, "Making Coaching Matter," which addresses the common coaching misconceptions and offers a new and coherent framing for strategic, equitable improvement. Put your
#hornsup
: 🤘
Join Associate Professor
@sarahlouwou
on 3/21 for the webinar “Literacy: Systems Matter. An Infrastructure Approach To Reading Achievement,” sponsored by the Albert Shanker Institute. And check out our Q&A on her research & upcoming webinar:
Endowed professorships represent our ideals of academic excellence and impact. Join us in congratulating the 2021 recipients:
Keffrelyn Brown (
@DrKeffrelynB
)
Mark O'Reilly
Victor Saenz (
@VictorSaenzPhD
)
Hirofumi Tanaka
Luis Urrieta
Full announcement:
Extraordinary Women Award winner, Professor Angela Valenzuela (
@vlnzl
), is spotlighted in a two-page story in today’s
@statesman
.
Congratulations, Dr. Valenzuela!
Celebrating alumnus George I. Sánchez — civil rights activist and education pioneer who fought for equal opportunities for Latino/a students, the first UT professor of Latin American Studies, and the namesake of our main building.
#HispanicHeritageMonth
#LonghornFriday
Is closing schools what’s best for children? Associate Professor
@terrancelgreen
explains four things every person needs to know about school closures in an op-ed for Psychology Today.
Put your
#HornsUp
for our newly promoted and tenured faculty! Last week, we celebrated their accomplishments and dedication to research and teaching excellence. Join us in congratulating them:
Congratulations to Huriya Jabbar (
@utexascoe
) for receiving the Early Career Award, which honors an individual in the early stages of their career no later than 10 years after receipt of the doctoral degree.
In 2021-22, approximately 43,000 Texas teachers left the profession due to resignation or retirement. The Teacher Tipping Point kicks off today and welcomes education thought leaders from across Texas to explore solutions and support for teachers.
#TheTeacherTippingPoint
UT Austin High School announces FREE TUITION for Texas students in grades 9-12 enrolled full-time in the 100% remote online program starting Fall 2021!
Learn more and apply to
@ut_uths
by July 30 to participate in the enrollment lottery:
#TxEd
Congratulations to Tracey Flores, assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction, who has received a three-year, $50,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation to develop and implement a bilingual writer’s workshop.
Congratulations to
#TexasELP
@ProfessorReyes1
for winning the R. Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award today at
@UCEA
! We are proud to have faculty like you in the college.
.
@CervantesDiana_
is a proud Oregonian, a Gates Millennium Scholarship recipient, and a first-generation college student. Her research interests include: Latinx/o/a community college students, workforce development, and student success in higher education.
By unanimous vote the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has named Norma Cantú as chair, making her the first Latina to serve in this position. Huge congratulations to Chair Cantú!
@USCCRgov
@POTUS
@UTAustin
@c_martinez
Congratulations UT CoE graduates, families and supporters. Such an amazing night, a special thank you to
@EmmanuelAcho
, dean
@c_martinez
, and ceremony leaders Dixie and Laura! We celebrate all of you!
#WhatStartsHere
#HookEm
Congratulations to our newly promoted and tenured faculty members! 🤘
Sarah Kate Bearman (
@bearman_sk
), Debra Cantu (
@drdebracantu
), Terry Falcomata, Jennifer Holme (
@jjellisonholme
), Xiaofen Keating, Mike Parent, and Lauren Schudde (
@LaurenSchudde
).
Congratulations to Stephanie Elizalde, EdD'19, named .
@AustinISD
Superintendent. She succeeds Paul Cruz, BS'87 PhD'95, who is joining .
@utexascoe
faculty this fall in the Cooperative Superintendency Program
#TexasELP
#TexasEdLeaders
#CSP
Assistant Professor
@sarahpowellphd
has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs to participate Project STAIR (Supporting Teaching of Algebra: Individual Readiness).
Dr. Christian Doabler and his research team have been awarded a $5 million NSF grant to promote greater inclusion and equity in STEM education for multilingual students.
Approximately 900 first-graders in Texas and Oregon will participate in the study.
"We all have an opportunity, and obligation, to lead where we stand. We stand determined, and we stand for Black lives." .
@c_martinez
and.
@DrRichReddick
Put your
#hornsup
for our Longhorn graduates! We’re incredibly proud to recognize the inspiring accomplishments of all our bachelors, masters and doctoral graduates. We cannot wait to see how y’all will
#changetheworld
.
#whatstartshere
#coegrad23
'Black Austin Matters' podcast cohosted by Associate Dean
@DrRichReddick
aims to push back against the 'erasure' of the Black community in Austin |
@KUT
Congratulations to Carmela Valdez, a teacher in our Heart of Texas Writing Project and Austin ISD, for winning the 2021 Donald Graves Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Writing from the National Council of Teachers of English!
Associate Dean for Equity, Community Engagement and Outreach
@DrRichReddick
is one of three leaders invited by Harvard to speak about college diversity.
Join the
@hgse
online event today 12/1 at 2p CT:
Congratulations to College of Education alumna and 40 Acres Scholar Alejandra Ortega, B.S. '15, for being named this year's Secondary Teacher of the Year Houston for Independent School District!
#WhatStartsHere
Put your
#hornsup
for
@ProfTiaMadkins
a 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. Scholar! The nationally recognized exchange program provides scholars resources to teach or conduct research overseas. Congratulations, Tia, on this amazing achievement!
#LonghornProud
#faculty
"For many decades Dr. Edwin Sharpe has been a model of grace, integrity, leadership, and service as a higher education leader and educator." -
@VictorSaenzPhD
, chair of Dept. of Educational Leadership & Policy, which commissioned this oral history project:
Congratulations to Dr. Germine Awad (
@Dr_GigiAwad
), awarded the 2021 Presidential Citation from
@APA
in recognition of her dedication and leadership in advancing strategies to disarm and dismantle racism in psychology.
#WhatStartsHere
#HookEm
Congratulations to Associate Professor
@DrRichReddick
for receiving the Austin L.E.A.D.S. Award! The award is given to a community leader who fosters greater racial understanding in the Central Texas region.
Congratulations to our graduates at today’s Longhorn Teacher Pinning Ceremony — prepared to embark on teaching careers, committed to work that matters, and ready to make an impact on their students and communities! 🤘
#HookEm
#WhatStartsHere
Congrats to the Class of 2022! Already thoughtful teachers, leaders, researchers, and clinicians, every one of you embodies the transformative power of education. We say “What starts here changes the world” – and you are already change makers. ¡Felicidades! We are so proud.🎉🤘
We’re excited to welcome .
@AISDSupt
to our Cooperative Superintendency faculty this fall as co-director of the program, preparing education leaders to meet the needs of today’s public education system.
#ReimagineEducation
Announcing the Anne and Preston Massey Endowed Student Teaching Excellence Fund! Dedicated to supporting aspiring educators, third-generation
#Longhorns
, Anne and Preston are taking action to change the teacher training landscape in Texas and beyond:
The College of Education at
@UTAustin
ranks 10th overall in the
@USNews
and World Report, up one place from last year. The College also ranks third in research expenditures.
Congratulations to
@DrRichReddick
for being named to the inaugural cohort of the Distinguished Service Academy. An incredible honor and apt recognition of his service to the community!
Congratulations to our inaugural cohort of the Distinguished Service Academy! Each member was selected for outstanding service and exemplary mentorship at
@UTAustin
and beyond. We are excited to continue supporting the work you do to improve the lives of those around you!
.
@grodriguezlemus
is a first-generation Queer XicanX Ph.D. student living with a (dis)ability who hails from Fresno, California. His work interrogates the ways LatinX masculinities are understood, specifically for Queer LatinX collegians. Learn more:
@DrRichReddick
has been appointed Senior Vice Provost for Curriculum and Enrollment and Dean of The School of Undergraduate Studies. Rich has been an integral part of many wonderful things here at CoE, and we are excited for what lies ahead.
Alumnus Jharrett Bryantt M.Ed. '16 has been named a Forbes 30 Under 30 in Education for his work on educational inequity. He is working to to decrease the access gap in the Houston Independent School District. Learn more about his work.
Congratulations to our
#COEGRAD
Class of 2024 🤘 As commencement marks the end of one chapter, it also is the beginning of an exciting journey ahead. We were honored to celebrate your accomplishments today and are inspired by your dedication to
#ChangeTheWorld
.
Put your
#hornsup
for
@DrToste
for receiving the 2022-23 President’s Associate's Graduate Teaching Excellence Award! Award recipients are recognized as UT's educational innovators who not only teach – but inspire graduate student learners:
#longhornproud
Congratulations to Audrey Sorrells, Associate Dean of Students for Research and Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education, for her recent election win as Vice President for the
@CECMembership
Division for Research.
@UTAustin
@PengPeng_UT
@c_martinez
Join Ed Leadership faculty .
@vlnzl
, .
@terrancelgreen
, .
@jjellisonholme
, and doctoral student Valerie Stern with AISD Chief Equity Officer .
@shawley03
for a FB Live discussion on segregation in Austin ISD's schools. This Thursday at 5:15 PM.
Congratulations to the following College of Education faculty members on their promotions! From left to right:
@DrKeffrelynB
@swcawthon
, Dr. Anthony Brown, Dr. Delida Sanchez, and
@sarahpowellphd
Doctoral student .
@LeBon_Voyage
penned a poignant letter to his younger self.
@EdWeekTeacher
describing the trauma the educational system inflicted on him as a young black boy and how his strengths have helped him become an educational leader for change.
Pleased to announce Grace MyHyun Kim, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has been awarded a
@Spencer_Fdn
research grant to examine race and representation in high school students’ library book choices.
Richard Reddick discusses what educators, parents, and community members can do to help students process the "horror of violence based on racial hatred" as they return to school.
We are excited to continue growing the partnership between
#TexasKHE
and
@AustinFC
. Learn more about how sport management students are gaining invaluable experience:
“Austin FC is proud to work alongside the talented sport management faculty and students
@UTAustin
and we look forward to growing our partnership with the university and the student body” -
#AustinFC
President
@andyloughnane
More ➡️
For
#LonghornFriday
, we're tossing our
#HornsUp
for our 2023-24 Faculty Fellows! Our fellows exhibit the highest level of faculty achievement and embody the mission, vision and values of the college and the University. Say congrats and read more:
After six incredible years in NYC and at NYU, I have decided to come HOME. Beyond excited to be joining The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Education in the fall of 2021. My heart never left Texas. The fight for equity lives on!
@UTAustin
@utexascoe
Welcome and congratulations to our inaugural
#EarlyCareerFellows
! With the support and mentorship from
@Tex_CEP
scholars, these five students will develop research programs to address urgent educational and health disparities in Latino/a populations.
We're
#LonghornProud
of
@PengPeng_UT
and his team's recent research being published on
@APA_Databases
. The meta-analysis review explores the associations between cognition and reading difficulties. Read the abstract to learn more:
Now loading… Alex Patlan, PhD!
Got the call of a lifetime today notifying me of my acceptance to the PhD program in Higher Education Leadership at UT!
This gay Latino from South Texas is gonna be a DOCTOR
For my students. For my community. For my nephews. Hook ‘Em!
Latest
@USnews
graduate rankings lists
@utexascoe
#8
among public colleges and schools,
#18
in the US, for schools of education. Five programs in top 10 for their specialty nationwide, eight in the top 10 among publics.🤘
Featured in
@WordinBlack
, COE's
@DrDeMatt
and
@ProfessorReyes1
co-authored “Untapped Talent: An 11-Year Analysis of the Texas Superintendent Workforce” a study that examines the lack of people of color serving as Texas public schools superintendents:
Put your
#hornsup
for
@Las_Escritoras
and
@traceyhabla
, who celebrated the end of a 2-week summer workshop dedicated to helping young LatinX women use writing, art and theater as a tool for self-reflection and self-discovery. This was the first fully in-person session since 2019!