Congratulations to @ciatillinois.bsky.social assistant professor Devon Hedrick-Shaw on receiving an honorable mention dissertation award from the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE).
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Congratulations to @ciatillinois.bsky.social assistant professor Devon Hedrick-Shaw on receiving an honorable mention dissertation award from the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE).
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Congratulations to Lisa Jackson, '95 English Education, on being named to the Illinois State Board of Education's Teacher of the Year cohort and Special Education teacher of the Year!
Jackson teaches high school and special education classes at Woodland High School in Streator, IL.
Congrats to @ciatillinois.bsky.social's Asif Wilson on receiving two grants from the State of Illinois.
A $2 million grant from the Illinois State Board of Education will help Wilson and a team of Illinois scholars develop resources and training for inclusive social studies for teachers statewide.
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Get ready for Illinois Orange & Blue Days! 🔶 🔷
Held March 4-6, Illinois’ three-day crowdfunding initiative supports student experiences and campus projects. Give to a project that supports our students:
Education Study Abroad: https://bit.ly/46ppZsO
Zola Coffee Bar: https://bit.ly/4aOnCku
Champaign's Danielle Mallett, ’17 Elementary Education, was named to the 14-member Teacher of the Year cohort as Bilingual Teacher of the Year.
Mallett has found a special connection with Stratton Academy of the Arts, where she has taught since her student teaching placement.
The Latina Voces program partners students at Urbana High School with university faculty, including @ciatillinois.bsky.social Idalia Nuñez, Monica Gonzalez Ybarra, and Catherine Dornfeld Tissenbaum, to create art that celebrates their identities.
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Congratulations to Erin Gahimer, Ed.D '24 EPOL, on being named to the 2026 Cohort of the Early Career Research Fellows program from GlobalEd!
Erin currently works for Indiana University, Bloomington, in International Admissions.
The Forum on the Future of Public Education is hosting a workshop for K-12 teachers that will help them navigate the new state climate change education mandate. The workshop is being held on March 7 at the Campus Instructional Facility.
Please RSVP to attend by February 26.
As part of her Humanities Research Institute Fellowship, Mirelsie Velázquez, associate professor at EPOL, is researching Latine activism at the University of Illinois and showcasing how they have been instrumental in transforming educational spaces.
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Building on the foundation of the popular Teen Summit of the 1990's, @ilpublicmedia.bsky.social and assistant professor Malaika McKee are creating a new version for today's teens.
The initiative is backed by BET co-founder and Illinois alum Sheila Johnson.
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Join us as we celebrate @ciatillinois.bsky.social professor Rochelle Gutierrez on her election to the National Academy of Education.
February 17
2-4 p.m.
ACES Funk Library, Heritage room
More Info:https://bit.ly/4rUfxC2
Publication alert!
EPOL Ph.D. student Israt Z. Nipa was recently published in the Journal of Education. The article examines the lived academic experiences of South Asian Bangladeshi and Indian international doctoral students at a U.S. midwestern university.
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Cameron Schwing, Ed.M. '20 @ciatillinois.bsky.social, is representing the University of Illinois in the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Data Visualization Championship.
Voting closes tomorrow! Vote here: https://bit.ly/4rHAzmZ
The image is a promotional poster for the "Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" featuring Keena Arbuthnot from Rutgers University, Y. Barry Chung from San Diego State University, and Shireen Pavri from California State University. The theme is "Leading and Thriving in Our Current Climate."
Join us on March 5 at 6 p.m. for a virtual session of the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series.
Leading and Thriving in Our Current Climate features Illinois alumni who are serving in senior educational leadership roles. No registration required to attend.
More: https://bit.ly/4mkqXLQ
Congratulations to EPOL professor Mary Kalantzis on receiving funding from the Spencer Foundation. It will fund her initiative to explore the potential of Generative AI to support translingual Latinx students’ disciplinary literacy in U.S. middle and high schools.
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We’re proud to offer a new resource for our local community.
@epsyatillinois.bsky.social's Healing, Training, and Research clinic offers budding mental health counselors hands-on experience under the supervision of licensed counselors, while providing services free of charge.
Congrats to EPOL assistant professor Oliver Tapaha and alum Nathan Tanner on their publication in AERA Educational Researcher.
Together, they tell the story of the black educators recruited to Navajo Nation schools in the wake of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Join @ciatillinois.bsky.social assistant professor Asif Wilson for a screening of his new documentary, Against the Current.
The film follows Kyla, a high school senior and community organizer, who journeys across Illinois in search of ways Black people have resisted oppression throughout history.
Congratulations to @paul-bruno.com, an assistant professor, and Haeryun Kim, a Ph.D. student at EPOL, on their new publication in the journal Leadership and Policy in Schools.
Their research uses unique data from a school district in Central Illinois to study how teacher hiring committees work.
With more visitors than Memorial Stadium and State Farm Center each year, the Illini Union is a campus hub for connection. Becki Salzman, M.A. ’07 EPOL, oversees it all. The lifelong Illini was profiled by the University of Illinois alumni association for keeping the campus icon a welcoming place.
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Congratulations to @ciatillinois.bsky.social assistant professor Giselle Martinez Negrette on receiving the Early Career Reviewer award from the Bilingual Research Journal.
More: https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/1526/1883638244
You may be familiar with Mike Pierce, a Master’s student at @ciatillinois.bsky.social and the first @ejpatil.bsky.social student admitted to Illinois. He’s now been accepted into a Doctoral program in the College of Education. He talked with @ilpublicmedia.bsky.social about his path and what's next.
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We’re proud to offer two new Microcredentials on culturally responsive teaching.
Developed and led by Marlee Bunch, Ed.D. ’23 EPOL, these asynchronous modules support educators’ culturally responsive practice through sustained, reflective learning.
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Spring Graduates ‼️
Make sure to put yourself on the pending degree list via self-service by the end of the day today. It’s the first step towards walking across that stage.
We hear there are new Illini today 😏
To the first members of the class of 2030, WELCOME!
EPOL assistant professor Jennifer Nelson was recently published in the journal Social Science Research. Her article examines how individuals or groups project their views of outgroups and how that projection influences workplace interactions.
More: https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/1526/372738735
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Applications for University Primary School for the 2026-27 school year are now open!
Learn more at their open house on February 10.
More info: https://uniprimary.illinois.edu/
Promotional graphic that says "Bienvenidos a nuestra casa latina: Mi casa es su casa. Latino Voces Exhibition 2025-2026. Reception! Saturday Jan 31 1-3 p.m.
Join us on Saturday for an opening reception for Latina/x Voces at the Krannert Art Museum from 1-3 p.m.
Through immersive installations and personal storytelling, participants reflect on the ways their traditions and lived experiences shape their sense of self and community.
https://bit.ly/4q3WuDS
For years, EPOL professor Linda Herrera has documented the monumental undertaking of overhauling Egypt’s education system. With her new book out, she sat for a Q&A with Egyptian publication BabMasr to discuss what she’s seen and what lessons can be learned.
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Graphic showing University of Illinois Education rankings in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report: #6 in Curriculum & Instruction, #6 for Veterans, and #9 in Educational/Instructional Media Design, on a navy blue background with an orange 'I' logo.
Our online master’s degree options are once again ranked in the top 10 by U.S. News and World Report.
#6 - Curriculum & Instruction
#6 - Best Online Master’s Programs for Veterans (New)
#9 - Educational/Instructional Media Design
Explore our online degree options: https://bit.ly/3ZAZoFf
