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WHYY Public Radio Features Renowned Sport Historian Jan Todd
May. 15, 2025
Jan Todd, chair of the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education and a true pioneer in women’s strength, spoke with WHYY on her record-breaking deadlift, perceptions of women in fitness, and the future of women athletes and weightlifters.
In Memoriam: Nolan Estes
May. 13, 2025
The College of Education honors and remembers longtime faculty member Nolan Estes, professor emeritus in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy and director of the Cooperative Superintendency Program, whose distinguished career and immeasurable contributions to education have left an enduring legacy.
The Next Chapter: COE Graduate Nickoll Santos Garcia Reflects on Her Growth at COE as She Looks to Her Future at Harvard
May. 09, 2025
Gilman, Impact and Rappaport Scholar Nickoll Santos Garcia arrived at UT Austin as a cautious, first-generation college student. Now a COE graduate and recipient of multiple honors, as well as the Michael Mizell Mankins Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Education, she leaves for Boston confidently with her Youth and Communities Studies degree, multiple minors and a public policy certificate in hand.
The Next Chapter: Bethany Hamilton Bhat Overcomes Personal Challenges and the COVID-19 Pandemic to Complete Her Ph.D., Earning Her Third Degree from UT Austin
May. 09, 2025
After facing many obstacles and the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bethany Hamilton is graduating with a Ph.D. in educational psychology, specializing in quantitative methods. This milestone is only the beginning as she prepares to move to the Netherlands for postdoctoral research.
The Next Chapter: Sport Management Graduate and M.Ed. Will Johniken Reflects on His Five-Year Journey to Earning Two Degrees from UT Austin
May. 09, 2025
After transferring from community college, Johniken fell in love with sport management through his Kinesiology and Health Education classes – so much so that he decided to come back for more. Today, he holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the College of Education, even finishing a semester early.
Shaping a Career Through Counseling, Advocacy and Speaking Up
May. 08, 2025
In her counseling practice, respected psychologist, scholar and commencement speaker Cynthia de las Fuentes (Ph.D. ’94) explores the intersections between feminist theory and multiculturalism while advocating for underserved populations.
The Next Chapter: Savneet Bains Crossed the Globe for a Ph.D. – Now, She is Ready to Transform Higher Education
May. 08, 2025
What began as a job to be closer to home sparked a passion for education. Savneet Bains, recipient of the George and Irene Baker Scholarship in Community College Leadership and the Amado M. Pena, Sr. Endowed Scholarship in the Community College Leadership Program, took a leap from India to UT Austin to pursue a Ph.D. in Education Leadership and Policy and make an impact on higher education.
