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Leaders of the Herd: Scholars of Distinction Make Their Mark on the Forty Acres and Beyond
Sep. 18, 2025
College of Education leaders welcomed COE’s nearly 100 scholars of distinction last month to ring in the 2025-2026 school year, celebrating their great accomplishments and looking forward to their bright, burnt orange futures.
From Texas to Tennessee, YMCA Students Are Reading Better with Their Buddies
Sep. 03, 2025
A cross-age tutoring program piloted at multiple YMCA campuses across Central Texas and Middle Tennessee showed older students can effectively deliver reading intervention for younger students, while also improving their own literacy abilities along the way.
High School Writers Inspired by Award-winning Author at ‘Youth Voices Rising’ Camp
Aug. 26, 2025
Celebrated poet and presenter José Olivarez joined students from campuses across Texas for a GEAR UP seminar on using poetry to tell their stories and those of their communities. GEAR UP is a federally funded grant program that helps states and partners provide college readiness services to middle and high school campuses with high poverty rates.
