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Bukoski Wins NASPA Student Affairs Award
Apr. 28, 2016
Beth Bukoski The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region III has awarded Beth Bukoski, clinical assistant professor and assistant program coordinator in the Department of Educational Administration, with its Outstanding Contribution to Student Affairs through Teaching award. NASPA chose Bukoski based on her nomination by…
Cooc awarded grant to study transition issues in children with disabilities
Apr. 28, 2016
North Cooc has received a $119,000 grant from the Foundation for Child Development’s Young Scholars Program. The two-year project will examine the training and qualifications of early childhood special education teachers (pre-k) and the transition practices used to help young children with disabilities adjust to kindergarten and elementary school.
Curriculum and Instruction Professor Paul Resta Receives International Award
Apr. 27, 2016
Paul Resta presented WFATE Award for Global Contributions to Teacher Education.
A&DD Students’ Performance on BACB Exam Exceeds National Average
Apr. 24, 2016
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board recently published pass-rate data for approved course sequences for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification exam. 76% of first-time test takers who qualified for the exam by completing the Department of Special Education Autism and Developmental Disabilities BCBA course sequence passed the BCBA exam.
Powell Receives Award for Best Practice Article
Mar. 24, 2016
Dr. Sarah Powell, Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education, has been selected to receive the Samuel A. Kirk award for Learning Disabilities Research & Practice during 2015. In the article, Powell and her co-author (Dr. Lynn Fuchs from Vanderbilt University) provide educators with essential elements of mathematics instruction…
Looking to Engage Diverse Students in Tech?
Mar. 02, 2016
Two UT College of Education professors offer research-based tips.
UT College of Education Graduate Students Awarded Research Grants
Feb. 29, 2016
  Brenda RubioEducational Policy & Planning, Educational Administration  Proposal Title: Academia Cuauhtli: A Study of Bilingual Teacher Identity Development in a Culturally Relevant Schooling Space  Faculty Advisor: Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. Having served as a research assistant and program coordinator for local grassroots organization Academia Cuauhtli Saturday Academy,…
Ensuring Latino Males’ Success in Higher Education: New book explores what inhibits and promotes Latino male college success
Feb. 22, 2016
AUSTIN, TX: UT Ensuring the Success of Latino Males in Higher Education: A National Imperative, a new book co-edited by Associate Professor and Executive Director of Project MALES Dr. Victor Saenz, shares new research from emerging scholars and seasoned practitioners that shines a light on factors that inhibit or…
Special Education Graduate Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists
Feb. 19, 2016
President Obama has named Department of Special Education graduate Chris Lemons as a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. This is “the highest honor given by the U.S. Government to science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.”…
UT College of Education Professors’ New Book Highlights Early 20th-Century African American Education Intellectuals
Feb. 03, 2016
Black Intellectual Thought in Education: The Missing Traditions of Anna Julia Cooper, Carter G. Woodson, and Alain LeRoy Locke was recently published by associate professors Keffrelyn Brown and Anthony Brown

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