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ELP Doctoral Candidate Honored with Harrington Dissertation Fellowship; Five Current Students Harrington Fellows
Oct. 11, 2019
Dwuana A. R. Bradley has received the highest graduate fellowship award given by The University of Texas at Austin.
Betty Bird
Oct. 09, 2019
Portrait of Betty Bird, alumna from the class of 1963, graduating with a BS in Secondary Education from the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin. I am a former history teacher and a huge Longhorn baseball fan. I graduated from the College of Education in 1963…
Terrance Green: The School Closure
Oct. 07, 2019
Is closing schools what’s best for children? Associate Professor Terrance Green explains four things every person needs to know about school closures in an op-ed for Psychology Today.
Alberta and Richard Hogeda
Oct. 04, 2019
“As undergraduates, we both struggled with the cost of attending UT. We’ve been blessed since graduation and wanted to pay it forward. We are hoping that this scholarship can alleviate some of the financial stress for College of Education students. Our hope is that the funds allow them to focus…
Mary Steinhardt Receives $3.3 Million Grant from the National Institutes of Health
Oct. 04, 2019
The project provides resources to African Americans to manage their daily demands of type 2 diabetes.
Janis Forse Wells
Oct. 01, 2019
Janis Forse Wells knows what it’s like to face adversity. When she was a UT undergrad in the mid-1960s she was studying to be a teacher and she was a single mom. She struggled to balance parenthood with being a successful student. “I know how difficult it is to be…
Kinesiology and Health Education Faculty Member Receives $1.2 Million Grant from NIAAA
Oct. 01, 2019
Miguel Pinedo's project will address gaps in our understanding of barriers that prevent people from seeking and receiving appropriate care for alcohol use disorders.
Terrance Green on the Impact of School Closures
Sep. 30, 2019
The College of Education Mourns the Loss of Brian Bryant
Sep. 10, 2019
Brian Reid Bryant, of Austin, Texas, passed away at home on August 24, 2019, of pancreatic cancer at the age of 68 while in hospice care and surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife, Diane Pedrotty Bryant, four children, four grandchildren, and colleagues in the Department of…
Kinesiology and Health Education New Faculty 2019
Sep. 04, 2019
This year, the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education is joined by Hao-Yuan Hsiao and Galia Tzvetkov.

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