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Educational Leadership and Policy Ph.D. Student Awarded Dissertation Grant
May. 07, 2019
Dissertation title: “Stakeholder Influence on MBA Curricular Design”

Executive Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership Officially Launches, Announces Faculty-In-Residence
May. 06, 2019
The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy (ELP) announces the official launch of the Executive Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership. This program focuses on empowering equity-minded and entrepreneurial leaders and is the only in-person, practitioner-focused, Ed.D. program of higher education leadership at any institution in Texas. This is also…

ELP Alumnus Dorado Kinney, Ed.D. '17, Awarded Prestigious Fellowship
May. 06, 2019
Kinney will join a cohort of 40 leaders who will take part in a 10-month leadership program.

KHE Professor Jan Todd Named to the 2019 Texas Ten by Texas Exes
May. 02, 2019
Jan Todd, professor of Kinesiology and Health Education and director of the H. Lutcher Stark Center, has been named one of the 2019 Texas Ten by the Texas Exes.

Growing Up as Rents Rise: How Housing Affordability Affects Parents and Children
May. 02, 2019
An ED Talk by Jennifer Jellison Holme, an associate professor of educational policy and planning.

Loukas Appointed Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
May. 01, 2019
Alexandra Loukas has been appointed interim associate dean for research and graduate studies, effective June 1.

Two PHEL Students Named Community College Research Fellows
May. 01, 2019
Ibrahim Bicak and Marisol Garza, doctoral students in the Program of Higher Educational Leadership at the College of Education, were selected as Community College Research Fellows by the Texas Success Center. The fellowships build the knowledge base supporting Texas Pathways and advance Texas community college research and teaching capacity. Fellows conduct research studies…

Special Education Alumna named AISD Elementary Teacher of the Year
May. 01, 2019
Ashley Rivera, M.Ed. ’15, was named Elementary Teacher of the Year by the Austin Independent School District for the 2018-19 academic year.

Congratulations to Promoted Faculty within the College of Education
Apr. 29, 2019
Six faculty members across three departments within the College of Education have received promotions effective as of September 1.

M. Yvonne Taylor: Enough with that parent dress code
Apr. 26, 2019
Educational Leadership and Policy doctoral student M. Yvonne Taylor explains that how parents show up is far less important than that they show up in a recent op-ed for the Houston Chronicle.