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ELP Alumnus Matt Giani Co-Edits Special Issue of Community College Review
Oct. 10, 2017
Community College Review released a special issue on transfer students to highlight new research on a key function of the community college sector during a time of enhanced focus on student outcomes. The issue was co-edited by Matt Giani, educational leadership and policy Ph.D. and research scientist for the Texas OnCourse…
Providing Health Education via Mobile Phones Helps Improve Postpartum Outcomes
Oct. 09, 2017
Text messaging and phone calls make it easier for new moms in Quito, Ecuador, to care for their newborns and for themselves. Results from research conducted by a faculty member in UT’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Education (KHE) are driving new protocols for this population. Julie Maslowsky is an assistant professor…
Keffrelyn Brown Selected for Leadership Austin's 2018 Essential Class
Oct. 03, 2017
Curriculum and Instruction Professor Associate Professor Keffrelyn Brown has been selected for the Leadership Austin Class of 2018. The class consists of 60 individuals who were chosen based on their community involvemen
Lauren Schudde, Huriya Jabbar Receive Grant to Continue Researching Perceptions of Credit Transfer Policies
Sep. 28, 2017
Lauren Schudde Lauren Schudde and Huriya Jabbar, both assistant professors in the Department Educational Leadership and Policy, have received a grant of $130,000 from the Greater Texas Foundation to study how community college students receive and use information about course credit transfer policies. In addition…
North Cooc Awarded Two New Grants from National and International Foundations, Continues Work with OECD
Sep. 25, 2017
Spencer Foundation North Cooc, assistant professor in the Department of Special Education in the College of Education, has received a $50,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation to examine racial and ethnic disparities in access to general education classroom settings among students with disabilities. Studies have consistently documented…
