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Special Education Clinical Assistant Professor Katie Tackett Wins Massey Award
Aug. 18, 2017
The Massey Award recognizes a “teacher of teachers,” who inspires and prepares future elementary and secondary teachers.

UTAPP Alumna Named AISD Principal of the Year
Aug. 18, 2017
Brandi Hosack, M.Ed. ’11, credits her success to the University of Texas at Austin Principalship Program

Germine Awad: How Trump’s Comments May Actually Help Race Relations in the U.S.
Aug. 18, 2017
President Donald Trump’s slowness to condemn the violence in Charlottesville, Va., and then subsequent comments where he stated there was blame on both sides, produced outrage—and rightly so.

Adolescent Health and Development Lab's Research Featured in Huffington Post
Aug. 17, 2017

Joshua Childs and James Pustejovsky Named 2017 Greater Texas Foundation Fellows
Aug. 17, 2017
Both professors have been awarded $30,000 per year for three years to support their research which aligns with the post-secondary preparation goals of the Greater Texas Foundation.

Powell and Vaughn Awarded Grant to Improve Elementary School Preparedness through Interactive Read-Alouds
Aug. 15, 2017
Sarah Powell and Sharon Vaughn to develop interactive read-alouds for early learners

Kevin Cokley: On Race, America Cannot Look to Trump For Moral Leadership
Aug. 14, 2017
Educational Psychology Professor Cokley discusses Trump's response to Charlottesville protests

Alumna Jackie Caemmerer Selected for John B. Carroll Award for Research Methodology
Aug. 14, 2017
Caemmerer was selected for her research paper title Beyond Individual Tests: A Cross-Battery IQ Model

Thomas Hunt Receives Retrospective Article Award from the Journal of Sport History
Aug. 11, 2017
  Kinesiology and Health Education Associate Professor Thomas Hunt has received the Best Article of the Year Award from the Journal for Sport History. The award is a retrospective honor, looking back on the best articles published by the journal for each year from 1974. Hunt was selected as the 2006 winner…

Anthony and Keffrelyn Brown Interviewed on Teachers College Record's The Voice
Aug. 09, 2017
Kefferlyn and Anthony Brown discuss how racism has existed in textbooks from the reconstruction era to present day