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National Deaf Center for Postsecondary Outcomes Releases Third Installment of ASL-Accessible Video Game, Deafverse, with the Goal of Bridging the Accessibility Gap
Jun. 12, 2025
The latest installment of the College of Education National Deaf Center for Postsecondary Outcomes’ innovative game for deaf youth, Deafverse, will be released this month and aims to address college readiness through the lens of a fantastical new world. Deafverse is a first of its kind…
Will Texas’ ‘monumental’ investment in the teacher pipeline pay off?
Jun. 11, 2025
Texas lawmakers recently allocated about $8.5 billion to boost public schools, about half of which is intended to help improve teacher recruitment and retention. COE's latest program, Longhorns in Residence, aims to be part of the solution, too.
In Memoriam: Nolan Estes
May. 13, 2025
The College of Education honors and remembers longtime faculty member Nolan Estes, professor emeritus in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy and director of the Cooperative Superintendency Program, whose distinguished career and immeasurable contributions to education have left an enduring legacy.
The Next Chapter: COE Graduate Nickoll Santos Garcia Reflects on Her Growth at COE as She Looks to Her Future at Harvard
May. 09, 2025
Gilman, Impact and Rappaport Scholar Nickoll Santos Garcia arrived at UT Austin as a cautious, first-generation college student. Now a COE graduate and recipient of multiple honors, as well as the Michael Mizell Mankins Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Education, she leaves for Boston confidently with her Youth and Communities Studies degree, multiple minors and a public policy certificate in hand.
The Next Chapter: Bethany Hamilton Bhat Overcomes Personal Challenges and the COVID-19 Pandemic to Complete Her Ph.D., Earning Her Third Degree from UT Austin
May. 09, 2025
After facing many obstacles and the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bethany Hamilton is graduating with a Ph.D. in educational psychology, specializing in quantitative methods. This milestone is only the beginning as she prepares to move to the Netherlands for postdoctoral research.
