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Kristin Neff Discusses the Yin and Yang of Self-Compassion in The New York Times

Sep. 28, 2018

Educational Psychology Associate Professor Kristin Neff shares ways that survivors of assault can practice self-compassion in light of the Kavanaugh-Blasey testimonies.

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EPP Doctoral Student Awarded Ginny Looney Servant Leader Award

Sep. 27, 2018

Educational Policy and Planning doctoral student Chloe Latham Sikes was awarded the Ginny Looney Servant Leader Award.

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Educational Psychology Alumni Co-Author Book to Help Parents Manage Their Children’s Digital World

Sep. 27, 2018

Educational Psychology alumni Mike Brooks, Ph.D '99, and Jon Lasser, Ph.D. '99 have co-authored a book that helps parents find a balance between technology and families.

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Educational Psychology Alumni Co-Author Book to Help Parents Manage Their Children’s Digital World

Sep. 27, 2018

Educational Psychology alumni Mike Brooks, Ph.D '99, and Jon Lasser, Ph.D. '99 have co-authored a book that helps parents find a balance between technology and families.

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Toste gets “STAMP” of Approval as a 2018 Provost’s Teaching Fellow

Sep. 06, 2018

Special Education Assistant Professor Jessica Toste will join the 2018 cohort of Provost's Teaching Fellows as the first Special Education fellow.

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Kinesiology and Health Education Alumni Win Teacher of the Year Awards

Aug. 31, 2018

Two Kinesiology and Health Education have earned Teacher of the Year awards from the Texas Association for Health and Physical Education, Recreation and Dance,

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How Young Is Too Young for Teachers to Encourage Students’ Voice in Their Own Curriculum?

Jul. 31, 2018

After earning her Ph.D., Guadalupe Chavez '15, took her own experiences as a second language learner back to her classroom to give agency to kindergarteners.

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The College of Education Mourns the Passing of Terry Todd

Jul. 10, 2018

A Tribute to Terry Todd, Ph.D.January 1, 1938—July 7, 2018 Terry Todd was a writer, academic, journalist, champion lifter, coach, sport promoter, director of the Arnold Strongman Classic, and founder, with his wife, Jan Todd, of the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports at the University of…

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Educational Psychology Alumnus Research Leads to Meaningful Career

Jun. 25, 2018

Alumna Lynn Mellor is changing the lives of students across Texas through her work as the principal researcher at the American Institutes for Research.

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Race-Conscious Admissions Bans Reach Further than the Classroom

May. 26, 2018

M. Yvonne Taylor Medical schools have a long history of using race-conscious admissions practices as a starting point in addressing racial health inequities that are present in the United States. When compared to their white peers, racially and ethnically diverse medical school students are more likely to go on to…

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