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In this new chapter of the first of its kind ASL-accessible game, players will navigate college readiness, build virtual community and discover available resources.

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.

To assist our community in staying up to date on the media landscape in the college, we have compiled a media summary of news clips and mentions.

To assist our community in staying up to date on the media landscape in the college, we have compiled a media summary of news clips and mentions.

Celebrating the achievements of the members of our community.

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. 

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.

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.

After transferring from community college, Johniken fell in love with sport management through his Kinesiology and Health Education classes – so much so that he decided to come back for more. Today, he holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the College of Education, even finishing a semester early.

In her counseling practice, respected psychologist, scholar and commencement speaker Cynthia de las Fuentes (Ph.D. ’94) explores the intersections between feminist theory and multiculturalism while advocating for underserved populations.