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Two PHEL Students Named Community College Research Fellows
May. 01, 2019
Ibrahim Bicak and Marisol Garza, doctoral students in the Program of Higher Educational Leadership at the College of Education, were selected as Community College Research Fellows by the Texas Success Center. The fellowships build the knowledge base supporting Texas Pathways and advance Texas community college research and teaching capacity. Fellows conduct research studies…

PHEL Master’s Student Wins Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Feb. 22, 2019
Howard Thrasher (center) with the Bob Huss Outstanding Graduate Student Award During the annual conference in Oklahoma City, Howard Thrasher was awarded the Bob Huss Outstanding Graduate Student Award by the Southwest Association of College and University Housing Offices. Thrasher is a master’s student studying Higher Education Leadership…

Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Student Highlighted as a 2019 Leader to Learn From by Education Week
Feb. 20, 2019
Education Weekly selected Curriculum and Instruction doctoral student Angela Ward as a 2019 leader to learn from for her leadership in cultural proficiency in her role as Supervisor of Race and Equity Programs at AISD.

ELP Graduate Student Creates Online Database for Higher Education Researchers
Feb. 01, 2019
PHEL doctoral student ZW Taylor has created an online database that automatically removes dead or broken links as a tool for researchers.

ELP Student Wins TACHE Higher Education Graduate Fellowship Award
Jan. 29, 2019
Congratulations to Jorge Burmicky on receiving a $2,000 fellowship award from the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education.

Doctoral Student Wins Prestigious Award for Digital Literacy Research in Elementary Schools
Dec. 21, 2018
Congratulations to Hsiao-Ping Hsu for receiving two awards from the Association for Educational Communications and Technology!

PHEL Doctoral Student Selected as Faculty for NASPA Dungy Leadership Institute
Nov. 28, 2018
Justin Samuel has been selected to serve as a faculty for the nationally recognized NASPA Dungy Leadership Institute.

Curriculum and Instruction Graduate Student Creates Online Community for Black Female Writers
Nov. 12, 2018
Fourth-year doctoral student Tiye Naeemah Court has created Feminessay, an online community where black women around the world can share their own stories and narratives.

Norian Caporale-Berkowitz: How Peer Coaching Can Make Work Less Lonely
Oct. 12, 2018
Counseling psychology doctoral student Norian Caporale-Berkowitz explains how peer coaching can positively impact the workplace.

Tanya Jones: Football is the New Religion in America
Sep. 03, 2018
Physical Culture and Sport Studies doctoral student Tanya Jones explains how football has came to be the new religion in America.