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Provost’s Early Career Fellow Recognized as a Leader in her Field
Oct. 06, 2021
Genesis Arizmendi Postdoctoral Fellow Genesis Arizmendi has received the Distinguished Early Career Professional (ECP) Certificate awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The certificate was created to recognize and identify ECPs in the fields of audiology and speech-language pathology…
UT Austin Center Receives Grant to Support the Success of Deaf People Beyond High School
Sep. 07, 2021
The award is a renewal of a previous OSEP grant that established NDC in 2017 and was one of the largest grants awarded by the Department of Education.
Recent Charles Butt Scholar Alumni Reflect on The Challenges of Teaching Last Year
Jul. 21, 2021
Featuring Gabriela Coelho, B.A. and B.S. '20, Ana Arrreaga, B.S. '20, and Bailey Glenn, B.S. '19
Using Self-Determination Skills to Boost Reading Achievement is Focus of $1.9 Million Grant Led by Jessica Toste
Jul. 20, 2021
Multi-year study will develop a program to improve outcomes of 4th and 5th graders with reading difficulties.
Special Education Professor Sarah Powell Addresses STAAR Test Results and How to Move Forward
Jun. 30, 2021
Greater Inclusion, Equity in STEM Education for Multilingual Students is Focus of New Research
May. 03, 2021
Special Education Associate Professor Audrey Sorrells Named VP for DR
Mar. 29, 2021
Congratulations to Associate Professor Audrey Sorrells who was recently elected vice president of the Division of Research, a special interest division of the Council for Exceptional Children, an international organization of special educators. Sorrells will begin her term in July and will…
Special Education Associate Professor Jessica Toste Named VP for DLD
Jan. 27, 2021
Jessica Toste Congratulations to Associate Professor Jessica Toste who recently began her term as vice president of the Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD). The DLD is a special interest division of the Council for Exceptional Children, an international organization of special educators.
Education Faculty Partner with Moody Faculty to Receive $100,000 Grant
Jan. 26, 2021
Associate Professors Jessica Toste, Department of Special Education, and Huriya Jabbar, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, were awarded a $100,000 APX Flash Funding Grant along with Kathrynn Pounders, an associate professor in the Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations in the Moody College of Communication.
Carrie Lou Garberoglio Named Director of National Deaf Center; Tia Ivanko Named Associate Director
Jan. 19, 2021

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