education

ICS alum teaches STEM skills to students and educators at the Tiger Woods Foundation’s learning center

Doctoral candidate Veronica Newhart will meet with state lawmakers to advocate for graduate research such as her own

Di Xu, assistant professor of education, is co-author of a research report selected as the winner of the 2017 AEFP-Kauffman Foundation Award for best academic paper on the intersection of education and labor market outcomes. In “What About Certificates? Evidence on the Labor Market Returns to Non-Degree Community College Awards in Two States,” Xu and […]

It was a year of firsts … and a year of records

Campus aims to boost Ph.D. candidates by 35 percent over next five years

More than 500 educators from Southern California are registered to attend the 17th Annual Literacy Conference for Teachers, hosted by the UCI Writing Project, on Dec. 13. This year’s theme is “Teaching Better by Design: Helping Students to Dive Deep as Readers and Writers.” The event features two keynote addresses and a variety of workshops. “We created […]

UCI alum Eloy Oakley is first Latino to lead state’s community colleges

“Writing is hard – not only for students but also for faculty!” says Ilona Yim, associate professor of psychology & social behavior. She and Elizabeth van Es, associate professor of education, teamed up to create the U See I Write community of faculty members to provide support, promote effective writing habits and improve their writing practice. A […]

UCI researchers also find that shared reading of books, print or digital, boosts literacy

UCI professors who were also first-generation students form support system