In celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Day on May 8, the School of Education announced a $300,000 gift from SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union to launch a K-12 professional development Teacher Academy that will benefit thousands of Southern California educators and the students they serve. “The Teacher Academy is envisioned as a national model for state-of-the-art […]
Higher education leaders, faculty, students and community members came together at UCI on Valentine’s Day for the Facilitating Social Mobility in Higher Education Symposium to discuss new solutions, share best practices, and dream of ways to overcome obstacles for students of disadvantages backgrounds from receiving a college education. The daylong event included an impressive list […]
Freshman seminar series on prejudice aims to teach tolerance, encourage activism
Visually impaired Ph.D. student has her sights set on becoming a writing instructor
Cross-disciplinary course explores role of neurobiology in performing arts
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
UCI teacher development program fosters academic literacy of English learners in middle and high school
English learners receiving ‘cognitive strategies’ instruction got higher test scores
With a $230,000 grant from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, UCI faculty, led by Richard Arum, dean of the School of Education, have embarked on a project to address the shortage of K-12 math and science teachers. They’re developing a bridge program that will enable community college students to transfer to UCI’s nationally recognized […]