The University of Kentucky College of Education and UK Confucius Institute recently helped host educators from China who were visiting to learn more about how private and innovative public schools in the U.S. are organized, governed and lead as well as gain an understanding of how curricula is developed, how expectations for students are set and the key role parents play in the education of their children. More>>
Since 1998, Mary Ann Vimont has overseen a program that has honored nearly 1,900 educators throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky and across the United States. Fifteen years later, after honoring so many meaningful educators, Vimont was honored herself for creating a program that has meant so much to so many over the years. More>>
University of Kentucky women’s golfer Megan Moir has been named the 2012-13 Brad Davis Southeastern Conference Female Community Service Leader of the Year. More>>
Students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have the best chances of success in school through an individualized education model that involves teachers, service providers and parents, according to a new study and book co-authored by Lisa Ruble, associate professor in the Department of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology in the University of Kentucky College of Education. More>>
Suffering from a visual impairment since 1999 that has left her legally blind, UK College of Education student Deanna Henderson was recently one of two UK students awarded the annual Carol S. Adelstein Outstanding Student Award. More>>
Faculty and students from the UK College of Education recently held their annual math night to the joy of teachers, students and parents at Lexington’s Beaumont Middle School. More>>
The Student Council for Exceptional Children (SCEC), an organization in the University of Kentucky College of Education, is sponsoring an event next week to raise awareness about autism. "Light It Up Blue” will take place at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, in front of Memorial Hall, which will be illuminated in blue. More>>
Yao Quashigah completed the defense of his dissertation in the UK College of Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction several weeks before September 11, 2001, with plans to head back to Ghana. However, his homecoming in Ghana was delayed because of subsequent events. Now he is dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences Education at the University of Education in Winneba, Ghana. More>>
Mary Ann Vimont
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