The UK College of Education, along with past and present colleagues and students from across the University of Kentucky and other institutions, paid tribute Nov. 14 to Dr. Robert Shapiro, founding director of the UK Human Biodynamics Laboratory. Thirty years ago, the College of Education and the College of Allied … Read More
The Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation presents: Fifty Years in Education William H. McCann Wednesday, Nov. 15 • 12 to 1 p.m. 131 Taylor Education Building Join us for an engaging talk by William H. McCann, a 1953 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law and … Read More
Researchers who conduct analyses on large data sets may benefit from a presentation on latent class analysis (LCA) and how to implement LCA on an empirical data set using Mplus software. LCA provides researchers valuable insights into various types of respondents and constructing future intervention strategies for them. Caihong R. Li will lead … Read More
Whether you’re a teacher, parent, or student, a new school year may seem to have more in common with a marathon than a sprint. However, Thomas Guskey, Professor of Educational Psychology in the UK College of Education’s Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology, raises the point that the first … Read More
Signature Programs of ACSM: Exercise is Medicine and the American Fitness Index Dr. Walter Thompson, President of the American College of Sports Medicine, will present the graduate Exercise Science seminar Friday, September 8, 9-10 a.m. in the Taylor Education Building auditorium (TEB 158). Dr. Thompson will also address issues related to … Read More
If you are the parent or guardian of a student in elementary, middle, or high school, chances are high that you’ve been invited to an open house. Is it important to go? And if you do, what should you do to make the most of it? We asked the advice … Read More
New research from University of Kentucky College of Education Assistant Professor Joseph Waddington is shedding light on how the largest school voucher program in the nation is impacting students. Voucher programs — and more broadly, school choice — aren’t a cure-all in the race to improve education outcomes, the findings … Read More
Congratulations to the University College of Education’s class of 2017! Click the photo below for a look behind the scenes at the May commencement ceremony on Sunday.
Dr. Sonja Feist-Price, a professor in the Department of Early Childhood, Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling, is the University of Kentucky’s next vice president for institutional diversity. Sonja Feist-Price will begin her duties as vice president for institutional diversity on March 20, UK President Eli Capilouto announced this week to … Read More
The University of Kentucky College of Education’s Derek Gaiser, a secondary social studies education and history junior from Ludlow, Kentucky, has been awarded an English-Speaking Union (ESU) Scholarship presented by the English-Speaking Union Kentucky Branch. The scholarship will cover Gaiser’s expenses for summer study at Oxford University. The Kentucky Branch … Read More