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Check out this excellent write-up from the Social & Behavioral Science Institute on how Gayithri Jayathirtha developed h...
10/26/2026

Check out this excellent write-up from the Social & Behavioral Science Institute on how Gayithri Jayathirtha developed her NSF CAREER proposal and went from first steps to funded.

Learn how Gayithri Jayathirtha’s experience in SBSI’s CAREER Club supported her journey to an NSF CAREER Award for research and education on artificial intelligence.

Alum Justin Seno, Ed.M. '17 EPOL, has been named assistant dean for advancement for the College of Applied Health Scienc...
10/22/2026

Alum Justin Seno, Ed.M. '17 EPOL, has been named assistant dean for advancement for the College of Applied Health Sciences. He returns to AHS, where he started his Illinois career, from the University of Illinois System.

Alum named AHS Assistant Dean for Advancement Oct 13, 2026 2:00 pm by Communications Office Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Justin Seno, Ed.M. '17 EPOL, has been named assistant dean for advancement for the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois. Seno rejoins AHS, whe...

EPOL Assistant Professor Adeoye Adeyemo has been named an Emerging Innovator by the Office of Technology Management. Ade...
10/21/2026

EPOL Assistant Professor Adeoye Adeyemo has been named an Emerging Innovator by the Office of Technology Management. Adeyemo is producing a documentary on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the East St. Louis community and youth in sports.

Adeyemo Named Emerging Innovator by OTM Oct 13, 2026 1:30 pm by Communications Office Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Adeoye Adeyemo, assistant professor of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, has been named a 2026 Emerging Innovator by the University of Illinois' Office of Technology....

Drawing on her beginnings as a middle and high school math teacher, Gloriana González is using Human-Centered Design to ...
10/20/2026

Drawing on her beginnings as a middle and high school math teacher, Gloriana González is using Human-Centered Design to make learning geometry easier.

More on her research in this profile from the Siebel Center for Design:

SCD Spotlight: Affiliate Gloriana González

The deadline to apply to Illinois via early-action is coming up on November 1.If you want top consideration or early adm...
10/19/2026

The deadline to apply to Illinois via early-action is coming up on November 1.

If you want top consideration or early admission notification for the class of 2031, fill out your application today.

The Alma Project is proud to announce it's first cohort of Senior Faculty Fellows:-Annie Abbott, Spanish & Portuguese at...
10/17/2026

The Alma Project is proud to announce it's first cohort of Senior Faculty Fellows:

-Annie Abbott, Spanish & Portuguese at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
-Alexandra Chronopoulou, University of Illinois Department of Statistics
-Andrew Moss, Illinois English

More on these scholars and the work they'll undertake:

Alma Project Announces Senior Faculty Fellows Oct 13, 2026 9:30 am by Communications Office Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Three instructors with extensive experience in community-engaged learning have been selected to serve as Senior Faculty Fellows. Senior Fellows will be involved in shaping...

10/16/2026

The Department of Special Education is hiring a visiting educational program development specialist. Please see the position description: tinyurl.com/SPEDSpecialist

Congrats to Megan Best, Ph.D. '25 Department of Special Education at the University of Illinois, on receiving the Early ...
10/15/2026

Congrats to Megan Best, Ph.D. '25 Department of Special Education at the University of Illinois, on receiving the Early Career Teacher Educator Award from TASH. Best is an assistant professor of Special Education at the University of Kentucky.

Alumna Best Named TASH Award Winner Oct 6, 2026 9:30 am by Communications Office Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Megan Best, Ph.D. '25 SPED, has been named the recipient of the Early Career Teacher Educator Award from TASH.The recipient of the Teacher Educator Award has a clearly defined univer...

Mirelsie Velázquez, associate professor EPOL, published a piece for the Latino News Network examining the challenges fac...
10/14/2026

Mirelsie Velázquez, associate professor EPOL, published a piece for the Latino News Network examining the challenges facing her native Puerto Rico amid crises in education and migration brought on by Hurricane Maria in 2017.

How historical, economic, and environmental factors impact the educational experiences of children.

Siebel Center for Design's Saad Shehab, Ph.D. ’19 C&I, has been named a fellow of the International Society for Design a...
10/13/2026

Siebel Center for Design's Saad Shehab, Ph.D. ’19 C&I, has been named a fellow of the International Society for Design and Development in Education. Fellows represent excellence in design and development in education from the perspectives of designers, design group leaders, or funders.

Shehab Named International Society for Design and Development in Education Fellow Oct 6, 2026 10:30 am by Communications Office Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Saad Shehab, Ph.D. '19 Curriculum & Instruction, has been named a fellow in the International Society for Design and Development in Edu...

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