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COE News
- June 7, 2024 -
COE’s Bettencourt Selected for National Leadership Seminar
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Each year, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funds a four-week summer workshop for faculty, doctoral students and researchers from across the country. Only 25 of 133 applicants were selected by NEH this year
Read more about what the institute has in store for our Dr. Bettencourt >- June 6, 2024 -
Ellmo Wins WTCA Counseling Educator of the Year, Tigers Rake in Awards
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Dr. Frances Ellmo from the College of Education’s (COE) Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research (CEPR) has been awarded Counseling Educator of the Year by the West Tennessee Counseling Association (WTCA).
Read more about who else from UofM won awards from WTCA >- June 4, 2024 -
One Month Later: TigerLIFE Family Reflects on Participating in Commencement
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – It’s been one month since 2,858 University of Memphis students walked the stage at FedExForum for Spring 2024 Commencement. Commencement is a special time for every student receiving their respective degree, but for nine graduates in particular the ceremony was more than a milestone for their own individual journeys but also the program they’re a part of.
Read more about TigerLIFE's participation in commencement >- May 31, 2024 -
COE Alum Receives Hispanic Teacher of the Year Award
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Since 2019, the Mid-South Latino Chamber of Commerce (MLCC) has given out the Hispanic
Teacher of the Year Award to teachers from the Latin/Hispanic community in the Mid-South.
This year, the award was given to University of Memphis alum Mario Díaz.
- May 31, 2024 -
Hornbeck to Research How Social Studies Teachers Perceive Democracy
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – There is discourse and political divide surrounding the United States government, its constitutional foundations and philosophical underpinnings. How does this climate shape how social studies and government teachers perceive democracy and convey that perception to students?
Read more on what Dr. Hornbeck will be looking into >- May 24, 2024 -
Gao to Study Education Barriers Within Chinese Immigrant Families
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Currently in the United States, one in four children under the age of 18 lives in an immigrant family with at least one foreign-born parent. It’s understandable that immigrant parents may face cultural challenges when adjusting to a new country, but what often gets forgotten are the educational challenges that tend to face their first-generation children.
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