Chezare Warren, '05 Elementary Education, is an associate professor at Vanderbilt University.

Michelle Tjelmeland, Ed.M. '00 will be honored at the 2024 Alumni Awards Gala on September 12 in Champaign.

Professor Herrera gave a keynote address in the Nordic Youth Research Symposium (NYRIS2024) conference with the theme, "Youth in a Just and Fair World. The title of her  keynote was, "Learning from the Middle East: The value of regional studies for the future of youth studies." The regional youth studies conference conference took place in Tampere, Finland from June 12-14.

The students must have maintained a 3.7 GPA during the previous academic year to be named to the list.

Dean Chrystalla Mouza has appointed three faculty members to administrative positions in departments within the College for the 2024-25 school year.

Esther Ferguson was appointed to the principal position at Barkstall Elementary, Alek Mann was appointed as assistant principal at Westview Elementary, and Jeremy Dassow was appointed bilingual K-8 dean of students at International Prep Academy.

Bryan Jonker was named one of two recipients of the Greg Gulick Service Excellence Award at the IT Pro Forum conference.

Catherine Corr, associate professor SPED and C&I, will receive her award at the MMIRA global conference in July.

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Daily Harambee is underway for students again this summer in Champaign. The Ujima Freedom School kicked off its six-week program on June 10 at Dr. Howard Elementary School in Champaign.

Jerny Walls, a developmental sciences student, was named to the Horowitz Early Childhood Career Scholars cohort from the Society for Research in Child Development.

Shana Calhoun, '21 SPED, teaches Special Education at Rantoul Township High School.

Ronald S. Rochon, Ph.D. ’97 EPS, has been appointed president by the California State University Board of Trustees at their May 22 meeting. Rochon comes to CSUF from the University of Southern Indiana. 

The Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute, with support from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion has named 17 scholars to the cohort to work on projects that will address diverse community needs.

What started as a popular institute for community college leaders in Iowa is now gaining traction in the Land of Lincoln. The Illinois Community College Leadership Institute, an event co-sponsored by the Office of Community College Research and Leadership and the Illinois Community College Board, took place in May for the second year in a row.

H.M. Kuneyl, a third-year doctoral student in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, recently shared her thoughts in an Open Campus article about the distinct but incomplete history of historically black community colleges (HBCCs), institutions she focuses on in her research. Kuneyl is a research assistant at the Office of Community College Research and Leadership.

Rakisheva reviewed the submissions of the Technology as an Agent of Change in Teaching and Learning SIG.

Undergraduate students Cesar Espinoza, Sophia Dyke, Ryan McMahon, and Arista Sudharta took home recognition from the annual research event.

Praveen Chhikara, will attend the event at the University of Minnesota May 20 - 24.

Giselle Martinez-Negrette was selected for the five-member panel by Regional Superintendent Gary Lewis.

Eboni Zamani-Gallaher has been at the University of Pittsburgh since 2022, after seven years at the University of Illinois.