Researchers with the IU School of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø will lead the education research as part of a five-year, $20 million grant recently awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the NSF AI Institute for Engaged Learning. This will allow researchers to create artificial intelligence-enabled technology that supports student and teacher agency in narrative-centered learning environments.
IU School of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students celebrated a special milestone last week when they received their official name badges during the Undergraduate Induction Ceremony. These badges will be used when they work in schools this year as part of their student teaching or practicum requirements.
Over the summer, Dean Robert Berry and Professor Faridah Pawan visited Singapore, where they observed how mathematics is taught and built relationships with people in the special education community. The visit connects to a larger effort for teachers at the Association for People with Special Needs to expand their ability to work with people who have autism.
After his work performing for competitive drumlines was halted during the COVID-19 pandemic, Wesley Kopis accepted an offer to teach at a local high school's drumline. Once he started to teach, he found a deeper resonance with what it means to be an educator, leading him to transfer to IU and join the Global Gateway for Teachers program.
Gamze Ozogul was recently selected to participate in leadership programs offered by the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Ozogul, Professor and Department Chair, was chosen for the Departmental Executive Officer Program, a three-day workshop involving department heads and chairs from Big Ten Academic Alliance institutions.
Aniya Burnett was among the first cohort of Counseling and Student Services majors to participate in Global Gateway, spending three weeks of her summer in New Zealand. She was inspired to pursue counseling and student services because of a desire to work in higher education and support students from diverse and multicultural backgrounds, especially students of color.
Y. Joel Wong has won the 2026 Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society of Counseling Psychology's Prevention Section. Wong was selected for "exceptional, sustained contributions to the advancement of prevention and health promotion in counseling psychology."
As students return to the Wright building, they’ll notice Room 2002 has become the Student Center, a place where they can connect, find support, prepare for their futures, and thrive. The Center is intended to serve all students at the entire IU School of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, both undergraduate and graduate, recognizing that everyone may have different needs and ways of engaging throughout their educational experiences.
Reagan Kandole is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in the Arts ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø program. His research focuses on community engagement and activism through the arts, particularly how arts-based interventions can encourage community participation, address social and environmental issues, and contribute to meaningful social change.
Keith Barton received the 2026 Irving Morrisett Award for Excellence in Social Science ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, while Alex Cuenca was the opening speaker of the conference’s plenary session, “Borikén Social Studies: Reflections on the Estándares de Contenido y Expectativas de Grado en Estudios Sociales in Puerto Rico.”
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