For Lilia Andrew, a lifelong mathematician from Lowell, Oregon, the decision to become a school administrator was reached the way she approaches any complex problem: by weighing the variables. The numbers only worked when the COE Principal Licensure program recognized her potential and offered a donor‑funded recruitment scholarship.
Meet alumni Alex Walker, a 2020 graduate of the University of Oregon’s UOTeach master's program and current fifth grade teacher at Malabon Elementary. Alex also serves as Head Coach for Track and Field and Assistant Coach for Boys’ Soccer at Willamette High School.
Meet College of Education alumna Cati Adkins. After earning her Bachelor of Education (Family and Human Services) in 2014 and her Master of Education in Prevention Science in 2021, Adkins now serves as the School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) Grant Manager and Project Director at the Douglas Education Service District (ESD) in rural Southern Oregon.
The HEDCO Institute for Evidence-Based Educational Practice Undergraduate Scholars Program gives future educators and researchers a hands-on look at research and knowledge mobilization while they are undergraduates at the University of Oregon.
Meet Elementary and Special Education alumna Kate Barker, BS and MS, a veteran principal, professor, author, speaker, and leadership coach. Learn more about her decades‑long career in education and what she experienced in her professional journey that affirmed not only her path but her purpose.
Meet Da'Mon Merkerson, Critical and Sociocultural Studies in Education (CSSE) doctoral program student and winner of the 2026 MLK Jr. Institutional Transformation Award.
The College of Education is proud to present the 2026 Cornelia Hoppe Art Exhibit featuring Ava Murakami (Class of 2027, Art), whose expressive figurative paintings invite viewers to slow down and notice the small, human moments that shape our days.
HEDCO Institute researchers Elizabeth Day and Sean Grant had the opportunity to brief the Alaska Senate Education Committee on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, sharing key findings from recent meta-analysis on four-day school weeks. As school districts across Alaska explore whether to shift to a four-day schedule, many are looking to ground their decisions in rigorous, reliable evidence.
A UO study, which analyzed 18 previous studies, found a 76% chance that number board games improve early numeracy skills in children. Gena Nelson, PhD, one of the report's authors, highlighted that even brief play sessions with linear-number board games can significantly enhance foundational math skills.
With a unique 4+1 model, hands-on classroom experience, and donor-funded scholarships, the University of Oregon College of Education’s Educational Foundations program is shaping the next generation of public-school teachers.
