The Education Knowledge Broker Network's latest blog features Research Assistant Professor Elizabeth Day, PhD of the HEDCO Institute, examining the persistent gap between policymakers’ desire to use research evidence in education and the real-world challenges that often prevent them from doing so.
Alumni Spotlight Series: Meet Stacy Bonner, PhD, '22, a Director of Special Services for the Pasco School District in Washington who earned her doctoral degree in Special Education.
Springfield Public Schools special education teacher Sally Golden was named and celebrated as Oregon’s 2025-26 Teacher of the Year. Sally, a double-duck with a degree in Educational Studies, '99 and in Middle-Secondary Special Education, '00, has been a special education teacher in the Springfield Public Schools district for 20 years.
Leslie Leve, professor and the Lorry Lokey Chair in education in the College of Education, along with Professor Karen Guillemin have each been recognized by the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon of OHSU. Professor Leve is recognized for her efforts to provide exceptional mentorship in support of education, health research, and advancing health care.
Alumni Spotlight Series: Meet Sara Rabinovitch, a 2017 graduate of the University of Oregon’s PhD program in Counseling Psychology, Founder and Chief Clinical Officer of Pacific Mindful Wellbeing @ Work, the creator of the CyberCalmer App, and Chief Science Officer at Mind Over Cyber.
HEDCO Institute for Evidence-Based Educational Practice released its latest blog that highlights the promising possibilities of Generative AI (GenAI) that supports student learning, while noting the broader challenges and cautions.
Alumni Spotlight Series: Meet future Double Duck Kristin Rush, a School Psychology program alumni ('14), Operations and Policy Analyst at Oregon TSPC, and current Educational Leadership doctoral candidate ('26).
Duck interns ventured across the globe to work, learn, and prepare for life after college. Our own Ducks Abigail Beckstrand, Communication Disorders and Sciences program; Journey Baldwin, Couples and Family Therapy program; and Thi Mai, Applied Behavior Analysis, stepped out of the classroom over the summer to gain a new perspective while working to refine future goals.
Alumni Spotlight Series: Meet Erika Sauder, '11, a California school principal who earned her bachelor’s in the Educational Foundations program and later completed her master’s in 2011 through the UOTeach program.
Alumni Spotlight Series: Meet Lily Smith '20, a Workforce Readiness Manager for the Oregon TRIO Association who received her bachelor's degree in our Educational Foundations program.
