Associate Professor Ilana Umansky, PhD, and QRME doctoral student Havisha Khurana, examine how keeping California students who have already demonstrated English proficiency in EL status influence their academic and behavioral outcomes compared to being reclassified.
Assistant Clinical Professor Sierra Corbin is leading an effort to strengthen career readiness for graduate students preparing for medical speech language pathology careers thanks to faculty innovation supported by the Fairway Faculty and Outreach Fund.
Chronic absenteeism is one of the biggest challenges K-12 schools face across the United States. A new report from the HEDCO Institute at the University of Oregon offers promising approaches to reduce chronic absenteeism, including curriculum changes and better communication with parents.
Gifts made in memory of COE doctoral student Erick Munene Njue have come together to create meaningful support for students in the College of Education. Among this year’s recipients is Kellie-Anne Brown Campbell, MEd, PGDE, a returning doctoral candidate in Special Education (EI/ECSE) who is entering the final year of her PhD.
Graduating this spring with a degree in Child Behavioral Health from the University of Oregon’s Portland campus, Laine Lovgren participated as a HEDCO Institute Undergraduate Scholar, an opportunity made possible through donor support.
Scholarships create stability, open doors, and make it possible for students to imagine futures that once felt out of reach. For alum Lilly Gaven, BS ’23 Educational Foundations, MEd ’24 Curriculum and Teaching, scholarship support was the foundation that allowed her to transform her education into a career that now touches the lives of hundreds of children.
The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) is delighted to announce the appointment of Elizabeth (“Beth”) Stormshak, PhD, Philip Knight Chair, as the next Editor-in-Chief of Prevention Science, the official journal of SPR. Dr. Stormshak will begin as Editor-elect on July 1, 2026, and will assume full editorial responsibility for new submissions beginning January 1, 2027.
A recent summary from the University of Oregon’s HEDCO Institute may have possible solutions for schools struggling with students missing large amounts of the school year. Elizabeth Day, a UO assistant research professor and assistant director of outreach for the HEDCO Institute shares subject-matter expertise.
For Alum Bruce Waltz, giving is not about a single moment. It is about showing up consistently, month after month, year after year. He has been a monthly donor to the College of Education Scholarship Support Fund since 2003, choosing steady support as a reflection of his belief that education is both personal and powerful.
FHS gave me a grounding in professional competencies and systems thinking that has shaped every role I’ve held since. I’ve rested on that foundation as a parent, a youth pastor, a middle school teacher, a nonprofit leader, and now in my work back at the University of Oregon in the Center for Childhood Safety and Wellbeing.
