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06 Mar 2020    

Youth Entrepreneurship Clinic facilitator workshop March 17-19

March 3, 2020 By Surin Kim - Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design

The Youth Entrepreneurship Clinics team, from Nebraska Extension and College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, is providing an experiential workshop for youth entrepreneurship programming to Extension educators and teachers on March 17-19, 2020.

The workshop is designed for educators who wish to teach entrepreneurship and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) to high school aged youth, using real-world business challenges.



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Ted Hamann

05 Mar 2020    

Ted Hamann named a fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Edmund ‘Ted’ Hamann, professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education at the University of Nebraska¬–Lincoln has been named a fellow of the American Educational Research Association.

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Elysa Binger analyzes data in the Cochlear Implant Research Lab.

03 Mar 2020    By Kelcey Buck

Elysa Binger receives CI2020 student scholarship from American Cochlear Implant Alliance

Elysa Binger, a second-year student in the Au.D. program, was one of 19 students from around the world selected for a scholarship to attend CI2020 International: 16th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Technologies, as announced by the American Cochlear Implant Alliance.

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Beth Doll

27 Feb 2020    

Beth Doll recognized for lifetime achievement in school psychology

Beth Doll, professor of educational psychology at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of School Psychologists.

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Kenneth Kiewra

12 Feb 2020    

Kenneth Kiewra named Chess Educator of the Year

Kenneth Kiewra, professor of educational psychology at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has been named the 2020 Chess Educator of the Year by the prestigious University of Texas at Dallas chess program.

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10 Feb 2020    

Over 900 CEHS students named to fall Deans' List

Over 900 students in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska¬–Lincoln have been named to the Deans’ List of Distinguished Students for the fall semester of the 2019-20 academic year.

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East Campus entrance column

10 Feb 2020    By University of Nebraska Foundation

Second annual Glow Big Red celebration is Feb. 13‒14

Join College of Education and Human Sciences alumni and friends across the country and around the world for the second annual Glow Big Red ― 24 Hours of Husker Giving at glowbigred.unl.edu with #glowbigred.

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Barkley Memorial Center

04 Feb 2020    By Kelcey Buck

SECD faculty, postdoctoral fellows presenting at Council for Exceptional Children convention

Five individuals from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders are among the presenters at the annual Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Special Education Convention & Expo Feb. 5-8 in Portland, Oregon.

Associate professor Michael Hebert, professor of practice Sue Kemp, and postdoctoral fellows Angelique Aitken, Jennifer Farley and Dan Poling will each lead at least one presentation during the four-day convention. The full schedule for their sessions is below.



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Dr. Susan Swearer, Linnea Swanson, Maya Enista Smith, and Kelley Wick following Maya’s presentation, “Cultivating Kindness to Support Mental Health.”

04 Feb 2020    By Linnea R. Swanson & Dr. Susan M. Swearer

Bullying Prevention: What Current Research Suggests

 

This past November, researchers and practitioners from around the world met in Chicago, Illinois at the annual conference for the International Bullying Prevention Association (IBPA). Among these researchers were our own Dr. Swearer and four graduate student researchers. Attendees brought new research and ideas for bullying prevention to the table, discussing what can be done to effectively address bullying in our schools and communities.

Approaches to Bullying Prevention

 



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AFIRE Pledge graphic - Advocating for Inclusion, Respect and Equity

28 Jan 2020    

AFIRE introduces pledge for inclusive excellence

The College of Education and Human Sciences AFIRE (Advocating for Inclusion, Respect and Equity) Program is introducing a new opportunity for faculty and staff in the college to pledge their commitment to inclusive excellence in 2020.

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