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11 Feb 2016    

TMFD’s Burton awarded UNL Arts and Humanities grant

With grant support from the UNL Arts and Humanities Research Enhancement Program, Michael Burton, assistant professor of practice in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, and William Thomas, professor in the UNL Department of History, are getting underway with a unique digital media production titled “No Ordinary People.” The short format animation will feature “Anna,” an enslaved women who in November of 1815 threw herself out of a third floor window in Washington, D.C., rather than be sold south and taken away from her husband and family. Upon completion



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09 Feb 2016    By Brad Stauffer

New book by Gatti explores teacher preparation pathways

Exploring how teachers in traditional and alternative pathways (such as Teach for America or teacher residency programs) learn to teach is the topic of a new book by Lauren Gatti, assistant professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education in the College of Education and Human Sciences.

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09 Feb 2016    By Brad Stauffer

TLTE's Catalano authors new book about global migration

Personal experience has helped motivate the development of Theresa Catalano’s new book, “Talking about Global Migration: Implications for Language Teaching.” The book addresses educational responses to migration that are informed by interviews with migrants across the globe.

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05 Feb 2016    

Heaton honored by AMTE

Ruth Heaton, the Gilmartin Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL), was presented the 2016 Nadine Bezuk Award for Excellence in Leadership and Service in Mathematics Teacher Education Jan. 28 in Irvine, California at the annual conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE).

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27 Jan 2016    By Kenna Schneringer, marketing associate, University of Nebraska Online Worldwide

Wesley nominated for Pearson’s Online Learning Excellence Award

Engagement, experience and an encouraging nature were attributes that prompted online Educational Studies student Theresa Sullivan to nominate Katherine Wesley, PhD of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) for the Pearson’s 2016 Online Learning Excellence Award.

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20 Jan 2016    By Alyssa Amen - Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools

CYFS to lead network studying early education policy, practices

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has earned $6.5 million to shape Nebraska early childhood practices and policies, while leading a national network committed to improving children's outcomes.

The project is part of the multi-institutional Early Learning Network, a $26 million research initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences.



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12 Jan 2016    

Online graduate education program ranked 14th nationally

The College of Education and Human Science’s online graduate education program has been ranked 14th nationally by U.S. News and World Report. CEHS was ranked fourth among Big Ten peers and is the second highest ranked program west of the Mississippi.

The CEHS programs considered for this ranking are:



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08 Jan 2016    By Melanie Kellog

Sealock is December Staff Star Award recipient

The CEHS Staff Council is pleased to announce that Diane Sealock, recently retired staff assistant for certification and recruitment in the Field Placement Office, was selected as the December recipient of our Staff Star Award!

Some of the things Diane’s nominator said about her are:



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Dipra Jha, professor of practice in the Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management program, delivers a presentation on luxury hospitality at Dusit Thani College in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo credit: Noppasoon Vorraming / Dusit Thani College.

16 Dec 2015    

Jha presents on luxury hospitality in Thailand

Dipra Jha, assistant professor of practice in Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management, recently traveled to Thailand to deliver a presentation on luxury hospitality in the Asian context. The event was hosted by Dusit Thani College in Bangkok on Nov. 25, 2015.

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14 Dec 2015    By Brooke Sullivan

Eleven CEHS Students Earn Academic All-Big Ten Honors

Eleven CEHS students out of 51 Nebraska student-athletes have been awarded Academic All-Big Ten Honors. Students must be in their second academic year, be a letterwinner, and maintain a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average to be eligible for the Academic All-Big Ten selection.

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