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06 Apr 2016

Barkley Center celebrates 40 years

The campus community and public is invited to attend an open house from 4-7 p.m., Friday, April 8 to help celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Barkley Memorial Center on East Campus. The Barkley Center is home to the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders.

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17 Mar 2016

CEHS climbs in U.S. News rankings

The College of Education and Human Sciences’ graduate education program landed at No. 39 among 184 universities in U.S. News and World Report’s list of Best Education Graduate Schools announced March 16. That's a one-spot improvement from last year's rankings.

Dean Marjorie Kostelnik said the rankings reflect the college’s success in preparing students to make a difference.

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04 Mar 2016

Buffett Early Childhood Institute to announce statewide survey results

More than 7,100 Nebraskans recently responded to the largest public opinion survey ever conducted in the state about the care and education of young children. Findings of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute/Gallup Survey on Early Childhood Care and Education in Nebraska will be shared from 8:30-10 a.m., March 29 at the Sheldon Museum of Art (note this is a location change) on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. Opening remarks will be made by Senator Galen Hadley, speaker of the Nebraska Legislature.

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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 14^th 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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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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08 Dec 2015 By Dr. Sherri Jones

Congratulations to Matt Lambert for Accomplishments

Matt was recently awarded a Fulbright Specialist Grant; he has partnered with TeamMates to study their recruitment processes; and he recently became an associate editor of Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools.

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24 Nov 2015 By Dr. Sherri Jones

Maag and Barlow Honored

John Maag was honored during his class today by the Mortar Board Society (Black Masques) for his leadership in teaching, research, and service. Congratulations John!

Steven Barlow was elected to membership in the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR). The goal of SPR is to create a network of multidisciplinary researchers to improve child health. Steven will be honored at their meeting in the spring. Congratulations Steven!

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17 Nov 2015

Barlow honored by ASHA

Steven Barlow, Corwin Moore Professor in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, has received the highest honor of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

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03 Nov 2015

CEHS Student Research and Creative Activity Fair Nov. 14

CEHS undergraduate and graduate students will share their work with fellow students, faculty and other educators and community members Saturday, Nov. 14 at Teachers College Hall and the Henzlik Hub. Other UNL students and recent alums who have engaged in the study of education and/or human sciences have also been invited to share.

The aim of the conference is to give students an opportunity to showcase their work and dialogue with peers and mentors about important issues in education and the human sciences.

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09 Oct 2015

SECD faculty & staff recognized

Faculty and staff from the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders have recently been recognized for a variety of professional successes.

Steven Barlow, Corwin Moore Professor, was appointed as associate director of the center for Brain, Biology and Behavior. He will lead interdisciplinary research efforts in neurotherapeutics. He will also receive American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Honors at its November convention—the highest award given by ASHA for significant contributions to the field.

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