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06/22/2026
Congratulations to Katie Abrams, University of Iowa REACH Program Transition Coordinator, on receiving a 2026 J. Frank Vance Distinguished Leadership Award from the Iowa Council of Administrators of Special Education!
We are proud of Katie and the positive impact she has made through her work with UI REACH!
06/18/2026
Do you have a new job? Promotion? Award? Cool new project? We want to hear about it! 🖤💛
Share your good news: https://education.uiowa.edu/alumni-and-friends
06/17/2026
For Carolyn Colvin, literacy has always been a pathway to possibility.
As she retires, Colvin reflects on a career shaped by exceptional students, public education, and decades of community-engaged work with West Liberty families, educators, and adult learners.
Join us in celebrating Carolyn Colvin and her lasting impact on Iowa, our students, and the communities she has served.
Read more about Carolyn's work at the link in comments!
Educator wellness can’t be one more thing added to the list. It has to be part of how schools are designed.
In this episode of EDUcation Unscripted & Xplored, Kari and Mark sit down with Courtney Cook, PK-12 principal at Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School, to talk about what it really looks like to lead with educator wellness in mind.
From meeting structures and dress codes to knowing when to step back from a well-intentioned initiative, Courtney shares honest, practical lessons for building systems that better support educators.
🎧 Listen to Season 1, Episode 6: Systems & Leadership: Building Policies That Promote Educator Wellness.
06/10/2026
Bundle up and hit the backroads with the Iowa Raptor Project 🦅
University of Iowa Alumni Iowa Magazine rode along with Dave Conrads, director of UI WILD’s Iowa Raptor Project, for a winter raptor survey in rural Johnson County. Along the way: bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, and a closer look at the science helping us understand Iowa’s birds of prey.
Read the full story: https://tinyurl.com/4f5p3332
06/09/2026
Congratulations, Allison Levine! 👏
Levine has been named President-Elect of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA) Board of Directors for 2026–27, a national leadership role supporting ARCA’s mission to promote excellence in rehabilitation counseling.
Join us in celebrating this exciting recognition!
06/08/2026
Painting in Maine like Monet? Daily walks? Studio Ghibli movies? Hawkeye Homecoming?
There’s a lot to love about Paige Carlson.
In our latest Staff Spotlight, get to know Paige, an administrative services coordinator at the Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa who brings creativity, curiosity, and a little bit of everything to her work each day.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mveykf37
06/06/2026
06/03/2026
Relationships can change lives — and Laura Gallo has built a career around that belief. 💛
As she retires from the UI College of Education, Gallo reflects on her work preparing future school counselors, supporting students, and advocating for the role counselors play in youth mental health and su***de prevention.
Thank you, Laura, for the care, heart, and leadership you’ve shared with our college community.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2bnh8pv5
06/02/2026
More teachers. More support. More opportunities for students to thrive. 💛
We are launching a new B.A. in Special Education this fall that will help prepare future educators to support K-12 students with disabilities in classrooms across Iowa and beyond.
Read more: tinyurl.com/2nftxynx
College of Education launches new special education undergraduate degree With nearly 40,000 job openings expected over the next decade, the need for more special education teachers is clear. UI’s College of Education hopes to help fill some of those vacant positions by adding a new pathway—a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education—to its undergraduate program offerin...