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The Alabama Reading Initiative recently turned to The University of Alabama and its literacy faculty to host its second Educator Preparation Program Research to Practice Lab, held in the Literacy Center at Tom Barnes Hall. On Oct. 8, faculty from six educator preparation programs traveled to the Literacy Center at Tom Barnes Hall, observing as…

Dr. Mandy Cramer was recognized recently by the UA Council on Community-Based Partnerships with its Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship Award for Teaching and Learning during the 2026 Excellence in Community Engagement Awards. Through her work with BLAST Academy, Cramer has been able to combine her passions for innovative teaching and administration while serving the…

The National Council on Measurement in Education has named Dr. Kaiwen Man the 2026 recipient of its Jason Millman Promise of Early Career Measurement Scholar Award in recognition of his exceptional contributions to applied measurement, particularly his research on the use of multimodal data to detect aberrant test-taking behavior. This award is supported by the…

Two major, long-running projects that have shaped computer science (CS) education in Alabama classrooms are reaching completion this fall. Both initiatives — each more than five years in the making — represent a successful collaboration between The University of Alabama’s College of Education and College of Engineering. Together, they have played a pivotal role in…

Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling Dr. Emily Lund has been selected by American Psychological Association (APA) Division 22, Rehabilitation Psychology, to receive the Early Career Education Award for their numerous contributions to the field of psychology and rehabilitation psychology. The award will be presented to them during the 2025 APA Annual Conference in August. Congratulations…

Assistant Professor of Educational Research Dr. JoonHo Lee has been named a 2025 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow.  Lee was one of 25 fellows chosen for this prestigious honor from a collective of more than 270 scholars, recognized for his research project titled “Estimating Distributions and Ranks of Cluster-Specific Effect Parameters: New Bayesian Tools for…

Paul W. Bryant and Mary Harmon Bryant Endowed Professor Dr. Kristine Jolivette has been selected to receive the 2024-25 University of Alabama Outstanding Graduate Mentorship Award. This honor is a testament to Dr. Jolivette’s unwavering dedication to her students and the transformative mentorship she has provided through the years. She not only displays excellence in…

Dr. Claire Major, professor in higher education and the director of the UA Teaching Academy, was named a University of Alabama Distinguished Teaching Professor for the College of Education by the UA Board of Trustees. This honor recognizes faculty members whose research or teaching accomplishments bring great credit to the University through their unwavering dedication…

Dr. Carl Hancock, professor of the Department of Music Education, has been selected by the Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA) Governing Board to join the AMEA Hall of Fame. This honor represents Hancock’s outstanding contributions to music education in Alabama as well as his service to AMEA over the years. Hancock will receive a plaque…

Dr. Anne Witt, 77, inherited her parents’ love and appreciation for music and music education. For 53 years, she has been teaching music in various capacities – 18 of them here at UA as instructor of music education and strings – but she wasn’t always sure that she wanted to pursue a career in music.…