College of Education Stories & News

A Unified Path for Early Childhood and Special Education

A unified early childhood education curriculum helps meet an ongoing need for teachers in both general education and special education.

Finding the Balance in Well-Being

A growing, common focus on well-being is part of learning, preparation and practice across College of Education programs.

Extending Education Outdoors

Education happens everywhere, as students and alumni of recreation, tourism and nonprofit leadership can attest.

The Real Deal: From Para to Educator

Purple Pathway for Paraeducators yields first graduates as the alternative pathway to a bachelor’s degree gains momentum.

Adventures at UNI inspired a jet-setting career

Brett Meehan's experiences at the University of Northern Iowa have taken him all across the globe, from South Korea to Kenya.

Fighting summer learning loss with a literacy-focused camp at UNI

Camp Activ8 has a special focus on improving literacy through engaging activities like geocaching, science experiments, art projects and hip hop literacy.

Innovative program at UNI leads to dozens of new elementary educators

More than 60 new educators are ready to launch their own elementary school classrooms for the first time, thanks to an innovative new program at UNI.

Principal Brian Downing receives Educational Leadership Legacy Award

Brian Downing, Okoboji High School principal, has received the 2024 UNI Educational Leadership Legacy Award.

Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year traces roots to UNI

School Administrators of Iowa recently named Matt Kingsbury, principal of Vinton-Shellsburg, the 2024 Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year.

Meet the spring 2024 Panther grads

Graduation is right around the corner, which means it’s almost time for many Panthers to say “see you later” to campus and start the next chapter in their lives.