Curtis Bonk has been named a Distinguished Professor, the most prestigious appointment offered by Indiana University to honor faculty whose outstanding scholarship, artistic or literary distinction, or other achievements that have won significant recognition by peers.
Hana Jun, a 2025 graduate of the Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies program, was awarded the Larry Metcalf Exemplary Dissertation Award by the National Council for the Social Studies, at their annual meeting last December.
The honorary Doctor of Philosophy in English Language Studies and Teaching from the National Institute of Development Administration recognizes the collaborative efforts that Pawan led between the IU School of Education and NIDA’s Graduate School of Language and Communication.
Vasti Torres has won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), the leading comprehensive student affairs association that advances student affairs and engages students for a lifetime of learning and discovery. Torres will be honored along with other awardees during ACPA’s convention in March.
A project led by Anne Leftwich and Cindy Hmelo-Silver and funded by the National Science Foundation will partner IU School of Education researchers with rural elementary teachers in Indiana to help them introduce AI concepts while studying how rural contexts shape implementation and how the curriculum impacts students’ AI knowledge, engagement, and STEM interest.
Dean Robert Berry, Keith Barton, Jessica Lester, and Vasti Torres were among 34 scholars across the country selected as American Educational Research Association Fellows for their exceptional contributions to, and excellence in, education research. They will be inducted during a ceremony at the AERA Annual Meeting in Los Angeles on April 9.
Two new grants, led by Assistant Professor Heather Ormiston, will help support recruitment, training, and retention of school psychologists in two local school corporations, expanding the capacity of each district to address shortages.
Graduate student Le Dolino won the People's Choice for the Three Minute Thesis award at the Association for Science Teacher Education’s annual conference last month.
A team of high school students led by Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor Hannah Gahimer have won the Indiana We the People state competition and will now move on to the national competition.
Nicole Leach (Ed.D. in Educational Leadership 2024), Kylie Staples (BS 2018), and undergraduate student Hannah Thomas each received prestigious awards at the annual Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association (IFLTA) conference late last year.
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