About 110 experts in education and educational law gathered this June for the 2026 Martha McCarthy Education Law and Policy Institute. This year’s institute focused on legal issues surrounding curriculum, instruction, and parental rights as well as other current discussions in education law and policy.
Dean Robert Berry signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will enable qualified UPI lecturers to transfer to IU to complete a Ph.D. at the IU School of Education in Bloomington. They will also be eligible to be awarded a doctoral degree from UPI upon the successful defense of their dissertation.
Shellie Harshberger was busy completing a week-long puppy trainer certification program while also studying educational psychology—and realized the two topics had much in common. The book is one Harshberger wishes someone had handed her when she began her teaching career 20 years ago.
As college-in-prison programs grow across the country, researchers at the IU School of Education are launching a new survey designed to better understand and improve the experiences of incarcerated students.
A free summer reading program at the Education Library is free to all and includes prizes and a free book for participants. Readers will explore a variety of art mediums, including drawing, book illustration, painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and fiber arts, and dance.
Seven faculty members from the IU School of Education have been promoted. The promotions were approved by the IU Board of Trustees at their June meeting and are effective as of July 1, 2026.
Associate Professor Kyungbin Kwon has been appointed Director of the Center for Research on Learning and Technology (CRLT) in the IU School of Education, effective July 1. Kwon has served as Interim Director since March.
Despite working full-time as an assistant director of development at the Indiana University School of Education and pursuing a Master of Public Affairs at the #1-ranked O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Shayla George still finds time to make an impact beyond campus.
A recently released report from the Chronicle highlights ways that university leaders can motivate and retain faculty in tough economic times—and emphasizes the importance of considering stress on faculty, using research from Allison BrckaLorenz, Senior Research Scientist at the IU School of Education.
From future elementary educators and school counselors to educational leaders and mental health professionals, this graduating class reflects both the growing needs of today’s schools and the expanding ways educators make an impact. Among the undergraduate class alone are 17 first-generation students.
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