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COE News
- March 15, 2024 -
CEPR Doctoral Student Adds to Long List of Awards
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Jessica Minton has been working toward her doctorate degree within the College of Education’s Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology
& Research (CEPR). Throughout the years, she’s received noticeable recognition for her work as an educator. Minton tells
us her passion for learning started at a young age.
- March 13, 2024 -
Redesigned ICL Programs Receive TDOE Approval
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A nearly 18-month course redesign within the College of Education (COE) has ended
with the best news possible, approval from the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE).
- March 11, 2024 -
State Leaders Pay First-Time Visit to COE Early Childhood Pre-school Readiness Program
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Recently, state leaders with the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) paid a first-time visit to PM-Ready, The College of Education’s early intervention resource agency for young children with developmental delays and disabilities.
Read more about the visit from DIDD >- March 7, 2024 -
COE Rumble Award Winners Announced
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – This year’s winners of the College of Education (COE) Hubert E. Rumble Outstanding
Student Teacher Award are Seniors LaNerra Gray and Mekyland Williams, recognizing
both as the most outstanding of UofM’s student teachers for the 2023-24 school year.
- March 1, 2024 -
COE’s Renick Makes Headlines for Research on Expanding University Reward System
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - College of Education (COE) Assistant Professor Jennifer Renick has recently been featured in several scholarly articles for her research on a proposed restructuring and/or broadening of faculty incentives and rewards.
Read more about Renick's research >- February 23, 2024 -
Research Excellence: UofM Spotlights COE Faculty and Staff
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Thirty faculty and staff members from the College of Education (COE) were recognized in this year’s Research Celebration.
Read more about who from COE was recognized >- February 23, 2024 -
UofM Job Fair Hosts Hundreds of Mid-South High Schoolers with Disabilities
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The University of Memphis Institute on Disability (UMID) hosted nearly four-hundred Mid-South High Schoolers for a job fair on Thursday. These students all have intellectual and/or physical disabilities, and the hope from the fair was to highlight the opportunities that could be waiting for them after graduation.
Read more about the transition fair >- February 22, 2024 -
COE Teacher Prep Ranks High in Latest State Report Card
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The 2023 Tennessee Educator Preparation Report Card is out, and the University of Memphis College of Education (COE) produced a score that “exceeded expectations."
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