College of Education

Dr. Calvin Johnson, former chair of UALR’s Department of Teacher Education, has been named interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Dean Angela Sewall has been named to the board of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.

Dr. William E. Garner, associate professor of rehabilitation counseling in the Department of Counseling, Adult and Rehabilitation Education, has been elected vice president of the Southwest Region National Rehabilitation Association … Garner Elected VP of Rehabilitation Association

Henry Anderson, a graduate of the UALR College of Education’s Educational Administration Program, has been named to the “20 to Watch in 2012” list published by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s Three … COE Grad Named One of ’20 to Watch in 2012′

Dr. Karina R. Clemmons, assistant professor of teacher education, published an article with Colleen Sheehy, assistant professor of teacher education at the University of Indianapolis, in the latest issue of … Article Provides Tools to Science Teachers

Students participating in the Arkansas Advanced Initiative for Math and Science, Inc. effort to increase Advance Placement scores posted a 32 percent overall increase in qualifying scores in math, science, and English this year.

UALR Professor Ann Robinson, the president of the National Association of Gifted Children, made the case recently for advocating gifted and talented programs nationwide at the Hormel Foundation’s  Symposium on … Robinson Touts Gifted Education Advances

Two UALR experts on STEM Education have been appointed to serve on the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) State Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Team.

Legislators, policy-makers, STEM experts, teachers, administrators and university professors will gather for a summit Tuesday, May 17, sponsored by UALR to discuss Project STEM Starters, a research and development program … UALR Hosts STEM Starter Summit Tuesday

Melanie Thornton, associate director of the Disability Resource Center, has received the Arkansas Distinguished Advocate Award from the Arkansas Chapter of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind … Thornton Recognized for Rehab Help