Hood and Hunt redefine principal preparation

In July 2014, Erika Hunt and Lisa Hood went to Washington, D.C., with former State Superintendent Chris Koch and IBHE Director James Applegate and former Director Harry Berman to accept the 2014 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation at the Education Commission of the States conference on behalf of the state of Illinois for the work around the new P–12 Principal Endorsement. (left to right) Harry Berman, former executive director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education; Brian Sandoval, Utah governor and chair of the Education Commission of the States; Erika Hunt; James Applegate, executive director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, and Chris Koch, former state superintendent of the Illinois State Board of Education.

Lisa Hood and Erika Hunt, senior policy analysts and researchers for the Center for the Study of Education Policy, are redefining leadership development in P–20 education.

College of Education Fall Faculty and Staff Meeting

DeGarmo Hall

TheCollege of Education’s 2015 Fall Faculty and Staff Meeting will take place on Thursday, August 13, 2015 from 8-9:30 a.m. (breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m.) in the Brown Ballroom, BSC. All faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.

New book explores assault on communities of color

image of book cover for The Assault on Communities of Color: Exploring the Realities of Race-Based Violence

Nicholas Hartlep is co-editor of a new book, The Assault on Communities of Color: Exploring the Realities of Race-Based Violence. The collection of essays from leading scholars across the nation offers a platform for voices of a new movement forming in the wake of race-based violence.