🐾 Get to Know Our EduDawgs: He Ren 📊 For doctoral student He Ren, statistics is about understanding people. As a Measurement and Statistics PhD student at the UW College of Education, he studies how surveys better capture learning, belonging, and well-being. Learn more about He Ren buff.ly/UrADOse

Meet Ashley Ya-Hsuan Huang, a graduate student in the on-campus Applied Behavior Analysis program! In the program, Ashley has found a supportive community of peers and professors, hands-on experience at the Haring Center, and opportunities to build both research and real-world skills.

Meet Ravena, a student in the Learning Sciences and Human Development (LSHD) Master's program. Learn more about the program on our website! 🔗 education.uw.edu/academics/pr... #CollegeOfEducation #UW #mastersprogram #StudentSpotlight

🎉 Save the date OSAS x OSDI invite you to the College of Education 2026 Cultural Showcase. 🗓️ Friday, May 1 🕛 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM 📍 Miller Hall, Room 104

The final deadline is fast approaching! Last call to submit your applications for ABA, EDFLP, IL, IslandWood, and SPED-TEP before the May 1st deadline. Don’t miss your chance! 🔗 buff.ly/cMAqqEl #Collegeofeducation #ApplicationDeadline

This Husky Giving Day, fifty donors came together to raise $4,750 for the Dean’s Fund for Excellence and Innovation in Education! In addition, we will still be receiving a generous $10,000 challenge commitment, which boosts the total impact to nearly $15,000!

Only hours left in Husky Giving Day! We’re working to reach $10,000 to unlock a $10,000 match — and we’re close. Be part of what helps unlock an additional $10,000 in support, given in honor of Dean Mia Tuan.

It starts now. 🌱 Husky Giving Day is here. Help us reach $10,000 to unlock a $10,000 match. Laurie Black and Stafford Mays will contribute an additional $10,000 in honor of Dean Mia Tuan when we reach this goal.

EduTalks: Solving for X brought together faculty voices taking on some of the most complex challenges in education today. From equity and access to systems change and student success, each talk offers a clear perspective on how we move education forward. 🎥 youtu.be/W2MegOW3fjU?...

Dr. Tyrone C. Howard (Ph.D. ’98) has been named editor of the prestigious Multicultural Education Series at Teachers College Press 🎓 He succeeds founding editor and longtime UW professor Dr. James A. Banks as the series celebrates its 30th anniversary 🏆

Celebrating Dr. Maggie Beneke, associate professor of Culturally Sustaining Education, on being named a 2025 Outstanding Reviewer by Review of Educational Research 🎓✨ This honor recognizes the critical, often unseen work of peer review that helps shape research with care, equity, and rigor 📚

The University of Washington’s Ed.D. in Leadership for Learning (L4L) has been ranked No. 6 in the nation by EdDPrograms.org 🎓✨ Out of more than 1,400 programs nationwide, only 25 earned a spot — placing UW in rare company 🏆

Education across Washington, powered by you 💜 At the UW College of Education, impact spans early learning, K–12, higher education, and community partnerships statewide, reaching classrooms, families, and communities where it matters most.

New work from the UW College of Education community is shaping conversations across education, research, and student success ✨

Warning: excessive cuteness ahead 🐾💜 In honor of National Pet Day, we’re celebrating some of the beloved fur babies from our CoE community. From study buddies to work from home supervisors, these companions bring joy, comfort, and a whole lot of personality to our everyday lives.

Interested in a career in education? Join us for our annual🌼Spring Fling on the Quad on April 23rd! You'll have a chance to learn about our programs and how to be involved with our student groups while enjoying cake, painting activities, and a chance to win swag playing trivia! #UW #Spring

We talk about fixing education… but too often, we do it alone. Liz Huizar and Ji Ho Yang share how their work with the Southeast Seattle Education Coalition is breaking down silos by bringing community, research, and advocacy together. Because the problem is not effort. It is working in isolation.

A letter to the President: "Mr. President, my disability is what makes me special because I get to see things other people cannot see." Shea Lawson challenges the systems that decide who belongs—and who gets heard.

“Children are not disposable. Children arrive whole.” This one will sit with you. Jordan Taitingfong reminds us that the stories we tell shape everything. When we reduce children to labels, files, or systems, we miss who they already are. Whole. Powerful. Full of identity, culture, and future.

Rankings are one measure. Our people are another. 🌱 The UW College of Education is ranked #24 nationally by US News — with four programs in the top 15, including #6 in elementary and #7 in secondary teacher education.

What does it actually look like when teachers learn together, not just work side by side? In this conversation, Elham Kazemi and Jessica Calabrese break down how schools can be intentionally designed to support real collaboration, not just squeeze it in.

Over 250+ attendees came together for EduTalks 2026 and the energy in the room said everything ✨ Solving for X was not just a theme. It was a challenge, a call, and a reminder that the future of education is being shaped right now by the people willing to step forward and share bold ideas 🎤

Cheryl Wright-Wilson & Raymond Wilson, both alumni from the Class of 1969, have made a bequest of more than $8 million to be shared among the College of Education, the School of Pharmacy and UW Medicine’s BRaIN Laboratory.

New research from our community is driving impact across youth development!

Hello Spring 🌸 A new season of growth, learning, and possibility — and who you spend it with makes all the difference.   #UWCoe #UWCollegeOfEd #Spring #EduDawgs

Don’t just hear about it… be in the room 🎤✨ “5-min talks, 1 powerful image, 10 big ideas for education” EduTalks: Solving for X March 31, 5–7 p.m. | The Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theatre Seats fill fast 👀 🔗 buff.ly/Ec8POLc #UW #CollegeofEducation #Seattle

2.8 million students took college courses while still in high school last year. Dual enrollment programs are expanding rapidly across the United States, promising a faster and more affordable path to a degree. But what might students lose when college becomes about speed and efficiency?

Research and Impact in Action ✨ Dr. Shaneé A. Washington has been named the 2026 recipient of the William J. Davis Award for her article, Engaging Indigenous Families and Community Members: Leadership Towards Relationality and Relational Accountability.

Meet Emily Lago Anderson, a student in the Learning Sciences & Human Development (LSHD) master’s program. Hear from Emily about what drew her to the program and what makes it such a meaningful part of her academic journey.

“Equity isn’t a slogan — it’s a decision-making practice.” UW College of Education alumna Dr. Britney Holmes (MIT ’14) has spent nearly two decades working to build schools where every child, and every adult, can belong.

Join us for a virtual information session to learn more about the M.Ed. in Instructional Leadership program!

Final Speaker Lineup Reveal 🎤✨ We’re closing out our EduTalks speaker rollout with the final voices bringing bold ideas to this year’s theme, Solving for X. These speakers are pushing conversations forward and challenging how we think about education, equity, and impact.

🐾 Show us your pets! We’re celebrating National Pet Day (April 11) by featuring the pets of our College of Education community in the April issue of EduDawg Express. CoE students, staff, and faculty are all welcome to submit their pet photos. Submissions are open through the end of March.

New Research in Action 📚✨ Dr. Jennifer Lee Hoffman co edited a special issue on how college athletics shape the experiences of women identifying athletes. From Title IX to LGBTQ+ inclusion and coaching bias, this work explores equity, access, and power in intercollegiate sports. buff.ly/EEJDnVy

💜 Get to Know Our EduDawgs 🐾 Malcom L. King ✨ In his work, Malcom L. King invites us to reconsider one of education’s simplest, most radical acts: listening. A doctoral student at the UW College of Education, Malcom studies how young Black children express agency and shape relationships in school.

Hear from our Community Liaison about how the ECO program prepares students for meaningful work in community organizations, nonprofits, and other high impact roles. Fall applications are open until April 15. Learn more and apply - bit.ly/4rnd9nq

Our EduTalks speaker lineup continues with more voices helping us explore this year’s theme, Solving for X. Through powerful images and insights, these presenters invite us to look more closely at the systems, histories, and challenges shaping education today.

A look at some of the impactful work happening across the College of Education. Dr. Min Sun will speak as part of the 2026 EDU Distinguished Lecture Series, sharing how AI systems can move from research into real classrooms to transform STEM learning and workforce development - buff.ly/tCAdbe8

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Arvey Tov, UW College of Education PhD alum and assistant professor at UW Tacoma, for receiving the Outstanding Dissertation Award from AERA’s Disability Studies in Education SIG. 👏 Her work celebrates disability identity, community, and culture in schools.

Thinking about an ECO internship but unsure about committing for a full year? What if that experience could shape your future career? Hear from our Community Liaison about how ECO prepares students for meaningful work in community organizations, nonprofits, and other high-impact roles. 👇

🎉 Save the date! OSAS x OSDI will host the College of Education 2026 Cultural Showcase on May 1. Join us for performances, food, art, demonstrations, and more as we celebrate the many cultures that make up our CoE community. Interested in participating? 👇

Next up in our EduTalks speaker lineup, we are spotlighting voices bringing bold ideas to this year’s theme, Solving for X. Each presenter will share a powerful image and insight that invites us to rethink the complex questions shaping education today.

In her feature article, Dr. Washington "explores Indigenous parents’ and community leaders’ engagement within and beyond the public schools their children attend, centering their perspectives, priorities, and practices." Full article here: bit.ly/4st06B2 @uwcollegeofed.bsky.social #edusky

Dr. Philip Bell, Shauna C. Larson Endowed Chair, was invited as a member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences to present to the bipartisan SciTech Caucus in Olympia during a session on the Science of STEM Education.

Dr. Walter C. Parker and Dr. Sheila W. Valencia, alongside Jane C. Lo, have authored a chapter in Promoting K–12 Civic Learning and Engagement Through Assessment (Routledge, 2026).

Swing by the Office of Student and Academic Services (OSAS) next week for some toasty waffles, hot cocoa, and punny bookmarks! Open to all UW College of Education students - we hope you'll stop by for some fuel for your finals! #uw #CollegeOfEducation #finals

Introducing a new CSSS Certificate Track for Education Ph.D. Students, a collaboration between the UW Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences (CSSS) and the UW College of Education Measurement and Statistics program.

Continuing our EduTalks speaker rollout. Each presenter will share a powerful idea and image connected to this year’s theme, Solving for X, offering new ways to think about the complex questions shaping education today.

Alumni Corner is the University of Washington College of Education’s podcast series that highlights the journeys, leadership and real world impact of alumni across classrooms, communities, policy and research. Through thoughtful conversations, each episode centers alumni voices and explores how...

Hear from our Community Liaison about how ECO prepares students for careers in community organizations, nonprofits, and other high-impact roles. Fall applications open March 1. Learn more - bit.ly/4rnd9nq #UW #CollegeofEducation