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Celebrating Excellence in Education: ƶijapp College of Education Honors Alumni at 2025 Awards Ceremony
On May 7, 2025, the ƶijapp’s College of Education hosted its annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Celebration at the Gibbons Alumni Center’s Traditions Hall. The event brought together family, friends, and colleagues to honor outstanding alumni who have made a lasting impact on the field of education.
May 13, 2025Alumni and Friends

Student Spotlight: Paige Glossop is crossing the graduation stage—but her ƶijapp story is far from over
With a strong foundation in exercise science, Paige Glossop is staying at ƶijapp to pursue her master’s degree and continue her work with the Exercise is Medicine On Campus initiative.
May 6, 2025Student Life

Angelica Repaci is stepping into the spotlight as a ƶijapp commencement speaker
She’s about to lead her own classroom—get to know Angelica Repaci, a passionate future educator known for her creativity, compassion, and commitment to inspiring young learners to make a difference.
May 2, 2025Student Life

The Honorable Betty Castor to Receive Inaugural Champion of Education Award
This new award recognizes extraordinary individuals whose leadership, advocacy, and lifelong commitment have made enduring contributions to the field of education. Betty Castor embodies the very spirit of this honor, with a career that has spanned public service, higher education, and national educational policy.
April 28, 2025

A Circus Star’s Story: ƶijapp Contributes to Series that Turns Oral Histories into Lessons
As a child in Soviet-era Romania, Trien lived in the shadow of fear. Her father had been imprisoned in the gulags, forced labor camps during Stalin’s “reign of terror” that were notorious for their brutality. Her family lost their home and any sense of stability, left to navigate a world where hope was fleeting.
April 28, 2025

From Teacher to District Leader to Retiree -- and Now, Back to the Classroom
Mary Anne Rafferty has taught nearly every grade from kindergarten through high school and in schools across America and overseas. She’s been a classroom teacher, a district literacy coach, and, for a short while, a retiree.
April 24, 2025

Announcing recipients of the 2025 ƶijapp College of Education Distinguished Alumni Awards
Presented annually, these awards honor the exceptional achievements of College of Education graduates. Recipients are chosen from nominations submitted by the ƶijapp community.
April 22, 2025Alumni and Friends

100 Faculty and Students to Present Research at American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting
The research of 100 ƶijapp faculty and students will be presented at the 2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting from April 22-27 in Denver, CO.
April 21, 2025
With this gift, the center is expanding its programming related to the integration of technological advancements like AI and data science into teaching and learning.
April 18, 2025

Rediscovering the Why: How An Educator Reconnected with Purpose in ƶijapp’s Reading Education Program
Genesis Zabrzenski has worked with students for more than 20 years, but it was one seventh-grade boy — and ƶijapp’s Master of Arts in Reading Education — that helped them reconnect with the reason they became a teacher.
April 15, 2025

Deirdre Cobb-Roberts Wins 2025 AERA Award
Deirdre Cobb-Roberts, department chair and professor, was selected as a 2025 AERA Award Winner for her tremendous contributions to education research.
April 11, 2025
With support from ƶijapp alumni, a ƶijapp graduate is revolutionizing education through her company that uses artificial intelligence to create personalized learning experiences for students.
April 9, 2025