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Professor supports teachers of Ukrainian refugees

Bombs fell. Tanks rolled. Soldiers marched. The war in Ukraine began in February 2022, scattering refugees across the globe. Nearly 13 million Ukrainian refugees have crossed into neighboring Poland since the war began — mostly women and children. They are children who don’t speak Polish, but mainly Russian and Ukrainian. Children who still need to learn, who need school, who need teachers.

Another TWU Holmes Scholar gains national recognition

The Texas Woman’s University Holmes Scholars in the College of Professional Education continue to represent the university well at the national level. After Phyliciá Anderson was named a Holmes Scholar of the Month in October, Blanca Jurado received the honor for May from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE).

SLIS hosts three Taiwanese exchange scholars

While a library can open the entire world to a person willing to discover it, librarianship can sometimes literally lead a person to the other side of the globe. That is the case for three students from Taiwan this summer. 

Faculty, students head to AERA 2023

Faculty and students from Literacy and Learning in the College of Professional Education (COPE) head to Chicago for the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) April 13-16. 

Digital Days summer camp back for 5th year

The popular STEM-based summer camp Digital Days offered by Literacy and Learning in the College of Professional Education enters its fifth year. This year's camp will be Monday, June 26 - Friday, June 30, for the first 20 children, ages 5-8, registered.