by abhiramgorle | Apr 8, 2011 | Dean's Messages
Dear Colleagues, In February, Provost Joe Glover informed you via email of my recent decision to step down as dean of UF’s College of Education and return to teaching and research on the education faculty. I want to follow up with my own expressions of gratitude and...
by abhiramgorle | Jan 25, 2011 | Dean's Messages
Posted Jan. 25, 2011 Happy New Year! Despite all the problems and challenges facing our state and nation, it’s difficult not to feel a burst of optimism at the beginning of a new year. It’s hard to believe that the first decade of the 21st century is already over....
by abhiramgorle | Apr 13, 2010 | Dean's Messages, Press Releases
Posted April 15, 2010 Few issues in education have created as an intense public debate as the two bills the Florida Legislature passed last week. Known as Senate Bill 6 (with the identical companion House Bill 7189), the bills propose radical changes to educational...
by abhiramgorle | Feb 12, 2010 | Dean's Messages, Press Releases
Improving the quality of teacher preparation–a perennial topic in American education–has received renewed attention under the Obama administration, and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has made several high profile speeches recently that underscore...
by abhiramgorle | Nov 10, 2009 | Dean's Messages, Press Releases
Although Halloween is over, the education gremlins are still lurking in state and national policy circles. What are the education gremlins? They are the imps who whisper in policymakers’ ears that colleges of education are not sufficiently meeting the challenge of...
by abhiramgorle | Apr 24, 2009 | Dean's Messages, Press Releases
Posted April 24, 2009 While we wait for the University of Florida’s final budget to emerge from the state Legislature, we should keep in mind the fact that we have a strong and vibrant College of Education, where outstanding work continues even during these hard...
