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This May, several fifth graders at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School will become the first students to graduate from the school’s dual language immersion program—a program they first enrolled in as kindergarten students.

According to doctoral student Tyler Skinner (Ph.D. ’24), food prices at the Masters Tournament are still reasonable despite growing inflation.

Student affairs professional Dana Barnhart (B.S. ’12) recently received the inaugural Dean's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate Education.

Professor Juanita Johnson-Bailey recently received the 2022 Zenobia L. Hikes Woman of Color in the Academy Award from Virginia Tech.

The Mary Frances Early College of Education rose nine spots to be ranked 32nd in the nation by the 2023 U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools list.

Study shows exergaming has positive health effects for people who don’t want to hit the gym

Julie Luft, Athletic Association Professor of Science Education and Distinguished Research Professor in the College’s Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education, co-edited a recently published handbook on science teacher education.

A new research paper co-authored by Patrick O’Connor, professor in the Mary Frances Early College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, details the effects on marathon run performance when taking place on daylight saving time transition days.

Tyler Skinner, (Ph.D. ’24), doctoral student in the College’s sport management program, won the 2022 Applied Sport Management Association Graduate Student Research Competition award.

Julie Luft, Athletic Association Professor of Science Education and Distinguished Research Professor in the College’s Department of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Education, was recently elected president of the National Science Teaching Association.