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  Curriculum & Instruction

  Our award-winning teacher-preparation program gives students invaluable classroom experience with support from experienced mentors. At the graduate level, our degrees deepen students鈥� research skills and content knowledge for career advancement. Together, we're making an impact in schools across the region.

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  Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

  Our graduate programs prepare aspiring principals, superintendents, special education professionals, higher education administrators and other scholars committed to transformative leadership. We also offer undergraduate minors in special populations and Asian-American studies.

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  With a focus on improving wellness and quality of life, we offer undergraduate degrees in health and human development and family sciences. We also offer graduate degrees in counseling, counseling psychology, school psychology, and measurement, quantitative methods and learning sciences.

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A sampling of faculty, staff, student and alumni happenings:

Carrie Cutler, a clinical associate professor of mathematics education won the 2024 Teacher Educator of the Year Award from Texas Association for the Education of Young Children.

Student Success Coach Laura Lee earned a 2024 UH President鈥檚 Excellence Award in the administrative professional category.

Seven faculty members in the College earned promotions in fall 2024: Jeanette Alarc贸n (CUIN), Toya Conston鈥�(笔贬尝厂), Duncan Klussmann鈥�(贰尝笔厂), Blake Allan (PHLS), Conra Gist鈥�(CUIN), Dave Louis鈥�(ELPS) and Jie Zhang (CUIN).

Cindy Romero, program manager in the Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, was elected to the UH Staff Council as an at-large representative.