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Lauren Barth-Cohen, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, has been named a 2025 U of U Presidential Scholar. Professor Barth-Cohen joins the ranks of three other CoEdu professors who have shared this honor over the past decade:

This fall, veteran College of Education advisor Sara Hatch Southwick (left) moved into a new role in the Navigate U Hub. The hub unites the U's most community-centered disciplines, Education and Social Work, to focus on undergraduate advising and support in the areas of elementary and secondary education, social work, educational psychology, behavioral health, special education, and related fields. Hatch brings 11 years of advising experience to the hub.

College of Education faculty members Madeline Hafner and Peggy Kong have secured acceptance to the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), a national knowledge forum of colleges of education across the country. With their successful application, Professors Hafner and Kong have plugged the University of Utah College of Education into a vibrant and impactful network of 150+ colleges working together to “undertake a critical examination of the doctorate in education (Ed.D.) through dialogue, experimentation, critical feedback, and evaluation.”

The University of Utah College of Education and College of Science have announced David Stroupe’s appointment as director of the Center for Science and Mathematics Education (CSME), a program based in the College of Science that works to enhance K-12 math and science instruction, undergraduate support and increase access that promotes success in science and mathematics for K-12 and undergraduate students.