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Phone calls add personal touch to USF’s recruitment of underrepresented students
Nearly 200 USF faculty, administrators and staff have been working to boost enrollment among underrepresented populations by personally reaching to admitted students to answer questions or address concerns they might have as they finalize their college decisions.
March 25, 2022University News
USF research team receives $1 million grant to launch oral history project exploring civics education, varying systems of government
The University of South Florida (USF) College of Education was awarded a $1 million grant by the Florida Department of Education to develop a new series of oral history resources that will be used by educators, school districts and the public as part of Florida’s revised civics education curriculum.
March 22, 2022Honors and Awards
Florida's 2022 Teacher of the Year is inspiring education excellence
Sarah Painter is a fifth-grade teacher in Pinellas County, Fla. who has spent more than 18 years serving in the classroom. Her talent for developing lasting connections with her students and their families led her to be named Florida’s 2022 Teacher of the Year—a role in which she helps celebrate Florida teachers and elevate the education profession.
March 14, 2022Student Success
Bridging math and social justice for inclusive education
As a mathematics educator, Ruthmae Sears has a true flair for problem solving. Her work extends far beyond using formulas and finding solutions to abstract mathematical problems. Using mathematical reasoning to examine social disparities, Sears develops community-centric solutions.
January 13, 2022Research and Innovation
City of St. Petersburg approves USF and community researchers’ recommendations on how to address systemic racism
St. Petersburg City Council members are moving forward with a plan created by an interdisciplinary team of researchers coordinated by the University of South Florida on how to identify and address structural racism in the community.
December 10, 2021University News
USF receives $1.2 million gift to expand assistance to students with intellectual disabilities
The University of South Florida today announced a $1.2 million gift from Andrew and Eileen Hafer to benefit UMatter, an innovative, inclusive postsecondary education program in the USF College of Education created to provide young people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to experience higher education and campus life.
September 30, 2021University News
USF research team awarded Library of Congress grant to promote visual literacy and historical inquiry with young children
The Library of Congress grant will fund a project designed to strengthen the skills of early childhood teachers in supporting preschoolers’ exploratory learning and play-based inquiry using community-based historical photographs.
September 10, 2021Research and Innovation
USF research team receives NSF grant to study the public’s understanding of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity
A University of South Florida research team was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the public’s understanding of artificial intelligence technologies and to teach people how to identify deceptive uses of these technologies online.
July 28, 2021Research and Innovation
Rolle selected as new University of South Florida College of Education dean
The University of South Florida announced the appointment of R. Anthony Rolle, an experienced leader and former professor and department chair at USF, as the new dean of the College of Education. Rolle returns to USF after serving as dean of the Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies at the University of Rhode Island for the past four years.
June 8, 2021University News
USF College of Education STEM Teacher Preparation Initiative endorsed for appropriations funding by Rep. Kathy Castor
A new STEM Teacher Preparation Initiative in the University of South Florida’s (USF) College of Education was endorsed by U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) for consideration by the House Appropriations Committee in appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year.
May 7, 2021University News
USF College of Education assistant professor to establish Caribbean educational research center through $3.6 million grant
Patriann Smith has been awarded a three-year, $3.6 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish an interdisciplinary educational research center to help support decision making and policy development for educational innovation and expansion in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
April 19, 2021Research and Innovation
City of St. Petersburg selects USF researchers to identify, make recommendations to address systemic racism
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of South Florida will assist the city of St. Petersburg in identifying structural racism and make recommendations on how to address the multi-faceted issue.
March 23, 2021University News