College of Education International Programs

Preparing Students to Teach and Lead in a Diverse, Globally Connected World

It has never been more important for educators and other professionals engaged in the field of education to be globally conscious and equipped to instill global competency in their own students. Through engagement with international students, institutional partnerships, on-campus international programming, study abroad opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate students, and research with visiting scholars, we prepare globally conscious citizens, teachers, administrators, researchers, and policymakers who are ready to confront the global challenges and embrace the worldwide possibilities of our time.

News

  • New Initiative Brings Asian American Authors to Champaign Schools

    May 17, 2021, 13:00 by Ben Zigterman, News-Gazette Media
    In a virtual visit to University Primary School on Friday, a Chinese American author read from her latest picture book and shared how she grappled with feeling different growing up in a small Ohio town.
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  • In-Demand Endorsement Trains Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals

    Oct 14, 2020, 14:43 by Tom Hanlon
    The need for a bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL) endorsement has never been greater in the state of Illinois, and the College of Education is helping to fulfill that need through a fully online endorsement program for practicing teachers.
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  • Resilience in Education: Reflections from Studying Abroad in New Zealand

    Feb 12, 2020, 16:33 by Asmaa Elsayed & Ashley Lawrence, College of Education
    In summer 2019, Education at Illinois’ Office of International Programs partnered with the University of Canterbury to launch its first study abroad program in New Zealand. Asmaa Elsayed, PhD student in Global Studies in Education, led the first New Zealand study abroad experience for Illinois students.
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Events

Why Understanding History Matters for Research?

Champaign , USA
Urbana Free Library

Urbana Free Library

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Event Type: Lecture

Dr. Kevin Tan (Moderator)
Dr. Barbara Suggs-Mason and Angela Rivers, Co-Chairs Champaign County African American Heritage Trail

Join us for the final session of the Community-Engaged Research Series, where we will explore why understanding history matters for research and community impact. Attendees are invited to arrive and first view the Journey to Freedom: Illinois’ Underground Railroad exhibit, on display at the Urbana Free Library through March 29, 2026.

Following brief remarks from exhibit partners and stories of Underground Railroad stories from East Central Illinois and beyond, the session will feature a panel discussion exploring how historical awareness should shape our research priorities. Participants will engage in reflective dialogue to identify actionable ways to integrate historical insight into community-engaged research and public scholarship, advancing social justice, strengthening community trust, while ensuring that our collective research agenda honors the lived experiences and historical contexts of our communities.

The Community-Engaged Research Series is organized by the College of Education, Center for Social & Behavioral Science (CSBS), and Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute (IHSI) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with co-hosts College of Applied Health Sciences, College of Fine and Applied Arts, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and School of Social Work. This event is partially funded by a Healing Illinois Grant. Healing Illinois is funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services in partnership with Field Foundation of Illinois and United Way Champaign County.

College of Education International Programs
1310 S. Sixth St.
Champaign, IL 61820-6925
Phone: 217-333-0960