Indiana University of Pennsylvania has received $2 million to support student-parents through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program.
The 52 students selected for the 2026 Undergraduate Summer Opportunities for Applying Research (U-SOAR) will present their original research projects during the U-SOAR Research Symposium on August 19 from 10:00 a.m. to noon in Sutton Hall’s Blue Room.
Applications are now available for the Crimson Hawk Bridge program, IUP’s certificate program for students with intellectual disabilities. All applications are due by August 14th. Applications are available on the program”s website.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania has received $349,511 from the Pennsylvania Department of Education through Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s Dual Credit Innovation Grant Program, with a goal of addressing the Commonwealth’s teacher shortage.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s 2025–26 Justice Research Fellows—Lauren Connor, Reia Sanchez, Kelly Szolek, and Jackson White—presented their original research to Indiana County officials at the Indiana County Courthouse on April 29.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s doctoral programs in education have been selected by “U.S. News and World Report” for its 2026 “best graduate schools” rankings.
Four IUP students in the Cook Honors College from the Department of School Psychology, Special Education, and Sociology and the Department of Finance and Economics have been selected from a pool of exemplary nominees to be the fourth cohort of the IUP Justice Research Fellows at the Administration and Leadership Studies Research and Training Center.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania will welcome 22 educators from 13 countries August 13 through December 10 as part of the university’s selection as a host for the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers.
Robert Orth, managing director of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Administration and Leadership Studies Research and Training Center, is the 2025 Social Sciences Career Pathways Speaker.
Thomas and Virginia Schott of DuBois, first-generation college graduates and alumni of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Clarion University of Pennsylvania (now PennWest Clarion), respectively, have gifted IUP $25,000 to establish the Thomas and Virginia Schott Social Studies Scholarship at IUP.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania welcomed 21 educators from 14 countries, who will complete professional development coursework at IUP and be guest teachers in the Indiana Area School District and in the Pittsburgh Public School system, as part of the university’s selection as a host for the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers.
A graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, originally from the Johnstown area, has gifted IUP $1 million to establish a scholarship for IUP education students.
A community organization dedicated to helping people with developmental disabilities has donated more than $75,000 to Indiana University of Pennsylvania to continue its legacy and to honor one of its long-time members, the late Donald B. Townsend of Indiana County.
A year-long program developed by a team at Indiana University of Pennsylvania to recruit and retain talented teachers was selected for recognition by PA Needs Teachers in its Solutions Playbook, published recently by Teach Plus Pennsylvania and the National Center on Education and the Economy.
Lorraine J. Guth, Indiana University of Pennsylvania professor of counseling, has been selected as IUP’s 2024–25 Distinguished University Professor.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania can add a third Crystal Pillar Award and its first Emmy award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to its list of accolades.
Julie Ankrum started her career by teaching kindergarten. Now she’s teaching the teachers who might go on to work in elementary and high schools. Although the students she works with have changed, her passion for teaching literacy has not.
Two graduates of IUP, Nick Jacobs and Mary Ann Hoysan Jacobs, have donated more than $40,000 to support the accreditation application process for the school of osteopathic medicine.
Five graduates of Indiana University of Pennsylvania have been selected for the 2022 IUP Young Alumni Award. This award was created to recognize recent IUP graduates identified as being outstanding in their professions.
From a young age, Lindsay Ward heard the call of the city, but she wasn’t sure how to get there. At IUP, she developed the skills and network to eventually land her dream job as a news anchor in Pittsburgh.
IUP’s Department of Counseling has been invited to join the Cambria County Drug and Alcohol Program and REACH (Reaching Educational Achievements with Clinical Mental Health), a school-based mental health agency, to provide interns for supervised counseling and support for students in Cambria County schools.
Josh Hill, a 2016 IUP communications media graduate, has been hired as the new director of Strategic Communications and Ideation for IUP Athletics.
The COEC Diversity and Inclusion Standing Committee (DISC) has been working on the Diversity and Inclusion D2L Resource Page, and are pleased to announce that it is once again live!
The College of Education and Communications and the Office of Educator Preparation congratulates IUP alumna Debra Calvert for being named the 2021 Charles County Maryland Principal of the Year.
Congratulations to the team at Indi-Kids for achieving reaccredited for the next five years from the National Association for the Education of Young Children.