April 2025
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Michael Skyer Awarded with the Dr. Jon Henner Memorial Early Career Award by the Association of College Educators – Deaf & Hard of Hearing
By Carly Utterback, CEHHS Student Reporter, Class of 2025 Our very own Michael Skyer, assistant professor of deaf studies and deaf education in the department of Theory & Practice in Teacher Education (TPTE), has received an award for showing an early record of a promising career in both teaching and research in deaf education within…
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Doctoral Students Win Dissertation Fellowship
Two Doctoral Students from TPTE Win Dissertation Funding in National Competition Dani Rimbach-Jones and Bethany Parker are the recent recipients of a $25,000 fellowship from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to help offset expenses related during the final year of dissertation writing. Both are doctoral students in the department of Theory and Practice…
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CEHHS Earns National Recognition in 2025 U.S. News & World Report Rankings
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has received national recognition in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings, with several programs achieving high marks—including those in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (CEHHS). CEHHS graduate education programs saw a significant rise, ranking 43rd among public institutions (up from 51st) and 54th (up from…