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Professor Vicki Collet was named the 2023 recipient of the Albert J. Mazurkiewicz Special Services Award, recognizing special service and significant contributions to the association.

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Share Jack Cassidy, professor emeritus at both Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Millersville University in Pennsylvania, died on Saturday, May 22, after a long-fought battle with cancer. He was 80. Cassidy was a past president of the International Reading Association (IRA, now the International Literacy Association, ILA) from 1982 to 1983. As messages poured in following the news of his death, many focused on his stature—in intellect, heart, and even physical presence. (In fact, he was...

April 12, 2021 Leigh Hall Leigh Hall, a University of Wyoming professor of adolescent literacy, has been invited to participate in the International Literacy Association’s annual “What’s Hot in Literacy” survey for 2021. Hall, the Wyoming Excellence in Higher Education Endowed Chair in Literacy Education, is one of only 25 researchers worldwide selected to serve in this role, which is a top honor for literacy researchers. The survey helps literacy researchers, educators and policymakers...

Observing from a distance: Insights for conducting effective field-based observations in online courses Katherine Landau Wright, Ph.D., College of Education About the project The move to online learning has led to challenges for students in teacher preparation programs who are required to undergo observation and receive feedback from their supervisors. In this project, Dr. Wright and her colleagues attempted to address the struggles students face when recording and uploading their teaching demo...