College of Education

The Lope infiltration of one Georgia school district

A single school district in Atlanta’s metropolitan area placed 32 student teachers from Grand Canyon University this semester. It’s so uncommon – at most, a […]

How an online student found faith, a fresh start at GCU … and cheesecake

Story by Eric Jay Toll Morgan Lomas, 45, is a high school dropout. But the central Pennsylvanian, who has overcome many challenges in her life, […]

Character summit: 'It is all about promoting the common good'

What Emily Farkas and Dr. Ashley Brandon are doing at Grand Canyon University’s Canyon Center for Character Education is nothing short of vital in these […]

GCU alums keep piling up Milken Educator Awards

Allie Galas on Tuesday became the seventh Grand Canyon University alumnus in four years to win the Milken Educator Award in a surprise ceremony at […]

COE is showing up big at national conferences

At times, Dr. Meredith Critchfield looks around a conference hall and marvels. “The level of Grand Canyon University participation in these major national educator preparation […]

Kozimor family finds love, faith and teaching at GCU

Photos by Ralph Freso Steve and Jamie Kozimor stood by the bench where, a lifetime ago, everything changed. The bench on Grand Canyon University’s campus […]

To GCU alumnus, national award is from putting kids first

Luke Kanine is the kind of small-town educator who not only teaches middle school P.E. and Spanish but serves as the behavior interventionist. He also […]

Character center summit to feature seven speakers

Dr. Lance Forman, associate professor and director of the Educational Leadership Program at Lipscomb University, will join Dr. Kara Chism of Samford University as keynote […]

Virtues can deflect stress of divided times, guest speaker preaches

There's no definitive list of virtues. But there are plenty that serve as positive character traits, according to Dr. Michael Hahn, assistant dean of the […]