College of Education

A real dean's list: 3 degrees, 3 babies, 10 years

Milan (Johnson) Blackwell graduated from high school at age 16, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Grand Canyon University in six years, and on Feb. […]

Summit builds good character in schools to combat a divisive culture

Photos by Ralph Freso As a summit of hopeful educators convened Friday at Grand Canyon University, they had no idea what the weekend’s national news […]

Teacher survives stroke and coma to hold her GCU diploma

It took a lot for Shawna Fry, a mother of two, to return to college, and after four years she was within a couple weeks […]

New GCU student's story of freedom she once couldn't write

With her 5-year-old son at her side, Cuban defector Eyleen Ochoa left Ecuador 14 years ago and travelled by foot, horse, bus and small plane […]

COE alums add to long list of educator awards

When Cody (Wyoming) High School Principal Nathan Tedjeske recently won a prestigious national educator award, he joined a ever-growing list of GCU alumni honorees that […]

The grace a cop-turned-teacher found at GCU

She was a New Jersey police officer who saw what happened to kids on the street with challenges. She became a classroom teacher to hear […]

Master's graduate earns A in perseverance

Lauren Martinez wasn't sure if this was the right time to pursue a master's degree, especially with a full-time teaching job and three children to […]

GCU education experts featured at symposium

Eight Grand Canyon University College of Education leaders and faculty recently presented at the recent Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) Symposium in […]

Canyon Undergraduate Research Conference was poster perfect

Students took over Antelope Gymnasium on Thursday to present their research and academic projects as part of the Canyon Undergraduate Research Conference. At more than […]