Briar Cliff Alumni Receives James Madison Fellowship

Briar Cliff is pleased to announce the winners of program awards as well as recognizing this year’s graduating class of the Honors Program. ...

The Professional Development School at Briar Cliff University is a collaborative relationship between the Briar Cliff University Teacher Preparation Program and Leeds Elementary School. We spoke to some cooperating teachers working with our PDS and student teachers about the importance of these hands-on learning experiences. ...

Taylor Clark and Taylor Wagner have been crowned as Briar Cliff University’s Homecoming king and queen for 2018. ...

Sister Ruth Schock and Sister Mary Jane Koenigs are celebrating milestone Dubuque Franciscan jubilees this year. ...

Sister Ruth Schock, associate professor of education, was named a 2017 Franciscan Federation Honoree at the Franciscan Federation’s Annual Federation Conference in June in Buffalo, New York. ...

After four decades of teaching, Holly Mead and Penny Neswick aren't having a retirement party. They aren't taking a cruise, a trip or a shopping spree. ...

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Three Briar Cliff students (who also happen to be martial arts experts) blog about Spring Break in Morton, Miss., where they're tutoring at an after-school program for disadvantaged youth. ...

Briar Cliff University proudly represented student constituents for education legislative issues on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the Iowa State Capitol as part of Iowa Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (IACTE) Day at the Capitol. ...

States and capitals are a big part of the social studies curriculum for fourth graders, so teacher Amanda Elbert ('12) opted to introduce a project that made learning easier. ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Ever since Emma Bruns was a little girl, she’s known what she wants to do with her life. ...

Dr. Michael Baldwin, a 1981 Briar Cliff graduate, was recently selected as one of 50 finalists worldwide for the prestigious $1 million Global Teacher Prize. ...

Dr. Kristen Crabtree-Groff's research on an innovative approach to nurturing leadership and character in adolescents was recently co-published in the Journal of Youth Development. ...

Briar Cliff education majors recently traveled to the capitol and met with state lawmakers regarding the future of education in Iowa. ...

Reading a book called "The Sick Pets" to a group of first graders, Katie Mueller tells the story of pups Pip, Bix and Vin's trip to the veterinarian's office. ...