Project UNITED
University of Northern Iowa Teacher Education for Diverse Learners
Project UNITED is committed to preparing teachers to work with emergent bilingual learners in Iowa. Through a grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Project UNITED will provide scholarships and offer up-to-date coursework and field experiences to teacher candidates and practicing teachers. Read more about Project UNITED.
If you are interested in finding out more about Project UNITED and scholarship opportunities, contact us!
The next round of applications will open around December 2024. The next cohort of scholarship recipients will begin the program in Fall 2025.
Aliza Fones
Project UNITED Co-Project Director
Areas of specialty: Applied Linguistics, Language Education Policy, Immigration and Education
Carmen Durham
Project UNITED Co-Project Director
Areas of specialty: Applied Linguistics, Language Education
Elizabeth Zwanziger
Project UNITED Senior Personnel
Areas of specialty: French Linguistics, French Language Education, World Language Pedagogy
Elise DuBord
Project UNITED Senior Personnel
Areas of specialty: Sociolinguistics Spanish in the U.S., Community-based Learning
