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.
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Minors
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Graduate Programs
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Certificates
- Chinese Studies Certificate
- French Language Studies Certificate
- Hispanic Cultures Certificate
- International Business, Language, and Culture Certificate
- International Commerce Certificate
- Linguistic Studies Certificate
- Literary Publishing Certificate
- Post-Colonial and Multicultural Literary Studies Certificate
- Spanish Language Studies Certificate
- TESOL Certificate
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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

