Dean, College of Education
University of Northern Iowa
Colleen Mulholland is in her sixth year as dean of the College of Education at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), providing leadership for approximately 1600 students and over 100 faculty and staff in five academic departments and four centers of excellence. Prior to UNI, she was a faculty member and administrator in her 10 years in the School of Education at the University of Indianapolis.
Dean Mulholland holds a bachelor's degree in middle school education from the University of Kentucky, where she was a student-athlete, and both her masters and doctoral degrees from the University of Central Florida. She maintains national board certification in adolescent/young adult English language arts and taught for 10 years in Orange County (Florida) Public Schools prior to her higher education career. Her research interests include adolescent literacy, the literacy of leadership, and pathways of access for future teachers.
She’s a wife, daughter, sister, friend and the mom of two elementary students.
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