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Women in History Spotlight

Theresa Grentz

Theresa Grentz joined the University of Illinois coaching staff in 1995, becoming the Head Coach for the Women’s Basketball team. She was named Big 10 Coach of the Year in 1998, leading the women’s basketball team to the Sweet Sixteen in 1997. Prior to her coaching career at Illinois, Theresa was an Olympic athlete and competed for the USA Women’s basketball team in 1973 in Moscow. She served as the USA Women’s basketball team head coach in 1985, 1990, and 1992. In 2012, she also founded Grentz Elite Coaching, a basketball education program for children and coaches.The Women in History...
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Alumni Spotlight

Insights from a Former Fellow: An Interview with Dr. Ananya Tiwari on Winning the WGGP Fellowships

 Dr. Ananya Tiwari, an assistant professor in Educational Psychology and ACES faculty fellow, focuses on the intersection of educational psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and evaluation. Her work emphasizes the sense of belonging, social and emotional development, educational technology, artificial intelligence, and international development. She explores how identities, social structures, and experiences influence the sense of belonging among marginalized communities and evaluates the impact of policies and programs aimed at enhancing this belonging. Previously, as a GRID student,...