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Sonja Lanehart named 2021 ACLS Digital Extension Grant awardee

June 1, 2021

We are excited to announce that Linguistics Professor Sonja Lanehart has been named a 2021 ACLS Digital Extension Grant awardee.

The Digital Extension Grant program supports collaborative, team-based humanities and interpretive social sciences projects that advance inclusive scholarly practices and promote greater understanding of diverse human experiences through digital research.

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First Sunnyside Pathways to Teaching cohort graduates

May 27, 2021

The first cohort of the college's Sunnyside Unified School District Pathways to Teaching program has officially graduated! Kylie Danvers-Gay, a graduate of the program, and Pathways Director Marcy Wood spoke with KOLD about the program and its...

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Valerie Shirley and Jeremy Garcia to lead new AERA section for Indigenous teaching and teacher education

May 27, 2021

Earlier this month ITEP Directors Valerie Shirley and Jeremy Garcia were awarded the college’s Outstanding Faculty Service/Outreach Award for their dedication to Indigenous education. Part of their commitment has included advocating for a stronger research focus on Indigenous education within the American Educational Research Association Division K: Teaching and Teacher Education.

After three years of meeting...

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Professor Emeritus Luis Moll

May 14, 2021

Professor Emeritus Luis Moll is one of just eight...

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Luis Moll elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

May 6, 2021

Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Luis Moll on being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences! Moll is one of eight education researchers to be newly elected to the academy, which is dedicated to recognizing excellence and relying on expertise to advance the public good.

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Trina Zimmermann named College of Education Educator of the Year

May 6, 2021

Congratulations to Trina Zimmermann on being named the College of Education's Educator of the Year! The 2nd Annual Award is presented by the Dean's Advisory Board, a group of diverse undergraduate students who represent the voices, concerns, and interests of the student body.

Zimmermann was selected solely by students as the winner. This is what they had to say about her, "Students raved about how she knows how...

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Brennen Feder awarded Robie Gold Medal

May 6, 2021

Congratulations to Literacy, Learning and Leadership student Brennen Feder on receiving The University of Arizona's Robie Gold Medal! The Robie Gold Medal honors those who demonstrate personal integrity, initiative, cooperation, enthusiasm, willingness to give...