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Exciting news for Native SOAR and Sunnyside Unified School District!

Feb. 14, 2024

“Sunnyside’s Native American Education Program has been working with Native SOAR for several years, but last month, the district’s governing board approved an intergovernmental agreement with the UA to formalize the partnership.”

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Dr. Nolan Cabrera NCORE Award Recipient

June 16, 2023

Please join the University of Arizona College of Education in congratulating Associate Professor in the Center for the Study of Higher Education, Dr. Nolan Cabrera, in being selected as a recipient for the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) 2023 Equity & Social Justice Award for his excellent contributions as a Scholar.

Dr. Cabrera received his award during the Scholarship category at...

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Brenda Anderson Wadley - 2023 National Academy of Education Dissertation Fellow

June 13, 2023

Please join the University of Arizona College of Education in congratulating doctoral student in the higher education program, Brenda Anderson Wadley, in being named the 2023 National Academy of Education Dissertation Fellow.

Brenda is a Ph.D. candidate in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona. Drawing on critical qualitative methodologies, her research scrutinizes and interrogates structural...

Native SOAR featured on KGUN 9 On Your Side

May 4, 2023

“I want to pour into my community. I’m Navajo and the best way I thought I could improve my community is by pouring into indigenous youth,” said Native...

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Jenny Lee, nominated and selected to become a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

March 8, 2023

Please join the University of Arizona College of Education in congratulating Professor in Educational Policy Studies and Practice, Dr. Jenny Lee in being nominated and selected to become a Fellow of the...

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Jenny Lee, Ph.D. receives HESIG Award

Feb. 14, 2023

Jenny Lee's, U.S. Power in International Higher Education, received the HESIG 2023 Book of the Year award by the Comparative international Educational Society—Higher Education Special Interest Group.

Congratulations Dr. Lee!

John P. Haupt receives HESIG Award

Feb. 14, 2023

John P. Haupt, Educational Policy Studies & Practice Research Specialist, received the HESIG 2023 Dissertation of the Year award by the Comparative international Educational Society—Higher Education Special Interest Group.

Congratulations John!

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Dr. Karina Salazar named 2022 Erasmus Circle Fellow

Dec. 5, 2022

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Karina Salazar is our 2022 Erasmus Circle Fellow. Erasmus Circle Fellows are faculty leaders who have demonstrated excellence in their fields. They are nominated by their department heads and former Erasmus Circle Fellows and are selected by the College of Education National Advisory Board. The title of Erasmus Circle Fellow is...

Nolan Cabrera featured in Tucson Lifestyle

Nov. 8, 2022

Situation: Critical

With an election underway, many candidates around our state are attacking the concept of critical race theory, while others are acknowledging the need to talk about how race is playing a major role in how open and fair our society is. Here is what is being said on both sides of the debate.

By Elena Acoba / Photography by Shelley Welander

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