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UArizona receives $3M for retention and career prep programs for Hispanic students

June 9, 2023

The University of Arizona will receive $3 million for a new project aimed at strengthening retention, degree completion, career readiness and post-graduation success for Hispanic first-generation and low-income students.

"From our previous research and outreach at the Borderlands Education Center with undergraduate and graduate students, we know that they long for connections and contributions to our Hispanic and multicultural...

Ronald W. Marx named Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

June 2, 2023

As Provost Liesl Folks steps away from her administrative post, I want to thank her again for capably leading the Office of the Provost for the past four years and for agreeing to continue in her capacity as an Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty member to establish a new Center for Semiconducting Manufacturing. We appreciate Provost Folks’ varied accomplishments since her arrival in 2019 and her ongoing contributions to our...

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Martha Canipe, NAU President’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow

May 31, 2023

Please join the University of Arizona College of Education in congratulating Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies graduate, Martha Canipe (PhD 2016) who is now an associate professor of science education at Northern Arizona University was recently named an NAU President’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow.

Congratulations, Martha!

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TREC, 2nd annual June Summit

May 22, 2023

Join our partners at TREC for their 2nd annual June Summit! The theme of the summit is “Educators Reflecting to Energize and Celebrate” with a focus on birth—12th grade educators and those who support them. Involved in the planning are the four cohorts of TREC...

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Congratulations to the Chhieu family!

May 17, 2023

“I went to school, attended high school. And not knowing a single word of English is pretty scary, you know? After I graduated the opportunity wasn’t there for me to go to school. So, I had to go to work and earn a living,” Carol Kay said. “As my kids got older I said ‘I’m going to go back to school.’ Something I’ve always wanted to do.”

This past weekend, University of Arizona College of Education Leadership and Learning Innovation...

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Congratulations to this year's Lindsey interns for your service to our education community!

May 13, 2023

Last month, the University of Arizona College of Education hosted the Lindsey Internship Program Reception. The Lindsey Internship has supported 71 undergraduate interns and 91 graduate interns through the last 15 years! Thank you to donors Kathy Alexander and Paul Lindsey, and congratulations to this year's Lindsey interns for your service to our education community!

Mother and 2 sons graduating on the same day

May 11, 2023

As hundreds of students prepare for graduation, this spring ceremony holds a special meaning for the Chhieu brothers. That's because their mom will be graduating as well! Carol Kay, a Leadership and Learning Innovation graduate, will be graduating with her two sons this weekend. Congratulations to all the graduates!

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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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Mount Lemmon Field Trip with Elementary Education Undergraduates

May 1, 2023

Last month, University of Arizona College of Education Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies instructors and Cooper Center for Environmental...

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Congratulations Martha Canipe!

May 1, 2023

Congratulations to Martha (Marti) Canipe, TLS graduate, on being named an NAU President’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow. This is a significant accomplishment and a well-deserved recognition of her dedication and excellence in science education. 

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