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Worlds of Words Center Receives Large Donation of Art from Mary J. Wong

March 1, 2023

Mary J. Wong, renowned collector of art and signed, first-edition children’s picturebooks, donated sixteen original picturebook illustrations to the Worlds of Words (WOW) Center of Global Literacies and Literatures in the UArizona College of Education. The donation includes works from some of the most notable children’s picturebooks published in recent years – including art by illustrators attending 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!

Congratulations Sheilah E. Nicholas, Ph.D.!

Feb. 10, 2023

Please join the University of Arizona College of Education in congratulating Professor in Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies Department, Sheilah E. Nicholas, Ph.D., who will be honored at the event as a recipient of the 2022 Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award for Graduate Education.

These awards recognize luminary faculty for their spark of lasting contributions to the common good in our community, nation, and world....

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Native American sign language will be showcased in Super Bowl performance

Feb. 8, 2023

"I just want to be able to inspire and empower those who are on their own to look around and see that there are other people out there who are just like them, and to not feel so isolated or lonely," said Colin Denny, the College of Education research assistant who will perform "America the Beautiful" during Sunday’s Super Bowl pregame show, using a mix of American Sign Language and North American Indian Sign Language.

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Ofelia Zepeda, "one of the most compelling artists" in the nation.

Feb. 2, 2023

Recently, Ofelia Zepeda regents professor of linguistics at The University of Arizona, an affiliate faculty in American Indian Studies and Director...

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Dr. Taucia Gonzalez - 2023 Division for Culturally Diverse Exceptional Learners Early Career Award Recipient

Feb. 1, 2023

I am very pleased to announce that Dr. Taucia Gonzalez has been named the recipient of the 2023 Division for Culturally Diverse Exceptional Learners Early Career Award.

DDEL is a division of the Council for Exceptional Children....

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Join us in Tucson! Apply for $2,200 stipend for NEH Summer Institute 

Jan. 31, 2023

Join us for our upcoming residential summer institute with educators in your network. This institute, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, is a two-week residential professional opportunity for K-12 educators from all over the country. It will be held in person in Tucson, AZ, July 9 - July 21, 2023, and is hosted by the University of Arizona and...