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Congratulations to Dr. Ruth Lopez, Associate Professor in Educational Policy Studies & Practice, on her appointment to the Social Justice Committee for the American Educational Research Association (AERA)!

Dr. Lopez's dedication to advancing equity and justice in education continues to make a powerful impact, and we’re excited to see her leadership contribute to shaping the future of research and advocacy.

Congratulations to Associate Professor in Educational Policy Studies & Practice Dr. Z Nicolazzo and our esteemed College of Education colleague, Dr. Karla Silva, on being named to the 2025 ACPA Foundation Diamond Honoree Cohort!

This incredible honor celebrates their sustained commitment to advancing higher education through student affairs and student development. As Diamond Honorees, they join a distinguished group recognized...

Exciting news! Dr. Renae D. Mayes is collaborating in a groundbreaking project to equip high school counselors with the knowledge to guide students toward STEM and engineering careers.

The project, Developing Professional Learning Experiences in Engineering for High School Counselors, focuses on empowering counselors, often overlooked in STEM education, to support students in pursuing engineering and related fields. By helping...

Congratulations to 2024 Seed Grant Recipient Katherine Cheng for her proposal Enhancing Emotional and Motivational Development to Support Health Equity and Motivational Development to Support Health Equity and Educational Retention in Historically Marginalized University Students.

Join Dean Robert Q. Berry and Executive Director of the Cooper Center for Environmental Learning, Colin Waite, in their discussion about the Cooper Center's six-decade-long history in Tucson, AZ. The Cooper Center began in 1964 and celebrates its 60th year of providing Tucson K-12 students with hands-on environmental education experiences in Southern Arizona.

To celebrate, the Cooper Center is crowdfunding September - October 2024...

Dr. Enoch-Stevens (Principal Investigator, EPSP) and Dr. Eupha Jeanne Daramola (Co-Principal Investigator, UC Irvine) have been awarded a research grant from the Spencer Foundation to support their study of how Black vision-setting has shaped a local K-12 funding policy, namely the reallocation of dollars previously used for school police. This two-year project, titled "Imagine the Possibilities: How Black Imaginaries...

Dr. Chi Nguyen (Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy) has recently published a research study in the Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies with Jinhee Choi and Anke Li. The publication, titled “Navigating challenges in American higher education: Korean international Christian students’ use of spiritual capital in response to white Christian nationalism,” examines the experiences of 16...

Omar Duron, an Educational Leadership & Policy Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) student, and the new superintendent of Somerton School District in Somerton, AZ, has been awarded the Drs. George and Mary Garcia Leadership Fund Scholarship. The prestigious award acknowledges Mr. Duron’s hard work, dedication, and passion for his studies. He commented, “As someone who grew...

Dr. Flori Centeno Huitt, a 2023 Educational Leadership & Policy Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) graduate and the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction in the Tucson Unified School District, was awarded the Arizona School Administrators Outstanding Dissertation Award in June 2024. Her dissertation, which used qualitative methods, examined how elementary teachers of English language learners used...

We are delighted to share that Dr. Melanie McKay-Cody, Assistant Professor in the Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies, along with our esteemed College of Education colleagues, Dr. Nadia Alvarez Mexia and Dr. Stephanie Troutman Robbins, have been named to the University of Arizona's 2024 Women of Impact cohort. This prestigious recognition is awarded by the Office of Research, Innovation, and Impact....