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The Educational Policy Studies & Practice Department and the College of Education are thrilled to welcome three new colleagues into the Educational Leadership & Policy program (in alphabetical order): Dr. Joonkil Ahn, Dr. Taylor Enoch-Stevens, and Dr. Ruth M. López. These exceptional scholars are incredible assets to the Department, the College, the University of Arizona...

Dr. Taylor Enoch-Stevens is one of just four University of Arizona President’s Postdoctoral Fellows in the 2023-24 cohort, and the only President’s Postdoctoral Fellow within the College of Education. Dr. Enoch-Stevens earned her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in Urban Education Policy. She also holds a B.A. in Sociology...

Dr. Joonkil Ahn is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy. He earned his Ph.D. in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and subsequently served as an Assistant Professor at the University of North Dakota. Before entering academia, he was a high school English teacher and...

Dr. Ruth M. López is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy. She earned her Ph.D. in Educational Foundations, Policy, and Practice at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she was an Ofelia Miramontes Scholar and a recipient of the AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship. She also holds B.A.s in Mexican American Studies...

We would like to feature an Arizona Wildcat, let us introduce you to alumna Amanda Agate. She is a 2016 graduate with a degree in the Leadership and Learning Innovation B.S. program. Recently, Amanda was hired as the new Manager of South and Southeast Asia Programs for Arizona International.

“After graduating from the College of Education in Fall 2015, Amanda lived in Europe teaching ESL in different school systems. Returning after 3...

Recently, in a post written by University of Arizona College of Education Literacy Professor - Dr. David B. Yaden, David Reinking, and Peter Smagorinsky — looks at the debate on phonics in a different way than is most often voiced these days. It notes, among other things, that the National Reading Panel report of 2000, which is often cited in arguments for putting phonics front and center in school reading curriculum, says many things about...

Daniel Gastelum in education outreach and Gina Valencia from UA admissions worked with the Sunnyside CATS program to increase enrollment of SUSD students at the University of Arizona.

At our University Summer Welcome, designed specifically for the Sunnyside CATS incoming first-year students and their families, Superintendent Jose Gastelum and the Sunnyside mariachi, Los Diablitos started off the celebration. 

Please join the University of Arizona College of Education in congratulating Dean Robert Q. Berry III on being named a Deans for Impact Impact...

Let us introduce you to Sarah Rose who graduated May 2020 in Elementary Bilingual Education. Sarah is now serving in the Peace Corps as a teacher...

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...