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Etta Kralovec speaks with AZPM about how the pandemic has prompted parents to give pod learning a try

Oct. 8, 2020

Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies Professor Etta Kralovec spoke with Arizona Public Media about pod learning and how it could change the face of education if it catches on.

"Some of them are totally free...

Student internship experience ends with signed legislation by California Governor Gavin Newsom to extend paid family leave

Oct. 8, 2020

The Literacy, Learning, and Leadership, B.S., program has grown tremendously over the past few years. Likely in part due to the variety of career paths the degree can lead our students down.

A big part of the program is the internship experience.

Current LLL student Lisa Friedman spent her (virtual) summer internship with the Jewish Center for...

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Worlds of Words and the Tucson Festival of Books team up for Imagination Fridays

Oct. 8, 2020

Every Friday, Tucson families and classes can connect with a children's book author or illustrator online thanks to a collaboration between the Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and Literatures and the Tucson Festival of Books....

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Associate Professor Nolan Cabrera was featured on CNET

Sept. 3, 2020

Associate Professor Nolan Cabrera was featured on CNET about how to decide if a social media campaign is worth participating in and to make sure your participation doesn’t do more damage than...

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Professor Judy Marquez Kiyama

Sept. 3, 2020

Welcome! Professor Judy Marquez Kiyama joined our Center for the Study of Higher Education and also serves as the university’s associate vice provost for faculty development, increasing institutional capacity among faculty to excel in our Hispanic Serving...

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Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 40 under 40 honorees

Sept. 3, 2020

Three of our students and alumni were named Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 40 under 40 honorees and will be celebrated in December:

Cassandra Peel ’19
Lysette Davi ’15, also a current student in the higher education doctoral program
Charlinda Haudley, a current student in the higher education doctoral...

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Doctoral student Marisol Quiroz was appointed as director of C.A.T.S. Academics

Sept. 3, 2020

Doctoral student Marisol Quiroz was appointed as director of C.A.T.S. Academics, a student success and retention program that provides customized services to student-athletes to help them achieve academic success. Not only was she named director, she also will serve as assistant athletic director and is responsible for leading...

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Assistant Research Professor Katherine Cheng

Sept. 3, 2020

Welcome! Assistant Research Professor Katherine Cheng earned her doctorate in family and human development from Arizona State University with a specialization in measurement and statistical analysis. She also holds a master’s degree in psychology from New York University and completed a two-year postdoc fellowship at University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the ...

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Professor Alberto Arenas

Sept. 3, 2020

Professor Alberto Arenas was the keynote speaker for the North American Association for Environment Education Research Symposium, which brings together new and experienced researchers from around the globe to explore the current state and future directions of...