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Invest in Youth as Readers

Oct. 3, 2024

Worlds of Words offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on middle and high school readers through a crowdfund campaign benefiting the Worlds of Words Center Reading Ambassador program. The Reading Ambassador program facilitates a community for young people around reading, equipping them with real-world skills and experiences that extend beyond the pages of a book.

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Dr. Ruth Lopez Appointed to AERA Social Justice Committee

Oct. 2, 2024

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.

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Congratulations to Dr. Z Nicolazzo and Dr. Karla Silva!

Oct. 2, 2024

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...

Dr. Renae D. Mayes Teams Up to Equip High School Counselors for STEM Career Guidance

Sept. 27, 2024

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...

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HSI Faculty Seed Grant Recipient

Sept. 18, 2024

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 Colin Waite to Celebrate 60 Years of the Cooper Center and Help Raise $60,000 for Tucson's Future!

Sept. 18, 2024

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...

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Dr. Enoch-Stevens and Dr. Daramola Secure Spencer Foundation Grant for Groundbreaking Study on Black Vision-Setting and K-12 School Police Defunding Policies

Sept. 11, 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...

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Dr. Chi Nguyen Publishes Study on Korean Christian Students' Experiences with White Christian Nationalism in U.S. Higher Education

Sept. 11, 2024

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...

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Omar Duron, Somerton Superintendent and Ed.D. Student, Awarded Drs. George and Mary Garcia Leadership Scholarship

Sept. 11, 2024

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...

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Dr. Flori Centeno Huitt Receives Arizona School Administrators Outstanding Dissertation Award for Research on Asset-Based Instruction

Sept. 11, 2024

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...