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Alumna Named Senior Liaison in the Department of Education
Apr. 01, 2021
Montserrat Garibay Montserrat Garibay, B.S. ‘03, B.A. ‘04, M.Ed. ‘13, has been named the senior liaison for labor relations, Office of the Secretary at the Department of Education under the Biden Administration. “I feel that the past 17 years have been training me for this new journey. I am grateful…
Special Education Associate Professor Audrey Sorrells Named VP for DR
Mar. 29, 2021
Congratulations to Associate Professor Audrey Sorrells who was recently elected vice president of the Division of Research, a special interest division of the Council for Exceptional Children, an international organization of special educators. Sorrells will begin her term in July and will…
Texas Education Convenes Statewide Summit to Address Pandemic’s Impact and Create Roadmap for PreK-12 Student Success
Mar. 26, 2021
For more than 100 leading educators, researchers, and policymakers who gathered online from throughout Texas on March 12, it wasn’t business as usual. It was an urgent mission to rethink education to address the pandemic’s profound impact on every aspect of the Texas learning system — from students, their families…
In Solidarity with the Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander Community
Mar. 22, 2021
Dear College of Education Community, We are sending a message of support to our Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community members in the College of Education amidst an escalating climate of anti-Asian and anti-Asian American sentiment. We stand in solidarity with our colleagues in the Center for Asian…
Angela Valenzuela Named to the National Academy of Education
Mar. 16, 2021
Angela Valenzuela, professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy (ELP), has been named a member of the National Academy of Education. This is one of the highest career honors that can be bestowed upon an education scholar. She was inducted into the Academy in…
