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The Ethnic Studies Agenda in Texas: Implications for Teacher Recruitment and Preparation
May. 12, 2017
Angela Valenzuela is a professor in both the Educational Policy and Planning Program within the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Texas at Austin and holds a courtesy appointment in the Cultural Studies in Education Program within the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. She also serves as the…
Sampson Recognized with National Science Teachers Association Fellow Award
May. 10, 2017
Victor Sampson Victor Sampson, associate professor of curriculum and instruction and director of the Center for STEM Education was recently recognized by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) with an NSTA Fellow Award. The NSTA Fellow Award recognizes his commitment to education and…
Educational Psychology Students Earn APA Fellowships
May. 08, 2017
Three Educational Psychology master’s students, Patricia Kottaridis, Amy Blum, and Komal Sawani, received fellowships totaling $18,000 from the American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) Minority Fellowship Program. The Minority Fellowship Program is a federally funded training program for ethnic and racial minority researchers and…
Geoff Rich Awarded Faculty Mentor of the Year
May. 03, 2017
Kinesiology and Health Education Teaching Specialist Geoff Rich has been awarded the Faculty Mentor of the Year by the Division of Housing and Food Service. Geoff has served as a faculty mentor for 2 semesters in the Waller Creek area dormitories. The Faculty Mentor Program provides the…
Diane Pedrotty Bryant Lauded with Leadership Award
May. 01, 2017
Dr. Diane Bryant was the recipient of the 2017 Jeannette E. Fleischner Career Leadership Award by the Council for Exceptional Children’s (CEC) Division for Learning Disabilities. This award is one of the highest honors for researchers involved with CEC, and recognizes those who have advanced the field of learning disabilities through…
Special Education Assistant Professor Jessica Toste Named to the 2017 ‘Texas Ten’ Professors
May. 01, 2017
Jessica Toste For the second year in a row, a Special Education faculty member has been recognized by alumni in the Texas Exes’ Texas 10 awards. This year’s recipient, Jessica Toste, completed a master’s and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at McGill University…
