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Disability as Diversity: Reflecting on Intersectional Experiences
Oct. 14, 2021
Dear Members of the College of Education Community, As the semester starts to find a rhythm and the temperatures cool (slightly), we hope you are in good health and spirits. There are many observances this month. This Monday, October 11 was the first Indigenous People’s Day recognized by a U.S.

Dean Martinez: Disrupting the Status Quo to Support Latino Students from Immigrant Families
Oct. 14, 2021
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Retired Administrator, Professor Looks Back on More Than 40 Years at The University of Texas at Austin
Oct. 12, 2021
Dr. Edwin Sharpe lived a life of service working at UT Austin and UT System.

Wallace Foundation Selects UT Austin, State Partners to Develop Equity-Focused School Leaders
Oct. 12, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas — The Wallace Foundation selected The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and the Texas Education Agency as co-partners to locally support leadership development efforts and address equity issues in public education. The Wallace Foundation’s ongoing initiative seeks to build evidence-based principal…

Carmela Valdez Wins Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Writing
Oct. 08, 2021
Carmela Valdez Carmela Valdez, a co-teacher and core member in the Heart of Texas Writing Project at the College of Education, has won the 2021 Donald Graves Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Writing from the National Council of Teachers of English. The competitive…

Provost’s Early Career Fellow Recognized as a Leader in her Field
Oct. 06, 2021
Genesis Arizmendi Postdoctoral Fellow Genesis Arizmendi has received the Distinguished Early Career Professional (ECP) Certificate awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The certificate was created to recognize and identify ECPs in the fields of audiology and speech-language pathology…

Stella Flores Discusses the Need to Invest in Higher Education Now
Sep. 30, 2021

The College of Education Remembers Jay D. Scribner
Sep. 21, 2021
Educational Leadership and Policy professor emeritus was a beloved mentor to many.

Dean Martinez on Record Undergraduate Hispanic Student Enrollment
Sep. 20, 2021

Mike Parent Weighs in on Tik Tok’s Roll Out of Mental Health Resources
Sep. 17, 2021