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Department Chair and Professor Victor Sáenz Named to Seedling’s ‘Fab Five’
Feb. 05, 2021
Victor Sáenz A Central Texas organization has recognized Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Chair Victor Sáenz and four others for significantly impacting the lives of youth in our community. The Fab Five will be honored at an upcoming benefit for Seedling, a local non-profit…
Education Faculty Partner with Moody Faculty to Receive $100,000 Grant
Jan. 26, 2021
Associate Professors Jessica Toste, Department of Special Education, and Huriya Jabbar, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, were awarded a $100,000 APX Flash Funding Grant along with Kathrynn Pounders, an associate professor in the Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations in the Moody College of Communication. Their…
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Names ELP Alumna to Leadership Role
Jan. 26, 2021
Tina Jackson Educational Leadership and Policy (ELP) alumna Tina Jackson, Ph.D. ‘14, is the first African American woman to serve as the assistant commissioner of workforce education at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). In this role, Jackson will work with all aspects of career and technical workforce initiatives…
New Leadership Takes the Helm for the Cooperative Superintendency Program
Jan. 26, 2021
The shift in leadership represents an inflection point for the CSP and an opportunity to take a fresh look at the program.
Five Principles Released from the Higher Education Community Designed to Promote and Inform Policy Decisions that Advance Racial Equity in Postsecondary Education
Jan. 20, 2021
One year ago today, President Biden spoke the following words as he signed the Executive Order on Racial Equity: “We need to open the promise of America to every American. And that means we need to make the issue of racial equity not just an issue for any one department…
David E. DeMatthews: Education Funding Must Be a Priority for Biden Administration
Nov. 13, 2020
Education Professor One of Two University Faculty Members on Biden Transition Team
Nov. 13, 2020
Norma V. Cantú, a professor in the College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy and the School of Law, will be taking a leave of absence as she joins President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team. Cantú will be working with the Department of Education where she served as…
David E. DeMatthews Education Funding Must Be a Priority for Biden Administration
Nov. 13, 2020
Two Alumni Honored for Their Work as Texas Superintendents
Oct. 28, 2020
Michael Hinojosa, Ed.D. ‘01, and Steve Flores, Ph.D. ‘01, have been recognized as leaders in education for 2020. Both are graduates of the Cooperative Superintendency Program in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy. Hinojosa, superintendent of Dallas ISD, was selected from among 20 big-city school district superintendents from across…
David E. DeMatthews: Take Time to Support Students Instead of Preparing them for the STAAR Test
Oct. 26, 2020

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