News

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David DeMatthews: Why public school funding isn't working in Texas

Sep. 27, 2018

Educational Leadership and Policy Associate Professor David DeMatthews explains how Texas public schools are suffering due to inadequate funding

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Richard Reddick: Legislative changes aren't keeping pace with societal changes, and that's on voters

Sep. 27, 2018

Associate Professor Richard Reddick explains why its important for everyone to be active in the voting process and power of positive peer pressure in ensuring that those around you are registered and vote.

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Race-Conscious Admissions Bans Reach Further than the Classroom

May. 26, 2018

M. Yvonne Taylor Medical schools have a long history of using race-conscious admissions practices as a starting point in addressing racial health inequities that are present in the United States. When compared to their white peers, racially and ethnically diverse medical school students are more likely to go on to…

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Richard Reddick Offers Interpretation of This is America Video on BBC Radio 4

May. 14, 2018

Richard Reddick is interviewed to discuss the symbolism present in Childish Gambino's This is America video and how it relates to black culture.

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Education Leadership and Policy Alumna Annesa Cheek named as next St. Cloud Technical & Community College President

Mar. 26, 2018

Cheek looks forward to improving the college's concerns regarding inequity, inclusion, and financial aid access.

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Alumnus Thomas Evans Named President of the University of the Incarnate Word

Mar. 23, 2018

Thomas Evans, Ph.D. ’04, has been inaugurated 10th president of the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio.

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College of Education Alumna Wins Alfredo G. de los Santos, Jr. Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education Award

Feb. 21, 2018

Nora R. Garza, vice president for research development at Laredo Community College, has been selected to receive the Alfredo G. de los Santos, Jr. Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education Award.

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College of Education Graduate Student Awarded NISTS Research Grant

Feb. 12, 2018

Hartman and Mayo hope to better understand the experiences of vertical and horizontal transfer students.

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Chronic Absenteeism Discovery Minute

Jan. 31, 2018

Join Educational Policy and Planning Assistant Professor Joshua Childs as he discusses chronic absenteeism, a K-12 problem hidden in plain sight.

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PHEL Ph.D. Student Named President of ACUI

Dec. 05, 2017

Jennifer Zamora Jennifer Zamora, a second-year doctoral student in the Program of Higher Education Leadership in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, has been named president of the Association of College Unions International (ACUI). In addition to being a graduate student, Zamora works full-time as…

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