Professor Shirin Antia is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association of College Educators -- Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The association noted that Antia "is the definition of 'Lifetime Achievement' and is most deserving of the award. She has truly spent a lifetime dedicated to improving the lives of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. She has done this as a classroom teacher, mentor for graduate students, and first-class researcher."

Professor of Practice Penny Rosenblum wrote this blog about apps for students to build math word problem-solving skills and graphics literacy skills.

Professor Carl Liaupsin is the new DPS department head. He came to the college in 2001 as an assistant professor. His scholarship focuses on function-based behavior interventions. 

 

 

 

 

Liaupsin replaces Professor Linda Shaw, who served as head for 10 years and is returning to the faculty as a professor of rehabilitation counseling.  Shaw recently was quoted in this article in Cetus News about personalized learning.

 

 

Associate Professor Michael Sulkowski was quoted in this story about a 12-year-old boy who hanged himself after being bullied.

The UA kicked off its first year of TEDxUofA with a conference that featured seven speakers, two of whom have College of Education ties: Associate Professor Nolan Cabrera and graduate student Sherard Robbins, who also is an assistant dean of students at the UA. Read more.

 

Associate Professor Jill Koyama is the 2018 Erasmus Circle Fellow, one of the highest honors bestowed upon the college's faculty for demonstrated excellence in research, instruction, and service. She was recognized at the Annual Erasmus Circle and Donor Recognition Reception last month.

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Associate Professor Francesca Lopez is the new associate dean for the college, replacing Associate Dean Renee Clift, who came to the college in 2009 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Clift is returning to the faculty in Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies.

Lopez recently wrote this op-ed in the Arizona Daily Star.

Student Brennen Feder is a Paul Lindsey Intern who has clocked more than 100 internship hours at the Coca-Cola Company. As part of his internship, he is in charge of many initiatives involving the UA campus. He adds, "I am working on sustainability efforts with UA athletic programs. I am so excited about my future in education and how this internship will set me up for success." Congratulations to Feder, who also was just elected as an ASUA college senator for the College of Education!

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Professor Emerita Norma Gonzalez is the recipient of the Council on Anthropology and Education's George and Louise Spindler Award, given in recognition of her outstanding and ongoing contributions to the field of educational anthropology. The council noted that her scholarship "inspires and will continue to inspire anthropologists of education for decades to come."

Professor Emeritus Luis Moll is the 2018 recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Lifetime Achievement Award from the Literacy Research Association. The award is given to a distinguished scholar for a lifetime contribution that has made a significant impact on the field of literacy theory, research, and practice.

The results are in from the General Faculty General Election, and our very own  Associate Professor Jessica Summers is the new University of Arizona Chair of the Faculty.  Please see this Q&A with Summers, which appeared in the Daily Wildcat.

Congratulations to Associate Professor of Practice and Faculty Fellow Crystal Soltero, who was featured in the UA Parent & Family Programs newsletter here.

 

 

Nadia Alvarez Mexia, a 2010 Ph.D. graduate, is the recipient of the UA Commission on the Status of Women 2018 Edith Sayre Auslander Established Visionary Award. Mexia is the director of Latin America initiatives in the UA Office of Global Initiatives.