Safiyya Bintali (Teaching and Learning), a senior undergraduate student, has been honored with the prestigious 2023 Pioneer Award by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. This esteemed recognition comes in acknowledgment of Bintali's outstanding academic achievements and her unwavering dedication to her career aspirations. This accomplishment is a…

Kenyon Lee Whitman (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published with colleagues a book chapter titled, "Race-Conscious Affirmative Action in U.S. Higher Education in an Era of Pronounced White Racial Backlash," in the edited book, The Racial Crisis in American Higher Education, (3rd ed.). In this chapter, they…

Kenyon Lee Whitman and graduate student Rachel De Vera (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published an op-ed in The Imprint, exploring the challenges and solutions that contribute to educational (in)equity for foster youth in the state of Nevada.

Chia Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning), Ching-Chen Chen (Counselor Education), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled, “Exploring yoga behaviors among college students based on the multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change,” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and…

Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was interviewed for a story in the Arizona Republic regarding online schools since COVID. Drawing from his research on the preparation of online school leaders, Skousen shared several noteworthy findings. Among these was the lack of specialized training programs tailored…

Jared Lau (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) has been elected as the 2023-2026 secretary of Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ), an official national division of the American Counseling Association. CSJ works to promote social justice in our society through confronting oppressive systems of power and privilege that…

Congratulations to Holmes Scholars Mayra Marquez-Mendez and Adjoa Mensah (both Education PhD candidates) on helping to develop, plan, and support the inaugural Science Summer Institute for Elementary and Middle school teachers in CCSD. With more than 100 participants accepted to the institute, this NSF-funded professional learning…

Associate professor Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) and research coordinator for the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center was selected as part the 2023-24 Fred Roger Educators' Neighborhood cohort. This program provides the opportunity to collaborate with educators and scholars from around the…

The College of Education Student Services Center was awarded the Most Welcoming Award, as voted by students through the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost's Students' Choice Awards. This award is presented to the advising center on campus where students feel the most welcomed when they visit or contact that center.…

Steven L. Nelson (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), department chair, was elected chair of the Law & Education Special Interest Group (SIG) of the American Educational Research Association. As chair of the Law & Education SIG, Dr. Nelson will lead his peers in embracing a broader perspective on legal analysis in…

Faculty and students from the department of early childhood, multilingual, and special education presented, "Demystifying Disability: Continuing the Legacy of Mister Rogers for Inclusive Early Childhood Education," at the Work of Fred Rogers: A Conference on His Context and Legacy at the Fred Rogers Institute. Jenna Weglarz-Ward, associate…

Kenyon Lee Whitman (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) led a webinar in collaboration with the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools, that discussed his recent co-authored report titled, "Foster(ing) Youth in the CSU System: Understanding the Vital Role of Campus Support Programs."