“As one of the nation’s leading education schools, the University of Colorado Denver’s School of Education & Human Development (SEHD) is committed to preparing outstanding diverse educators with expertise in their fields and a wealth of relevant experience in Colorado schools. On Friday, November 15, SEHD leaders and faculty members, together with partners in the National Center for Research on Educator Diversity at the University of Houston, convened a group of education experts, policymakers, educators, community leaders, and doctoral students at the Colorado Educator Diversity Policy Forum at CU Denver. Participants explored and suggested proactive policy recommendations to address the critical shortage of a diverse educator workforce in Colorado.”