Author: Matt Mitchell

  • Teaching in Higher Ed – Podcasting Live from Denver!

    The Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, created and hosted by the inimitable Bonni Stachowiak, is a cornerstone of the current conversation about higher education. The podcast has featured guests like Sara Goldrick-Rab, Jesse Stommel, Bryan Alexander, Catherine Cronin, Rajiv Jhangiani, Amy Collier, Remi Kalir, and many, many others speaking on matters as various and vital as Open Education, Networked Pedagogy, Digital Literacy, Homelessness and Housing Insecurity in Higher…

  • Curriculum Committee Minutes – 10/21

    Members:          Nicole Sager – Committee Chair Ed Cannon Lori Elliott *Kristie Kauerz Liz Mahon Scott McLeod *Diana Schaack   Staff:     Shakira Anderson Shannon Hagerman (CPE)   *unable to attend   GENERAL BUSINESS & REVIEW/DISCUSSIONS: Reviewed SEHD Policy on Faculty Qualifications Guidelines for HLC Accreditation   COURSE PROPOSAL/REVISION REQUESTS:   Status                               Item(s)                                           …

  • Candice Montoya, Head Start educator and SEHD’s 2018 Outstanding Graduate of the Year, featured in CU Denver TODAY

    Grad teaching preschoolers in poverty Candice Montoya is SEHD’s 2018 Outstanding Graduate of the Year Knowledge changed everything for Candice Montoya, who was named the School of Education & Human Development’s 2018 Outstanding Graduate of the Year. Montoya started college to meet a job requirement, and she graduated this month with a degree in early childhood…

  • Important Ecopass Action Required

    December 14, 2018 IMPORTANT ECOPASS ACTION REQUIRED ATTENTION: You must submit a new payment authorization form by Thursday, December 20th or your EcoPass will be CANCELLED. To continue participating in the RTD EcoPass program, a new form must be submitted. Return your completed, signed, and dated RTD EcoPass Payment Authorization Form to the Parking & Transportation Services office—either in person or by…

  • Carlos Hipolito-Delgado featured on NBC News

    Latinx college students are struggling with self-hate, counselors can help, CU Denver scholar finds Carlos Hipolito-Delgado, PhD, urges college counselors to acknowledge Latinx students’ experiences with discrimination and help them navigate their feelings without internalizing guilt, or worse, start hating themselves. “My hope is for the student to realize that racism is not the student’s…

  • Congrats to Scott Bauer on his new book

    Leading Schools to Learn Grow and Thrive Using Theory to Strengthen Practice Leading Schools to Learn, Grow, and Thrive provides a unique approach to preparing prospective education leaders by combining theory, research, and practice. Grounded in organizational and leadership theory, this book helps leaders understand their schools and districts from multiple perspectives and develop their own…

  • CU Online’s Winter Web Camp – January 8-11, 2019

    Registration is now open at www.cuonline.edu/wwc Get out of the cold and join CU Online as we travel down under. You’re invited to join us for our annual Winter Web Camp, featuring four days of online best practices, teaching strategies, new technologies and tools you won’t want to miss! You may register for one day, come…

  • School Psychology APA Accreditation Featured in CU Denver TODAY

    School psychology program rises to the top Students benefit from new accreditation and 100-percent job placement rate In late September, the School of Education & Human Development (SEHD) celebrated an important milestone. Its doctor of psychology (PsyD) school psychology program earned accreditation on contingency from the American Psychological Association (APA) – which is no small feat. It is one…

  • Carlos Hipolito-Delgado’s study featured in Denver Post

    Exposure to racism made undergraduate Latino students internalize self-hatred, CU Denver study finds Professor wanted to conduct study following increase in racist rhetoric after 2016 presidential election A Colorado professor wondered how racist rhetoric stoked by the 2016 presidential election was impacting Latino students, so he conducted academic research that found exposure to racism often…

  • SEHD partnerships in rural Colorado featured in CU Denver TODAY

    Amid Colorado’s short-grass prairies, hidden-jewel farming communities and small historic mountain towns, educators, non-profits and community members are feeling the pinch. School districts are facing remarkable challenges finding and retaining highly qualified teachers, especially in high-needs fields, such as special education, math and science. Nonprofits and human-services agencies in rural Colorado are having issues finding…