Author: sehd

  • Research Grants on Reducing Inequality

    Funding opportunity by the William T Grant Foundation Deadline: May 7, August 6 (for Major Research Grants) and August 6 (Officer’s Research Grants) Focus: This program supports research to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States.

  • Save the Date! 2025 Future Teacher Expo

    U Denver’s 23rd annual Future Teacher Expo will be held on Friday, October 3rd. If you’d like to participate, reach out to Will Whitworrth at william.whitworth@ucdenver.edu. Click here to learn more

  • Elena Sandoval-Lucero CoCEAL Keynote Speaker

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    Elena Sandoval-Lucero was the keynote speaker for the Colorado Coalition for the Educational Advancement of Latinxs (CoCEAL) quarterly meeting on April 11. Her presentation was titled Leading HSI Work in Uncertain Times. The meeting was held virtually as the original campus host was concerned about hosting DEI-focused events due to the current political climate. CoCEAL is a coalition…

  • Curriculum Committee Minutes (04/07/2025)

    Curriculum Committee Minutes   Date: April 7, 2025   Members: Jorge Chavez – co chair Troyann Gentile Andrea Laser – co chair Julia Mahfouz Dane Stickney   Staff: Shakira Anderson Shannon Hagerman (CPE)   GENERAL BUSINESS & REVIEW/DISCUSSIONS:   Review of CC guidelines and procedures: Cross listing guidelines – created a cross listing document to…

  • Robert (Bud) Talbot Published in Physical Review Physics Education Research

    Is the Force Concept Inventory biased across the intersections of gender and race? “Research-based assessments (RBAs) allow researchers and practitioners to compare student performance across different contexts and institutions. In recent years, research attention has focused on the student populations these RBAs were initially developed with because much of that research was done with “samples…

  • Kristin Whitmore Defending Dissertation on April 15

    Kristin Whitmore will defend her dissertation on Tuesday, April 15th at 12:30. We welcome you to attend. Please email Kristin (Kristin.whitmore@ucdenver.edu) for a zoom link.  

  • Giving and Receiving Effective Feedback

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    Dear colleagues, on Thursday, April 10, 2025, from 11:00am – 12:15pm the Denver Staff Council will host a virtual session on giving and receiving effective feedback. The session is free to all staff, faculty, and students. Be sure to register using the link below if you are interested in attending. Once you register, a Zoom…

  • Hiring Graduate Assistant (Family Engagement)

    I am looking to hire a graduate assistant for Family Engagement. If you know of any graduate assistants looking for a campus job, please have them send their resume and cover letter to ALICIA.ROYBAL@UCDENVER.EDU. I am looking to hire someone this month. The pay rate is $20 per hour. If they speak Spanish that would…

  • EdPrepLab Policy Exchange: Research, Practice, and Policy in Dialogue

    Educator Preparation Laboratory  invites you to join us for our EdPrepLab Policy Exchange: Research, Practice, and Policy in Dialogue SEHD is a founding IHE in the Learning Policy Institute’s EdPrepLab along with numerous other leading colleges of education across the country.  This is an event happening the day before AERA begins and it is open…

  • Julia Mahfouz’ Recently Published Article

    The Prosocial School Leader: Theory, Research, and Action “In a recent survey report, state-level educational policymakers overwhelmingly reported that the administrators in the school building play a central role in supporting social and emotional learning and more broadly creating healthy and caring schools (Solomon et al., 2018). Educators have also emphasized the importance of social…