Category: News
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[ED_REVIEW] U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon Announces Historic Partnership with U.S. Department of Treasury
Dear American students, families, and borrowers, On March 19, the Department of Education (ED) announced a historic partnership with the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to drive much-needed reforms to our nation’s federal student assistance programs. For too long, Americans have shouldered the consequences of poor leadership and persistent mismanagement of our federal student aid portfolio. Today’s…
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Margarita Bianco Published in Sage Journals
Reclaiming Urban Education: From Miseducation to Liberation Through Critical Race Curriculum Abstract This paper examines urban school curriculum across time, tracing it as a tool of oppression and, conversely, a potential site of liberation. I begin with the evolution of curriculum as a tool of control, showing how pre-Brown segregation established persistent patterns of mental…
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Designing for Belonging Workshops
In many college classrooms, accessibility is often treated as something that happens after a challenge arises. In this two-part workshop series, we explore a proactive approach to inclusive teaching for diverse learners and neurotypes that begins with course design. We will consider how small design choices—from syllabus language to course organization to classroom norms—shape students’…
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Faculty Candidate Presentation, Assistant Teaching Professor, CLDE – Dr. Kelli Woodrow (Tuesday, March 31, 9:45 AM)
The Pedagogy of Praxis Tuesday, March 31, 2026 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM Presentation and Q & A Location: LSC 745 and/or Zoom link: Click Here Faculty, staff, students, alumni and members of the public welcome! Presented by Dr. Kelli Woodrow, PhD, candidate for Assistant Teaching Professor, for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) This presentation…
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Faculty Candidate Presentation, Assistant Teaching Professor, CLDE – Dr. Adria Marie Padilla-Chavez (Monday, March 30, 9:45 AM)
The Historical and Cultural Process of Becoming a Designer of Human Learning Monday, March 30, 2026 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM Presentation and Q & A Location: LSC 745 and/or Zoom link: Click Here Faculty, staff, students, alumni and members of the public welcome! Presented by Dr. Adria Marie Padilla-Chavez, PhD, candidate for Assistant Teaching Professor, for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) Adria will take us on a historical…
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Faculty Candidate Presentation, Clinical (Assistant-Associate) Professor, COUN – Dr. Evan Engle-Newman (Thursday, April 2, 12:15 PM)
Relational Cultural Therapy Thursday, April 2, 2026 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM Presentation and Q & A Location: LSC 1100 and/or Zoom link: Click Here Faculty, staff, students, alumni and members of the public welcome! Presented by Dr. Evan Engle-Newman, PhD – candidate for Clinical (Open Rank, Assistant-Associate) Professor, for Counseling (COUN) Relational Cultural Theory is a resurging approach to building growth-fostering relationships…
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Reminder: April Deadline for Summer & Fall Lecturer/GPTI Hire Requests
Dear Program Leaders, This is a reminder of the Curriculum Committee review deadlines. To ensure adequate time to review credentials for each new Lecturer or GPTI before classes begin, please plan accordingly: Hiring for Summer or Fall semester: Submit Hire Request Form details by Monday, April 6 at the latest. Thank you for helping us stay on…
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Faculty Candidate Presentation, Clinical (Assistant-Associate) Professor, COUN – Dr. Alfredo F. Palacios (Wednesday, April 1, 12:00 PM)
Facticity and Transcendence: Facilitating Authenticity and Value Creation in Existential Psychotherapy Wednesday, April 1, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Presentation and Q & A Location: LSC 1100 and/or Zoom link: Click Here Faculty, staff, students, alumni and members of the public welcome! Presented by Dr. Alfredo F. Palacio, PhD – candidate for Clinical (Open Rank,…
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2026 Summer FSLA opportunities, grants, tuition awards and more
Featured in this newseletter: Celebrating Women’s History Month Freedom Schools Literacy Academy is back this summer! The Center for Black Educator Development is Coming to Charlotte Next Week! Education Leadership Catalyst for PK12 Education Leaders 2026 Diverse Teacher Pipeline Grants 2025-26 Go Teach Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway How to Fix the Broken Black Male Teacher…
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2026 AERA Colorado Reception
Friday, April 10, 2026 7:15 – 9:15 p.m. PT Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites Floor 3, Emerald Bay Room Co-hosted by: Dean Joseph Wehrman University of Colorado Colorado Springs Dean Marvin Lynn University of Colorado Denver Acting Dean Henrika McCoy University of Denver Dean Amanda Haertling Thein University of Colorado Boulder Director Mary Pedersen Colorado…