Category: Colleagues
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School Psychology Faculty Members Bryn Harris and Rachel Stein Secure Major Grant
Congratulations to SEHD’s Bryn Harris and Rachel Stein who have secured a $3.15 million mental health demonstration grant from the U.S. Department of Education. It will be funded over five years. The project is called Project ASPIRE: Advancing School Psychology Innovative Training to Recruit Equity-Focused Practitioners. The grant will fund two groups of students, beginning…
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Franci Crepeau-Hobson Quoted in The Sentinel
April 6, 2023 – It’s unclear how common that arrangement is. APS declined to state if any district students have safety plans requiring students to be patted down, while CCSD said it did not have any. Franci Crepeau-Hobson, a professor in the University of Colorado Denver’sschool of education whose research focuses on school violence and youth suicide…
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Marvin Lynn Featured in Capital B
April 6, 2023 – Marvin Lynn, a former elementary school teacher in Chicago Public Schools and New York City Public Schools and currently the dean of the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado Denver, explained that culturally responsive instruction has a very positive impact on the learning of students of color —…
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Cristina Gillanders Interviewed by Chalkbeat Colorado
April 5, 2023 – More studies are necessary to identify the best strategies to teach multilingual preschool students, researchers say, but some things are clear. “Being bilingual is not enough,” said Cristina Gillanders, associate professor in early childhood education at the University of Colorado Denver. “You have to have the preparation to teach these children. You have to…
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Congratulations to Bryn Harris on Her Workshop: Unraveling Faculty Burnout
The Unravelling Faculty Burnout workshop with Dr. Bryn Harris on April 12th (12:00-1:30, on Zoom) has just a few seats left. You’ll receive a copy of the book in advance. Click here to register
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Franci Crepeau-Hobson Quoted in Chalkbeat Colorado in Article about School Resource Officers
March 23, 2023 – The research on the impacts of school resource officers is limited, said Franci Crepeau-Hobson, PhD, a University of Colorado Denver professor who studies violence prevention, in part because there is such range in the roles and training of officers stationed in schools that it’s hard to draw comparisons or conclusions. Click here to continue…
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HR Tip- Coming soon for CU Denver campus: Supervisor Network
Dear colleagues, We recently learned that CU Denver’s campus hr team is rolling out a new program for supervisors on our campus – the Supervisor Network. Here’s what we know so far from teri engelke: Supervisor Network The goal of the supervisor network is to support supervisors and managers to promote effective personnel management and…
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Franci Crepeau-Hobson Featured in Longmont Times-Call about School Violence Prevention and Shooting at DPS’s East High School
March 22, 2023 – Daily pat-downs are rare, said Matthew McClain with the Colorado School Counselor Association, and Franci Crepeau-Hobson, a University of Colorado Denver professor specializing in school violence prevention. “Clearly they were concerned,” said Crepeau-Hobson. “I can’t imagine they’d do that if there wasn’t a history of the kid carrying a weapon for whatever reason.” Click here to…
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Margarita Bianco Featured on NPR News
March 22, 2023 – “It’s the kids that need the most that are getting the least,” says Margarita Bianco, who studies teacher recruitment at the University of Colorado Denver. “And it’s perpetuating an already horrific problem in terms of an opportunity gap between kids of color and their white, more affluent peers.” Click here to continue reading…
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Dean Marvin Lynn Highlighted in UNISA News and Media
March 20, 2023 – Marvin Lynn, PhD, Dean: School of Education and Human Development, University of Colorado Denver shares his thoughts on how this august university positively impacts society in South Africa and the globe. Click here to read the article on the UNISA website