Category: In the Media
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SEHD’s Partnership with Northeastern Junior College Featured in Colorado Community College System News
“A year and a half into his role as president of Northeastern Junior College, Mike White knows there are challenges to overcome but he is very optimistic about the future of the college.” Click here to read the full article on the CCCS News site
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CU Denver Alumna Named Colorado’s Next Education Commissioner
CU Denver alumna Susana Cordova (MA, ’00), former superintendent of Denver Public Schools and deputy superintendent for Dallas Independent School District, is Colorado’s new education commissioner. She holds a MEd in Educational, Instructional and Curriculum Supervision from the School of Education & Human Development (SEHD). Read the full story in the SEHD Newsroom
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Nancy Leech Selected for Best Scientists in Social Sciences and Humanities Ranking by Research.com
Congratulations to Nancy Leech, professor in the Research and Evaluation Methods, who is included in Research.com’s 2023 ranking of Best Scientists in Social Sciences and Humanities. She is ranked second within CU Denver and the Anschutz Medical Campus, 926 in the U.S. and 1861 in the world. Click here to view Research.com’s 2023 Ranking of Best Scientists…
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EdD Student, Cara Godbe, Selected to Join Task Force for a Bill to Study K-12 Accountability System
“Two bills before the Colorado legislature would spur changes to the system Colorado uses to measure school quality and improve performance. Both bills are in response to an audit of the school accountability system, despite that review finding the system to be ‘reasonable and appropriate.’” Cara Godbe, one of our EdD students, has been selected…
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Franci Crepeau-Hobson Featured on PBS News Hour
May 30, 2023 | PBS News Hour Franci Crepeau-Hobson, PhD, of the School of Education and Human Development on PBS News Hour on youth suicide prevention and intervention, crisis response and intervention, school violence prevention. Click here to watch
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Ester De Jong Featured in Language Magazine
May 22, 2023 | Language Magazine Ester J. de Jong, professor and program leader in the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education program at the University of Colorado Denver, cowrote an article for Language Magazine about insights into literacy for multilingual learners. Click here to continue reading
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SEHDMIX: Fantastic Four
We’ve had a few guesses but no one has gotten all four of these. We’ve heard… Lori Elliott, Matt Mitchell, Connie Fulmer, Ed Cannon, Natalie Schaffer… and more. Some right, some wrong. What do you think? Take a gander and make a guess. Who are these co-workers? Click here to submit your answer on the…
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Ritu Chopra Featured in The Hechinger Report
May 17, 2023 | The Hechinger Report “Teachers can do only so much, so paraprofessionals are the bridge for students to receive the individualized services they need,” said Ritu Chopra, executive director of the Paraprofessional Resource and Research Center at the University of Colorado Denver. “They become the eyes and ears of the teachers. If you’re a…
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Cristina Gillanders Quoted in Chalkbeat Colorado Story about Serving English Learners in Preschool Classrooms
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 understand bilingualism…
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Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Education Graduate, LaTierra Greene, Featured in CU Denver News
LaTierra is graduating with a BA in EDHD, Elementary concentration with a CLDE endorsement. Click here to access the article on the CU Denver News site