Category: News
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Action required: Certify your leave balances by Oct. 25
Are your Leave Balances Correct? You must review and certify your Vacation and sick time by Oct. 25 Each year, employees are responsible for reviewing their vacation and sick leave balances and certifying that they’re correct. Then, all supervisors must approve the leave certifications of their direct reports. Together, this policy ensures that employee leave…
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AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Education Research
Sponsor Name: American Educational Research Association Deadline Date: 16-Nov-2020 Program Objectives The American Educational Research Association (AERA) Council established the AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Education Research to enhance the racial and ethnic diversity of faculty, scholars, and researchers who study topics in education research. This fellowship is targeted for members of racial and ethnic…
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Research Spotlight: Carlos Hipolito-Delgado
Dr. Carlos Hipolito-Delgado was recently promoted to full professor in the SEHD Counseling program. Dr. Hipolito-Delgado’s research interests include the ethnic identity development of Chicanas/os/xs and Latinas/os/xs, the effects of internalized racism, training to improve the cultural competence of counselors, and the sociopolitical development of youth. He has received research grants from the American Educational…
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Success Looks Like Me
The CU Denver Student Government is looking for nominations for an initiative called, “Success Looks Like Me.” This initiative will help CU-Denver students from underrepresented populations visualize different paths to success. The goal is for students to visualize themselves as successful professionals by seeing successful professionals with similar identities in similar fields of interest. Please…
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Robert Allen’s interview featured in MSN Lifestyle
8 Relationship Tips Couples Therapists Are Giving All the Time Right Now The pandemic has ripple effects in nearly every part of our lives, whether you’re coping with it relatively well or feeling completely underwater. So, as a couple, you need to talk about the feelings the pandemic is bringing up, Robert Allan, Ph.D., LMFT, emotionally…
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Sean Michael Morris interviewed by Inside Higher Ed
Don’t dismiss asynchronous learning, experts say. Improve it. Most instruction at community colleges remains remote this semester as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on. Some are concerned that remote instruction will further widen equity gaps among students. Previous research shows that students who take courses online are less likely to persist than their peers who take courses face-to-face, and underrepresented…
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Mindfulness Workshop Series through the Wellness Center: Stress Less, Breathe Deep – September 24 through October 29
The CU Denver Wellness and Recreation Center is pleased to offer: A Mindfulness Practice Workshop Series for the CU Denver community 6 online Zoom sessions Thursday evenings 5:30pm – 6:45pm, September 24th – October 29th, 2020 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is taught in clinics and hospitals across the US to reduce suffering from conditions such…
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Research Spotlight: Antwan Jefferson
Antwan Jefferson is now a Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado Denver. Antwan teaches in the Human Development and Family Relations program (undergraduate and graduate) and he supports the Urban and Diverse Communities concentration of the Leadership for Educational Equity EdD program. His teaching emphasizes…
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Colorado Youth for a Change Back to School Night – Wednesday, September 16
As you may know, I serve on the Board of Directors for an incredible nonprofit called Colorado Youth for a Change. We help hundreds of young people reenroll in school after dropping out each year, and we support thousands of others (Pre-K all the way through age 21) who are showing early warning signs of…
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Heather Johnson’s NSF Grant Featured Several Times on 9News
University of Colorado Denver associate professor Heather Johnson, PhD, received a $1,599,774 grant from the National Science Foundation last week. Johnson is an associate professor in CU Denver’s School of Education & Human Development where she focuses her work on STEM education. The grant-winning project, Promoting Mathematical Reasoning and Transforming Instruction in College Algebra (ITsCRITiCAL), is a collaboration with Metropolitan State University of Denver, Santa Fe Community College, and…