Category: News
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State-Mandated AHEC Study Nears Completion
“KPMG is wrapping up a four-month study of the Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) mandated by the Colorado state legislature during the 2025 session. The final report is expected to be submitted to the state in January 2026.” [Read More]
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Kent Seidel Published in Collaboration with Digital Promise
Kent Seidel has part of a group collaborating with Digital Promise to create the Introduction to Culturally Responsive Assessment: A Graduate Course Design Guide, funded in large part by a grant from Spencer. It is now out in publication! Click here for more information and download
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Robin Brandehoff Published in Book
Crushing the Boxes You Thought Would Cage Us: Five Outliers on COVID, Zoom, and Speaking Out Against Social and Racial Injustices Click here to view
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TIPS November Special Edition Newsletter
Featured in this edition: Spring 2026 Calendar Canvas for Student Success Instructional Tools to Enhance Student Engagement AI Tools Digital Accessibility & Inclusive Course Design Open Support & Help Earn the Academic Technology Orientation Digital Badge in One Day! TIPS Accepting Proposals for Resource Update Course Design Grant- Must Apply by Nov. 21 Teaching Innovation…
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Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Ron Tzur and Professor Emeritus Alan Davis on their Recent Publication
Even in retirement, Professor Tzur and Professor Davis are continuing their outstanding scholarship and support of students’ learning. The article presents a case study of how a cognitively diverse 6th grader’s use of answer-checking supported his development in problem-solving. This study reflects an international collaboration between math and special educators and show cases two of…
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Julia Cummings – Dissertation Defense
Julia Cummings, marketing director for SEHD for the last 18 years, defended her dissertation today in Public Affairs. She will walk in the December graduation ceremony! Julia, Dr. Deserai Anderson (dissertation chair), committee members William Swann, Annie Miller, and Elizabeth Shanahad on Zoom, her sons Alexander and Benjamin, and husband Steve. Julia with Anna Crawford,…
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Spencer Releases Report on Preparing Scholars to Conduct Transformative Research in Education
Click here to access the report
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Funding Opportunity: U.S. DOE Releases Seven Priorities Under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
On November 10, 2025, the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) within the Department of Education (ED), released a notice inviting applications for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Special Projects (FIPSE-SP) program for the FY 2025 competition. This competition specifically calls out four areas of national need- Advancing the understanding and use…
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Early Milestones Colorado 10 Year Anniversary Celebration
SEHD’s early childhood program area sponsored Early Milestones Colorado 10 Year Anniversary celebration held at the Children’s Museum on Thursday, November 6. Doctoral students (from left to right) Zelalem Kitaw, Allie Kallmann Wagner, Sierra Dinges (having recently defended her DRP), Nicole Cromartie and Brianna Darnell joined Lori Ryan at the playful celebration. The impact report…
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LSC Building Temperature and HVAC System Information
We would like to provide some background on how the building’s mechanical systems operate and what to expect during seasonal temperature transitions. This facility is served by a constant volume Moduline HVAC system, which was installed in the 1970s. In a constant volume system, a fixed airflow rate is maintained to each zone, while the…
