Category: Student Achievement
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EdD Student Nefer Bovea Chosen for AERA Honor
Congratulations to Nefer Bovea, EdD student with a concentration in higher education! Bovea has been selected as a scholar for the AERA Adolescence and Youth Development Special Interest Group’s scholar’s retreat, a two-day mentorship program that takes place at the annual AERA meeting. Participants will focus on how to bridge research and practice for equity…
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SEHD Alum Janet Estrada Featured in Frontporch Northeast Denver as Ashley Elementary School’s New Principal
Estrada earned her SEHD Educational Psychology MA in Summer of 2015 and completed the SEHD principal license program in Spring 2018. She draws on her own bicultural experiences to support her school. She became an educator because she was inspired by a fifth-grade teacher who stayed late with her after school. Click here to learn…
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Nathaniel Smith Selected for Hilliard-Sizemore Research Course on African Americans in Higher Education
First-year EDD-Higher Ed student Nathaniel Smith has been selected to participate nationally in the prestigious Asa G. Hilliard III and Barbara A. Sizemore Research Course on African Americans and Education co-sponsored by the Organizational Disparities Laboratory and the Urban Education Collaborative. The Hilliard-Sizemore Research Institute coincides with the Annual AERA Conference and pairs early career…
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New Publication Alert: Deborah Lowe, EdD student, Recently Published an Article Foundational to Her Doctoral Research Project
New Publication Alert: Deborah Lowe, a student in the EdD program recently published an article foundational to her Doctoral Research Project (DRP). Deborah defends her dissertation on Thursday, February 22nd. This article positions the instructional designer as a change agent through one designer’s narrative and their efforts to carry out the work of equity and…
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Amber Vanzant, Recent LEO Principal Licensure Graduate, Featured in NASSP
Roundtable: Why Teachers Aspire to be Principals “While schools grapple with teacher shortages across the country, let’s remember to celebrate those educators who not only plan to stay in the profession but who also want to pursue careers in school leadership. To learn more about teachers who aspire to become principals, Principal Leadership contacted Drew…
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Katie Ruiz Gonzalez: “Educators of Color Make a Difference”
“Katie Ruiz Gonzalez, outstanding graduate in CU Denver’s undergraduate Teacher Education program, is highly committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. During her time at CU Denver, she took on various student leadership roles, helped create new curriculum, demonstrated dedication to the social and academic well-being of the students she worked with during her field experiences,…
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Graduate Cecilia Yamas Likens Her CU Denver Experience to “Being with a Caring Family”
“Cecilia Yamas, who is receiving the outstanding graduate award for the BS in Human Development and Family Studies (HDFR) degree during Saturday’s graduation, is looking forward to the ceremony and the surrounding festivities. Her major provides rich knowledge and training that prepares individuals who care deeply about social justice and are poised to create supportive…
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Dr. Jennifer Sobanet, SEHD alumna, graduate of our EdD higher education concentration, will be the next chancellor at UCCS
“University of Colorado President Todd Saliman announced today that Jennifer Sobanet has been selected to serve as the permanent UCCS chancellor. Sobanet was named interim chancellor in July of this year.” Click here to read the full announcement on the UCCS Comunique website
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SEHD EdD Alum Jeffrey Renfrow named Dean of Education Professions in the College of Adult and Graduate Studies at Colorado Christian University
Congratulations to Jeffrey Renfrow (EdD ’20), who recently became the Dean of Education Professions at Colorado Christian University. Click here to learn more
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SEHD MA student, Camden Farmer, Publishes Opinion/Blog in Inside Higher Education Called Using Automation to Streamline Evaluation of Transfer Credits
“A university’s transfer credit evaluation process may be an afterthought—if it is thought of at all. Often, schools are at the mercy of the out-of-the-box workflow process that comes from whichever student information system they use. This might not be an issue for a school that sees few transfer students during the admissions cycle, but…