Alumni & Donor News
- Michelle Lopez (MEdu’21) remembers sitting in her grandfather’s kitchen, surrounded by the smells of home cooking, and peppering him with questions about her family history. Lopez’s grandparents originated from the San
- The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has selected Â鶹ĘÓƵ Associate Professor Elizabeth J. Meyer for the AERA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research, which recognizes individuals within AERA for distinguished research, professional practice, and activities that advance public understanding of gender and/or sexuality at any level in the education community.
- Substantial and renewable scholarships are crucial for our students and their futures. Learn more about the latest scholarships created by our generous donors and supported by our community:A Queer Endeavor Kelley Therese Wylder Anderson
- This has been a particularly unexpected and challenging time in education and beyond. We asked our alumni teachers: What have you learned over the past year and will be carrying into the future?
- Lianna Nixon’s lens on the natural world is changing education and environmental activism Lianna Nixon is an environmental photographer and activist, but on
- Toni Christiansen bursts through barriers and advances U.S. diplomacyToni Christiansen (Edu’70) enrolled at CU Boulder with two dreams: to become a teacher and an international diplomat.The impressive career that followed has been a dream come true
- Jen stood in front of her class of ninth grade students at the beginning of our study and asked, “How many of you feel like you’re in charge of writing your own stories? The story of your life?”Students sat in small groups. A few hands went up, but
- Amid a pandemic and beyond, educators reimagine the future of K–12 schoolsThere has been no such thing as a “normal” year of teaching for up-and-coming educator Diana Bustamante-Aguilar, and she sees that as a good thing.As a student teacher, she
- On Thursday, Dec. 2, the School of Education at CU Boulder will host a special virtual gathering of Ed Talks, an intersectional exploration of place, identity, family, the body, romance and more. Inspired by TED Talks, CU Boulder’s Ed Talks are short, engaging talks that address some of today’s most pressing issues in education and beyond, including various ways of working toward collective liberation.Â
- New program addresses local educational inequitiesLaura López’s 14-year-old daughter came home from school puzzled. “You must have talked with my math teacher,” she probed. López had not contacted the teacher, but her