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In the 2018-19 academic year, the College of Education awarded $362,532 in donor supported scholarship funds to 135 CED students.  Many of these students were honored and recognized, along with their donors, at the annual College of Education Scholarship Reception held last October. 

College of Education alumna, Dr. Fawzia Reza has recently published her first children’s book, Mary and her New Friends.

“Overwhelmed with support,” is how CSULB student teacher Alayna Grapel describes her mentor teacher relationship at Starr King Elementary School in north Long Beach. Starr King is a participant in the CSULB Anchor School program funded by the S.D. Bechtel, Jr.

Dr. Cara Richards-Tutor has received the 2018 Samuel A. Kirk Award for her research article, “Review of Single Subject Research Examining the Effectiveness of Interventions for At-risk English Learners” included in Learning Disabilities Research & Practice.

Interim Department Chair, Teacher Education, Dr. Huong Nguyen recently shared her U.S. immigration story with NPR’s NextGenRadio. The article shares stories of discrimination faced by Dr.

“My work is life-changing and critical to the betterment of society. I can prepare the great minds that will shape and change our world.” College of Education graduate student, Jenny Franke, is a current teacher who knew that her impact in the world could be great.

Dr. Jacob Olsen has been selected to be on the Projects Design Team of a newly formed partnership between the Center for the Transformation of Schools at UCLA, the Orange County Department of Education, and the Butte County Office of Education.

Recipient of the 2018 California Teacher of the Year Award and nominee for National Teacher of the Year, CSULB alumnus in Education and Music, Dr. Brian McDaniel has been nominated for the Global Teacher Prize. 

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The Western Shores Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) have generously given a $200,000 endowment creating the Linna Young Memorial Scholarship. This endowed scholarship will fully support a CED post-baccalaureate student for one year of their studies.

College of Education doctoral candidate Dennis Johnson has a long list of accolades to his name. A founder of the Black Youth Project, member of The Peace Exchange Chicago-Asia, panelist for the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus and U.S.

UDCP student Erik Perez was recently honored with the California Science Teacher Association’s Future Science Teacher Award after being nominated for his work with CSULB’s Young Scientist Camp.