[Coehd] COEHD News - March 30, 2021

Alumni spotlight, faculty awards, and upcoming events. See what's happening in COEHD! View this email in your browser<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2... Tuesday | March 30, 2021 [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/images/18a71e41-3bc8-...] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... COEHD Alum Named Bilingual Teacher of the Year [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/images/34fa3a21-d1bf-...] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... Laredo may not be far from San Antonio, but for UTSA alum Marina Lopez, the journey is measured in more than miles. Lopez was named Teacher of the Year at Krueger Middle School in San Antonio, where she teaches 6th and 7th grade math and science. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... COEHD Professor Wins Outstanding Dissertation Award [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/images/26f6b240-9ffd-...] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... While 2020 was filled with unprecedented challenges, COEHD professor Zhongfeng Tian, Ph.D., remained dedicated to his education and career. His dissertation won second place as the AERA Bilingual Education Research SIG Outstanding Dissertation of the Year for 2021. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... UTSA Lecturer Lends Voice to Sesame Street Community Summit on “How Traumatic Experiences Affect Learning” [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/images/dd54368f-4341-...] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... Melissa Williamson, lecturer in the UTSA College of Education and Human Development is lending her expertise to a special community summit on “How Traumatic Experiences Affect Learning.” In partnership with KLRN and Sesame Street in Communities, the virtual summit gathers local community experts to discuss how traumatic experiences can impact learning. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... CLL Program Recognized for Admissions Innovation [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/_compresseds/77f22b66...] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... The Culture, Literacy and Language (CLL) Ph.D. program received an honorable mention and $1,000 in the Innovation in Doctoral and Terminal Master’s Program Admissions award. According to Jorge Solis, Ph.D., the Graduate Advisor of Record for the CLL program, the award is part of the graduate school’s efforts to identify ways to better support its students. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... COEHD in the News Professors study Latinas and the politics of urban spaces ________________________________ Political science professor Sharon Navarro and Mexican American studies associate professor Lilliana Saldaña study how Latinas reclaim and transform political spaces across the country. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... BranchED announces the Emerging Research Fellows program participants ________________________________ The Emerging Research Fellows program seeks to increase the number of scholars of Color and to amplify scholarship by scholars of Color, especially that which highlights the assets and supports the growth of Minority Serving Institution Educator Preparation Programs. Dr. Zhongfeng Tian is one of the 2021-2023 Emerging Research Fellows. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... 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