[Coehd] COEHD announces new African American Studies B.A. degree, student stories and more!

COEHD News | May 20, 2022 View this email in your browser<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2... Friday | May 20, 2022 [COEHD News] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... African American Studies degree will prepare students for a variety of careers [Students at the Martin Luther King March] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... UTSA will offer a Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies (AAS) beginning Fall 2022 through its Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies (REGSS)<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F...;. Through the new degree program, UTSA will prepare graduates in the historical, economic, cultural, and sociological factors impacting Black individuals and communities. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... COEHD student accepted into California Research Consortium summer program [Photo of Monica Hernandez] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... Monica Hernandez, a master’s student in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2...;, has been accepted into the University of California Santa Barbara’s Academic Research Consortium summer program. The consortium targets students from Hispanic Serving Institutions and provides them with mentored research experiences, academic support, and career development opportunities. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... UTSA grad students partner with mission outreach to teach English remotely [Photo of students in Manos de Dios partnership school] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us...  Graduate students enrolled in English as a Second Language (ESL) 5073 – Technology in Language Teaching and Learning, taught by associate professor Kathryn Henderson, Ph.D., are getting a global view of teaching thanks to a partnership with Manos de Dios, a mission organization located in Danlí, Honduras. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... UTSA doctoral fellow awarded Fulbright Scholarship [https://mcusercontent.com/136171bc13e56eae0ccfa44e1/images/71d49363-0de7-...] <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futsa.us... Héctor Castrillón-Costa, a doctoral fellow in the Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Department, has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship for the 2022 school year. Castrillón-Costa is pursuing his Ph.D. in culture, literacy, and language, and the scholarship will support his dissertation research as he conducts an ethnography of educational language policy in elementary schools on the Caribbean Island of Saint Lucia. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... COEHD in the News UTSA’s comprehensive support services amplify student success ________________________________ UTSA Academic Affairs has led the effort to intentionally align and connect broad-based, institution-wide programs with tailored college-centered services. As a result, students have access to a stronger, unified suite of services and assistance programs that advance their success from admission to graduation. READ MORE<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... 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