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Introducing Dean Laanan

Beyond being Dean, Dr. Frankie Santos Laanan is also a professor in the Departments of Education, Culture, & Society as well as Educational Leadership & Policy. He believes in education as a tool for social good and is dedicated to advancing educational access.

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Assistant Professor Lynne Zummo receives Faculty Small Grant Program award to transform museum learning at NHMU

Lynne Zummo, Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology and Curator of Learning Sciences at the Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU), has been awarded a Faculty Small Grant Program (FSGP) award from the VPR Office for her project, “Scaffolding Data Practices for Museum Learning: Deepening Experiences with Data, Evidence, and the Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry.”
Assistant Professor Chenglu Li's AI-based ALTER-Math project paves the way for kids to learn math by teaching it

Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology and One-U Responsible AI Initiative fellow Chenglu Li discusses advances in his AI-augmented Learning by Teaching to Enhance and Renovate Math Learning (ALTER-Math) project.
AERA names Distinguished Professor William A. Smith as 2025 Fellow

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced the selection of 29 exemplary scholars as 2025 AERA Fellows, Distinguished Professor of Education, Culture, & Society William A. Smith among them. Dr. Smith joins Laurence Parker, Chair and Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy, as the second AERA fellow in the College of Education.
Udita Gupta Wins 2025 CEL Faculty Award

Udita Gupta, Associate Professor (Career Line), Urban Institute for Teacher Education (UITE), has been awarded the 2025 Public Service Professor Award from the Office of Undergraduate Studies. The university-wide award was designed to help faculty deepen relationships with community partners and enhance community-engaged learning experiences for students.