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S.L. Tribune publishes commentary by Ph.D Student, Maeve Wall
Wall's article "Beneath the Surface of Child Sex Trafficking in Utah" was completed for an assignment in the Juvenile (IN) Justice & Education seminar.
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Michael Gardner featured in recent APA article
Professor Gardner says he would recommend academia to any young psychologists looking for a career path. "You get to choose the problems you work on; you have a lot of flexibility; you work with bright and interesting people, both colleagues and students; and it's fun to come to work..."
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Leticia Alvarez Gutiérrez receives Ruby Chacón Social Justice Arts Award
Congratulations to Leticia on receiving this award presented by the Mestizo Institute of Culture and Arts.
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Tackling the mental health crisis in our schools
Researchers at the University of Utah College of Education saw an opportunity to help. The college’s Department of Educational Psychology created the Well-Being Team to help empower teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to address their students’ mental health concerns.
2019 College of Education Inaugural Diversity Lecture Series
Joan and Loki Mulholland
February 13 civil rights icon Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, together with filmmaker Loki Mulholland, presented The Uncomfortable Truth. Using clips from the 2017 documentary with the same name, the Mulholland’s spoke about the ways in which racism continues to organize life in the United States.
MAX FELKER-KANTOR
March 5 American historian Dr. Max Felker-Kantor explained how the Los Angeles Police Department, faced with restrictions on its discretionary authority during the late 1950s and 1960s, sought to expand its power. Referencing his book Policing Los Angeles: Race, Resistance, and the Rise of the LAPD, Kantor’s research shows us how historical events connect with what we are seeing with today’s school-to-prison pipeline.
BENJAMIN CRUMP
March 26 Benjamin Crump, attorney at law, spoke to Using the Law as a Weapon. Mr. Crump shared his experiences with the “intellectual justification of discrimination” and highlighted examples of how the law has been used as a weapon again African Americans throughout history. Mr. Crump advised we must work through both education and economic channels to achieve change and equality as one cannot progress without the other.
Alumni, Emeriti, and Friends
Matt graduated from the U in 2005 with a B.S. in severe/profound and then worked primarily at Parkside Elementary as team leader. He completed his Master’s Degree at the University of Utah in Educational Leadership and Policy in 2012, and soon thereafter became the Principal at Grant Elementary, where he still works.
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A Learning Environment where All Thrive
Deans and administrators through the University of Utah campus issued this letter to affirm their commitment to creating an inclusive environment where there is no tolerance for acts of racism or bias in any form.
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