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Teacher Licensure and Educational Leadership Programs meet the rigorous CAEP Accreditation Standards in the preparation of educators for PK-12 Classrooms
The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) announced today that the Teacher Licensure and Educational Leadership programs at the University of Utah have received full accreditation approval for their educator preparation programs.
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William A. Smith to receive the 2023 Albert B. Fritz Civil Rights Award through the NAACP Salt Lake Branch
Professor William A. Smith will receive the 2023 Albert B. Fritz Civil Rights Worker of the Year Award on Friday, October 27, 2023, from the NAACP Salt Lake Branch Life Membership and Freedom Fund.
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Capitol Reef National Park Hosts Educators in Groundbreaking Field Experience
This past June the park played host to a remarkable group of visitors: Utah educators participating in a groundbreaking professional development program called Learning to Observe: Unpacking the Development of Science Teacher Observational Expertise in Field Settings.
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Dr. Paula Smith Receives Service to the Society for Prevention Research Award
Dr. Paula Smith was recently honored for service and outstanding contributions to the Society for Prevention Research.
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
Throughout her career, Candace has been involved with the Utah Association of School Psychologists (UASP) and The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). Candace has received both the School Psychology of the Year Award and Distinguished Service Award from her colleagues in UASP. She has served on the boards of Utah Children, Children's Justice Center, The Children's Center, Red Butte Gardens, and the Utah Museum of Natural History.
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