**ECS GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP**

You are eligible if you have finished your
PhD coursework but not defended • Minimum 3.5 GPA • Research is in Sociology, History or Philosophy of Education

--- $500 Award ---

Deadline Tuesday July 31, 2018 5:00 PM

Meet our Department Chair

Dr. William A. Smith brings exceptional skills to this leadership position as a researcher with national and international distinction, former administrator in our College of Education and the U, and as professor in ECS and Ethnic Studies. He also serves as the Associate Dean for Diversity, Access, & Equity in the College of Education as well as the Special Assistant to the President & NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative. Dr. Smith is the co-editor (with Philip Altbach & Kofi Lomotey) of the book, The Racial Crisis in American Higher Education: The Continuing Challenges for the 21st Century (2002). His work primarily focuses on his theoretical contribution of Racial Battle Fatigue which is the cumulative emotional, psychological, physiological, and behavioral effects that racial microaggressions have on People of Color.
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PROGRAM INFORMATION

Master's Plus Program

For Canyons School District ONLY
Applicaton Deadline: Please check back

ECS 5645/6645 Enrollment Information

** Note: Section 001 is for Secondary Majors; Section 002 is for Elementary majors

Congratulations to Education, Culture & Society Faculty for receiving two of three College of Education awards. Leticia Alvarez Gutiérrez received the Service Award and William Smith received the Research Award!

NEWS/HIGHLIGHTS

William Smith Receives Two Awards from 12th District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Education, Culture & Society Professor, William Smith, has received an unprecedented two of four awards this year from the 12th District Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. He is now nominated for the International Award given in July 2018. Read more >>

William Smith

Experience of black doctoral students underscores need to increase diversity in STEM fields

William Smith, ECS Professor, co-authored a new study that explores challenges faced by black male students.

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Dr. Leticia Alvarez Gutiérrez & students presented at the 3^rd Annual Breaking the Pipeline Symposium which took place on March 31 at the University of Utah.

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Harvey Kantor

Education Can't Solve Poverty - So Why Do We Keep Insisting It Can?

ECS Emeritus Professor discusses this in an interview with AlterNet >>

Students in Associate Professor Dr. Leticia Alvarez Gutiérrez’s summer graduate seminar ECS 6950/7950: Juvenile (IN)Justice & Education had their opinion/response/commentary letters published in the Salt Lake Tribune. This is an important assignment that encourages educators to actively engage in educational discussions in the community. Congratulations for sharing your educational insights! See the following links for details:

DAVID ASMAN (ECS, M.Ed Student MARIA DUARTE (ECS, M.Ed. Student) ANNIE BARTON (ELP, Ed.D. student)

Winners of the 2017 AESA and Taylor & Francis Past President's
Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Research