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  1. Meghan Zarnetske Awarded CADRE Fellowship by NSF

    Meghan Zarnetske Awarded CADRE Fellowship by NSF

  2. 3 PhD Students Pen Immigration Piece Urging Bold Action

    As part of their coursework, 3 PhD students from Dr. Leticia Alvarez's Immigration and Eduction course wrote an opinion piece urging bold and sustainable immigration legislation.

  3. Sydney Linderman Published in EducationWeek

    Master's student and Utah educator published on the role of online learning for kindergartners

  4. Joining the Public Conversation: Teachers and Students Must Have Honest Conversations about Race

    Five ECS students penned an op-ed about critical race theory.

  5. Juan Carlos Fernandez Wins Foreign Language Teacher Award

    Juan Carlos Fernandez Wins Foreign Language Teacher Award

  6. Hannah Bergstrom Wins Writing Award

    Hannah Bergstrom has won an Excellence in Writing Award

  7. Ulysses Tonga'onevai Dissertation Defense

    Congratuatlions to Ulysses Tonga'onevai on his successful dissertation defense!

  8. Former ECS Graduate, Dr. Ana Antunes, Recognized for Elevating Youth Voices

    Dr. Ana Antunes has been recognized by URBAN leadership for her work mentoring and helping students of color get into the University of Utah.

  9. Dr. Vaughn Awarded Postdoctoral Ford Fellowship

    Dr. Kēhaulani Vaughn and her husband, Dr. Charles Sepulveda from the School of Cultural and Social Transformation, have each been awarded a Postdoctoral Ford Fellowship. They are only the second couple in the University of Utah's history to win such an award. Congratulations to both!

  10. Dr. William Smith to Speak at Utah Bar Association Virtual Event

    April 13-15, 2021, the Utah Bar Association will be hosting the Police Use of Lawful and Unlawful Force: Issus and Solutions event and Dr. William Smith will be joining other notable figures including police chiefs, judges, lawyers, judges, and community leaders to discuss the issue.

  11. Dr. Verónica E. Valdez to be AERA SIG Executive Committee Chair

    Dr. Verónica E. Valdez will serve as AERA's Special Interest Group Executive Committee Chair-Elect

  12. Dr. Alvarez: Working to Ensure Equitable Education

    Dr. Alvarez joined the SLC Families Voices: A Message to Schools project to aid families and students during the pandemic.

  13. Indigenous Knowledge Symposium

    Four experts discuss the role of indigenous knowledge in higher education. Dr. Benally from the CoE joined the panel to discuss indigenous knowledge in education.

  14. Liderazgos femininos en las comunidades Hispanas

    Celebre el Dia Internactional de la Mujer uniendose a un panel de discusion sobre las contribuciones de las mujeres Mexicanas e ingenas en UT, ID, CO, y NV

  15. Anne K. Innis, ECS Grad, Named Director

    Anne K. Innis, ECS PhD Graduate, Named Director of Professional Education. Anne brings a passion for social justice to the program and will focus on high-impact instruction and program growth.

  16. Meghan Zametske, first-year PhD student in ECS, presented at the 8th Annual AIIC

    Only a first-year PhD student, and Meghan has already presented at the 8th Annual AIIC Symposium as part of Dr. Benally's ECS-7618 Colonial Post-Colonial Theory in Education course.

  17. LGBTQIA+ Youth and the School-to-Prison Pipeline

    Sonny Partola, a first-year PhD student in the Department of Education, Culture, and Society, presented at the Pride, Not Prejudice Conference, a conference for Utah educators, students, and caregivers.

  18. Chelsie Acosta, M.Ed. student, authors Salt Lake Tribune op-ed

    Chelsie's editorial, "Black Lives Matter in School; Racism, Disposability and Dehumanization within Education," was written as part of Dr. Alvarez Gutiérrez’s ECS 7820: Juvenile (In)Justice & Education seminar.

  19. Former Ph.D. student, Dr. Josephine Amoakoh co-authors an article with Dr. William Smith

    “Diamonds on the Sole of Their Boots”: The Experiences of African Immigrant Men in STEM Careers in the USA has been published in "Spectrum: A Journal on Black Men"

  20. Maleia Boyd, graduate student, pens op-ed for Salt Lake Tribune

    The piece, "Stop the school to prison pipeline", was written in conjunction with Dr. Alvarez Gutiérrez’s ECS 7820: Juvenile (In)Justice & Education seminar.

  21. Taylor Knuth first year Ph.D. student has Op Ed published in the Salt Lake Tribune

    Taylor’s article, A better way to prevent violence in schools was completed as an assignment in Dr. Alvarez Gutiérrez’s ECS 7820: Juvenile (In)Justice & Education seminar.

  22. Dr. Hyres responds to Washington Post Op-Ed

    Dr. Alexander Hyres, Assistant Professor wrote a post for Black Perspectives on Black Studies in American public schools.

  23. Sonny Partola, first year Ph.D. student has Op-Ed published in the Salt Lake Tribune

    Sonny’s article was completed as an assignment in Dr. Alvarez Gutiérrez’s "Juvenile (In)Justice & Education" seminar.

  24. F-SCDRP opinion piece published in Education Week

    Dr. Leticia Alvarez Gutiérrez along with the Family-School Collaboration Design Research Project published in Education Week: Family-School Relationships Are the Missing Link in COVID-19 Era Education

  25. William Smith wins two mentorship awards

    The University of Utah and the Spencer Foundation have both honored William Smith, chair of the Education, Culture & Society department in the College of Education and professor of Ethnic Studies in the School of Cultural and Social Transformation, with awards recognizing exemplary mentorship.

  26. Nuo Xu has editorial published in the Salt Lake City Tribune

    Nuo’s article "Resist virus-fueled racism against Asians in Utah” was completed for an assignment in Dr. Alvarez Gutiérrez’s graduate course, ECS 6823/7823: Immigration & Education.

  27. Indigenizing the Curriculum

    Dr. Cynthia Benally, an assistant professor in the college's Department of Education, Culture & Society, is featured as a guest editor and contributor in the most recent edition of the Journal of American Indian Education.

  28. New ECS undergraduate course for spring semester

    The Department of Education, Culture and Society is offering a new undergraduate course during the Spring 2020 semester — Home, School and Community Relations.

  29. ECS first year Ph.D. student, Maeve Wall, has opinion letter published in Salt Lake Tribune

    Maeve's article "Beneath the Surface of Child Sex Trafficking in Utah" was completed for an assignment in the Juvenile (IN)Justice & Education course.

  30. Leticia Alvarez Gutierrez receives the Second Annual Ruby Chacon Social Justice Arts Award

    Congratulations to Leticia on receiving this award presented by the Mestizo Institute of Culture and Arts.

  31. Alex Hyres writes Op-Ed piece for Wahington Post

    "Why Charlottesville students walked out — and what it will take to keep them from doing it again" provides some historical context for the recent high school student walkouts in Charlottesville, Virginia

  32. Dr. Belinda ’Otukolo Saltiban announced as new UVU chief inclusion and diversity officer

    Belinda Saltiban received her Ph.D. from the ECS department in 2012. In her new role, Dr. ’Otukolo Saltiban will provide leadership in areas that promote inclusion, diversity, equity, access, and opportunity. Congratulations, Belinda!

  33. ECS graduate wins seat in California Board of Education election

    Congratulations to Melissa Moreno for her win in Yolo County Board of Education, Trustee, Area 2 election!

  34. 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

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

    William Smith, Education, Culture & Society Professor, co-authored that explores challenges faced by black male students

  36. Dr. Gutiérrez & students presented at the 3rd Annual Breaking the Pipeline Symposium

    The students presented their research findings from the course Dr. Gutiérrez taught in fall 2017 titled: Juvenile (IN)Justice & Education. The ECS Department is very proud of the research that these students completed to share at the symposium.

  37. Education Can't Solve Poverty - So Why Do We Keep Insisting That It Can

    AlterNet education editor Jennifer Berkshire talks with historian Harvey Kantor about how the US gave up on the idea of responding to poverty directly, instead making public schools the answer to poverty.

  38. Clayton Pierce book awarded Outstanding Academic Title by Choice

    Congratulations to Dr. Pierce, Education, Culture & Society assistant professor, on this prestigious award for his book Education in the Age of Biocapitalism.

  39. New Publication by Dr. Dolores Calderon

    "Uncovering Settler Grammars in Curriculum" from the Special Issue on De/colonizing, (Post)(Anti)Colonial, and Indigenous Education, Studies, and Theories

  40. Recent Publication by Karen A. Johnson

    Dr. Karen A. Johnson’s new book African American Women Educators examines the lived experiences and work of African American women educators during the 1880’s to the 1960’s.

Last Updated: 9/1/21