News

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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!

• 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!

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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.