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School of Education faculty and alumni will be featured in two upcoming author events at the Boulder Book Store. Ashley Potvin and Bill Penuel will present their new book, “Creating Compassionate Change in School Communities" on Tuesday, Sept. 9, and Elizabeth J. Meyer will discuss “Queer Justice at School” on Thursday, Oct. 16.
Two doctoral candidates, Jackquelin “Jackie” Bristol and Alexis “Lex” Hunter, have been selected for National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowships, one of the most prestigious honors for emerging education scholars. Bristol explores how teachers' access to affordable housing intersects with race, space and public education. Hunter investigates how youth of color in community organizing spaces view healing as intimately connected to social justice.
As the new Dean of the School of Education, Amanda Haertling Thein recently returned to the CU Boulder campus—a homecoming for the alumna. Thein grew up in Colorado and attended CU Boulder as an undergraduate. In this Q&A, she reflects on her path from high school teacher to educational researcher and higher education leader and what excites her most about leading the school into its next chapter.
A new initiative from inquiryHub at University of Colorado Boulder, in partnership with the Colorado Department of Education, is offering free professional learning from July through October for K-12 Colorado science teachers interested in learning more about Colorado academic standards.
How one education alumna is spreading her wings and sharing her passion for nature one butterfly at a time In the rugged mountains of central Mexico, Peggy Campbell-Rush boarded an open pickup truck, rode on horseback, and hiked
As a kick-off for teacher appreciation week, CU Boulder’s 2025 Best Should Teach Awards Ceremony celebrated exceptional educators—including K-12 teachers, graduate student instructors, and CU Boulder faculty—and their profound impact on learners on May 1.
Focused on collaboration, innovation and action, the CU Boulder School of Education launches new External Advisory Council in April that will act as an advisory body for school leadership to further its collective mission to support the next generation of educators and community leaders, continue to produce impactful research and deepen community partnerships that serve the state.
From a teacher turned education policy researcher to an undergraduate preparing for her next chapter at Harvard, meet the CU Boulder School of Education's 2025 Outstanding Graduates who are destined to continue making a difference in the classroom and beyond.
This semester, the CU Boulder School of Education and the Cultural Events Board (CEB) unveiled a new community mural titled “Wóinila: In Silence We Learn” in the Miramontes Baca Education Building. Hear about the student leaders' experiences and acclaimed Indigenous artist Danielle SeeWalker's inspiration in this video.
Experts from the University of Colorado Boulder are available to discuss the Trump Administration’s education policies and their implications for schools and communities across the United States.