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Breakfast & Books Foster Youth Empathy, Love for Reading
Breakfast book club cultivates empathy and love for reading among students at Starpoint School.
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Cynthia Savage to Oversee Teacher Education and Assessment as Associate Dean
Professor Cynthia Savage’s role as associate dean of undergraduate studies has recently expanded. She now serves as the associate dean of teacher education, assessment and undergraduate studies in the College of Education at TCU.
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Marcella Stark Named Board President for National Organization
Marcella Stark, associate professor and coordinator of the counseling and human services program in the College of Education, was elected as president of the Solution Focused Brief Therapy Association’s (SFTBA) board.
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Jan Lacina Promoted to Senior Associate Dean in the College of Education
Professor Jan Lacina, Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education, was recently promoted to Senior Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Studies and Strategic Partnerships in the College of Education at TCU.
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College of Education Professor Receives Deans' Award for Teaching Excellence
Jan Lacina, Ph.D., professor and Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education, was recently awarded the Deans’ Award for Teaching.
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Andrews Institute Awarded Cross-Discipline National Science Foundation Grant
A new grant will support TCU’s effort to determine how it has implicitly influenced the inequities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) departments.
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COE Faculty to Use NSF Grant to Teach Learning Disabled Employable Skills
Drs. Michael Faggella-Luby and Curby Alexander were recently awarded a subcontract for Directed Analytics’ $256,000 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Welcome, New Faculty 2022
The College of Education is excited to welcome seven new faculty members for the 2022-23 academic year.
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Storytelling in Mexico: Steve Przymus' research as Richard Ruiz Scholar
Steve Przymus, professor of bilingual/multicultural education in the College of Education, served as the 2022 Richard Ruiz Scholar/Artist in Residence in Guanajuato, Mexico.