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June 29, 2022
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Miriam Burnett graduated with a Master’s from the Department of Education in 2021 (and got to walk at commencement this year). She was a supervisor on the ÉXITO (Educational eXcellence and Inclusion Training Opportunities) project, a...
June 28, 2022
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Christopher Ozuna completed his Ph.D. in education policy in the Department of Education with his advisors, Dr. Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj and Dr. Michael Gottfried. He earned his B.S. in Human Development from UC Davis and his M.S. in...
June 27, 2022
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Hala Sun—who recently earned her Ph.D. in Education and is a recipient of a Dean’s Ambassador Circle scholarship—comes from a multicultural background and is fluent in five languages. Sun, from South Korea, is interested in studying... -
Jayne Reimel (she/her) earned her Ph.D. in Education, working with Dr. Sharon Conley. She received her B.A. in Chemistry from UCSB and fell in love with the campus, so much so that she has been working as a full-time staff member in the...
June 8, 2022
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Judith Green, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, has co-authored with Kris Machtmes of Ohio University the foreword to the new book Action Research in STEM and English Language Learning: An Integrated Approach for Developing Teacher... -
Michael Lloydhauser just completed his Ph.D. in the Department of Education. His research interests include equity practices of teacher education and special education teacher preparation, induction and retention. His advisor were Dr.... -
Royce Olarte has earned his MA on his way to a Ph.D. in the Department of Education with an emphasis in Mathematics Education. He is working with Dr. Sarah Roberts and broadly, his research interests are in the intersections of mathematics... -
Chandler Graves has earned his MA in Education, working with Professor Mian Wang. He is a graduate assistant for UCSB Men’s Basketball. He has a BA in Sport Marketing and Management from Indiana University, Bloomington. GGSE:...
June 6, 2022
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Daniel Rios Arroyo, a doctoral student focusing his research on social and educational justice in K-12 through the higher education pipeline, has earned his MA; his advisor is Dr. Richard Duran. Daniel earned his B.A. in Sociology with...
May 31, 2022
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The Gevirtz School is grieving the loss of so many children, youth, and adults to gun violence. We have long advocated for national reforms that would help prevent gun violence in the United States. We have also been a leader in providing... -
Sunghee Choi (center) with her advisors Diana Arya (l) and Andrew Maul (r)
Sunghee Choi has earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Education, where she worked with Dr. Diana Arya and Dr. Andrew Maul. After being away from school for a long time, she received her M.A in education from UCSB. As a mother of a 12-...
May 23, 2022
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The 2022 Morrison Fellows: Ryan Arellano (top left), Maggie Chan (top right), Jonathan Downey (bottom left), Hui Zhang (bottom right)
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Ph.D. students Ryan Arellano, Meiki (Maggie) Chan, Jonathan Downey, and Hui Zhang are the 2021-2022 recipients of the Gale and Richard Morrison Fellowship. Established by Gevirtz School Professor and...
May 18, 2022
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Estefanía Pihen González (she/her), third year Ph.D. student at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, specializes in education for sustainable development (ESD), an educational framework that infuses academic curriculum with positive,...
May 17, 2022
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Adanari Zarate, keynote speaker for the 2022 Research Symposium
Although the 2022 iteration of the Gevirtz School Research Symposium, hosted by the Graduate Student Association in Education (GSAE), is officially the third annual, in many ways it feels more like the first. That’s because the COVID-19...
May 16, 2022
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Bertin Solis, a doctoral student in the Department of Education at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, has been chosen to be part of the inaugural cohort of the UC-HSI Research Apprenticeship Program (UC-HSI RAP). UC-HSI RAP supports...
May 12, 2022
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Lois Capps and Jules Zimmer in 1999
The Gevirtz School was deeply saddened by the passing of Jules Zimmer, Dean of the School from 1993-2004. Dr. Zimmer passed on April 9, 2022 at the age of 91. Zimmer was a professor in UCSB’s Department of Education from 1970 until 2004....
May 5, 2022
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Stephanie Arguera, a doctoral student in the Department of Education at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, has received a 2021-22 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. Teaching assistants play a vital role in enhancing the teaching mission...
May 3, 2022
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The 2014 Vivian Guerrier "Hope" Fellowship recipients Alyssa Breeher and Megan Phillips, Amy Caron and Vivian Guerrier’s son Steve Caron, Rachel Mello and Vivian Guerrier’s son Jon Mello, Fellowship recipient Juan Zambrano Gonzalez, Vivian Guerrier’s son Ken Guerrier, Heidi Guerrier and baby Vivian Guerrier
Generosity was the theme on UCSB Give Day 2022, the campus-wide annual digital fundraising event. Going into Give Day with a goal of 20 gifts, generous alumni, staff, faculty and supporters contributed 41 individual donations, raising $36,...
April 27, 2022
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The Gevirtz School, along with the UCSB MultiCultural Center and The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, will present an online event featuring Gloria Ladson-Billings, “Staying on Mission: Race, Equity, and Justice in the Midst of...
April 26, 2022
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Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj chosen as an Outstanding Reviewer for the American Educational Research JournalCarolyn Sattin-Bajaj from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School has been chosen as an Outstanding Reviewer for the American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) for 2021. The letter announcing this honor says, “AERJ would not be the...
April 25, 2022
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Evelyn Vera Flández is a Chilean graduate student in the Department of Education. Her research interests include foreign-language teaching and applied linguistics. She enjoys working with students whose sociocultural backgrounds have...
April 15, 2022
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Don and Marilyn Gevirtz, Paul Orfalea, and Jules Zimmer upon the naming of the school after the Gevirtzes in 2000
UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School laments the passing of Jules Zimmer, Dean of the School from 1993-2004. Dr. Zimmer passed on April 9, 2022 at the age of 91. Zimmer was a professor in UCSB’s Department of Education from 1970 until 2004....
April 13, 2022
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Gevirtz School graduate students Matthew Bennett, Devon Christman, Liliana Garcia, and Ali Muller will help lead programs as part of “Untangling Entanglement & Other Quantum Ideas,” presented by the UC Santa Barbara Library on Thursday...
March 29, 2022
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The South Coast Writing Project (SCWriP) invites teachers of all grade levels who are interested in designing digital writing projects for their students to a conference on Tuesday, June 21 in person and on Wednesday, June 22 on Zoom. This...
March 24, 2022
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Samantha Harris was named the Dorothy M. Chun and Joseph Polchinski Fellow for 2021. This fellowship supports qualified graduate students enrolled in the interdisciplinary emphasis in Applied Linguistics who are studying second language...