College of Education News

Dr. Alex Hollett (Elementary Education) has recently received the Blenda Wilson Diversity in Education, the College of Education Research Grant Award, and has also published a new chapter in The Future of Education: Rebuilding a Democracy in Ruins. Congratulations, Dr. Hollett! Read more

CSUN is thrilled to welcome the inaugural cohort of dance-teacher candidates to campus, with new students enrolled in the Single Subject Dance Credential program. Both veteran and novice teachers comprise the cohort, as CSUN works to build and support a new generation of credentialed dance educators in California. Guided by the California Arts Standards, these educators are developing pedagogical practices rooted in equity, relationality, and creative expression, to engage their K-12 students deeply and authentically with dance.  Read more

Dr. Traci Dennis' abstract, titled "“My whiteness was not something I thought about.”: Examining Undergraduates’ Initial and Evolving Interpretations, Understandings and Conceptualizations of Racism and Antiracist Pedagogy", has been accepted as a panel presentation at the 2024 Black Doctoral Network Conference on October 17-19, 2024 which will be hosted at Loyola Marymount University (1 LMU Drive, University Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90045). Congratulations, Dr. Dennis!  Read more

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jamie Alea as the Credential Office Director in the Michael D. Eisner College of Education. Dr. Alea has been the Director of Student Transition Programs since 2022 and prior to that, the Director of the College of Science Advising Center from 2015-2022, both at California State University, San Jose. She previously held the position of Assistant Director of Student Services and Admissions and Credential Analyst at Santa Clara University. Read more