colon-muniz_aAssociate Professor Anaida Colón-Muñiz, Ed.D has been selected for the 2012 Carter Goodwin Woodson Service Award through the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME).


On Friday, November 30, 2012 at the association’s President’s Banquet, Dr. Colón-Muñiz in Philadelphia, PA, will be recognized for her lifelong contributions to the field of multicultural education by receiving the Carter G. Woodson Service Award.
Dr. Colón-Muñiz was nominated by her colleague and friend Dr. Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Associate Professor Colón-Muñiz has dedicated her life’s work to the improvement of educational opportunities for language minority and poor children, with a special emphasis on the role that teachers play in literacy. She also focuses her work on language policy in education and abroad, with specific attention given to the language and culture of Puerto Rico. She is a past President for the National Conference of Puerto Rican Women and continues to be on the board of the Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center and the El Sol Science and Arts Academy Charter in Santa Ana, California.The award is named in honor of Dr. Woodson, who helped establish the origins of the multicultural movement by building an institution devoted to correcting the misinterpretations in American History being taught to America’s children when he established The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (now African American Life and History (ASALH)) in 1915. When Dr. Woodson began Negro History Week in 1926 that ultimately became Black History Mont

Recently, Dr. Colón-Muñiz has also assumed the duties as Director of Community Educational Projects at the new
Librería Martinez de Chapman University
. Her initial duties will include developing literacy programs for pre-school children; parent classes aimed to support children and building stronger, safer communities; teen workshops to help teens navigate the high school system and to

 

h in 1976, his desire was that other ethnic groups would follow this model to add to the annals of United States history their rich historical contributions as well. In the 1980s, thirty years after his death, his dream was realized when groups throughout the country began to establish month-long celebrations honoring their cultural legacies. In the tradition of Dr. Woodson, the Woodson Award symbolizes excellence in multicultural writing, scholarship and achievements in multicultural life, history and culture.

demystify higher educational opportunities; monthly book and art clubs; and the coordination of classes that support students from local community colleges as well as Chapman University.

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