Ronda Kalaji

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Building Pathways: Attallah College Cultivates the Next Generation of Educators Through Community Partnerships From inaugural undergraduate cohorts to integrated graduate pathways, Attallah College of Educational Studies is deepening its commitment to local schools and first-generation students.

April 6, 2026 by | Attallah College of Educational Studies

Chapman University’s Attallah College is strengthening its roots in the surrounding community, welcoming local high school students to campus, celebrating milestone undergraduate cohorts, and continuing to offer accelerated routes into the teaching profession.  Attallah College has been actively cultivating relationships with local school districts, inviting prospective first-generation college students to experience Chapman firsthand and envision

Dean Roxanne Greitz Miller is Leading Attallah College with a Student-First Vision

October 8, 2025 by | Attallah College of Educational Studies

Roxanne Greitz Miller, dean of Chapman University’s Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies, brings a career-long commitment to students and educators to her leadership role. She became Attallah’s dean in February 2022 and recently completed the evaluation process for a second dean appointment, building on her prior service as interim dean and vice provost

Attallah College Welcomes Dr. Carla Smith, Instructional Assistant Professor of School and Clinical Counseling

August 13, 2025 by | Attallah College of Educational Studies

Attallah College of Educational Studies is pleased to welcome Carla Smith, Ph.D., as an instructional assistant professor of school and clinical counseling. Dr. Smith brings more than two decades of experience as an educator and professional school counselor, most recently serving as counseling faculty and program coordinator for the school counseling program at Texas A&M

Dean’s Dozen Wraps Up 2024-25 With Impact and Insight

July 1, 2025 by | Attallah College of Educational Studies

Chapman University’s Attallah College of Educational Studies closed out the 2024–25 academic year by celebrating the achievements that shaped it. Among the highlights was Dean’s Dozen, a select group of students recognized for their academic excellence, leadership, and dedication to educational equity.  The Dean’s Dozen is a selective council of 12 student leaders, drawn from

Leadership Studies Minor Capstone Course Mobilizes Students to Aid Orange County Youth

May 20, 2025 by | Attallah College of Educational Studies

Students completing Chapman University’s Leadership Studies minor, offered through Attallah College of Educational Studies, finish their program each spring with LEAD 497, “Senior Seminar: Leadership Integrative Capstone.” The course turns leadership theory into practice; this semester, the class partnered with StandUp for Kids to address urgent challenges facing unhoused and at-risk youth in Orange County.  Led by Tara Widner,

Alumna Tracy Walder Named Keynote Speaker for Attallah College Ceremony

May 18, 2025 by | Attallah College of Educational Studies

Tracy Walder, a 2007 graduate of Chapman University’s Attallah College of Educational Studies and a member of the college’s Advisory Board, will return to campus to deliver the keynote address at the 2025 Attallah College Degree Ceremony. Walder joined the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center just weeks after earning a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of

Attallah College Ph.D. in Education Students Shine at Leatherby Libraries Research Awards

May 16, 2025 by | Attallah College of Educational Studies

Chapman University’s Attallah College of Educational Studies celebrates the Ph.D. in Education students who earned second and third place honors in Leatherby Libraries’ 2025 Eric M. Scandrett Graduate Research Prize, spotlighting the college’s expanding research profile.  Robin Gomes, Connor Bogenreif, and Mirvais ‘Mir’ Aminy earned second place for their research project, The Role of Repertoire Selection and Teacher Collaboration in

Attallah College Ph.D. Candidate Cristie Suzukawa Clancy Earns Provost’s Dissertation Fellowship

May 13, 2025 by | Attallah College of Educational Studies

We are thrilled to recognize the achievements of Cristie Suzukawa Clancy, MS, CCLS, a Ph.D. candidate in Chapman University’s Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies. Clancy has been awarded Chapman’s Spring 2025 Provost’s Dissertation Fellowship, a competitive honor that provides tuition support and a stipend so she can focus on completing her Ph.D. in Education

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