Building Spaces for Belonging Advocate and educator, Diana Pastora Carson, M.Ed., delivers keynote at Thompson Policy Institute on Disability’s 2022 Summit
The Thompson Policy Institute on Disability’s (TPI) 2022 Summit on Disability and Inclusion brings together a variety of stakeholders dedicated to developing inclusive spaces for the disability community in schools, employment, and society. Disability Awareness Disability rights advocate and educator, Diana Pastora Carson, M.Ed., joined the in-person event to share an intimate keynote address titled,
Leadership in International Contexts Attallah College Graduate and Ph.D. Candidates Explore Leadership in Iceland
After three years of travel course cancellations in the pandemic, Dr. Dawn Hunter and Dr. Whitney McIntyre Miller were thrilled to bring their “Leadership in International Contexts” class to Iceland! The program had the opportunity to spend a week amongst lush green hills, rushing waterfalls, and expansive glaciers, while also expanding their knowledge of peace
Special Topics in Teaching Teacher Education Candidates Broaden Expertise and Knowledge Through Travel Course to Greece
Dr. Amy Ardell and Dr. Meghan Cosier led a travel course to Greece in Summer 2022 for Chapman Teacher Education students and provided this description and photos. During their June 2022 summer travel course, Attallah College teacher education graduate program candidates traveled to Greece. While there, they met with teachers, administrators, and leadership at the
Attallah College Faculty Grant Success Congrats to the 2022-23 Solutions Grants Recipients
Congratulations to the four Attallah College of Educational Studies faculty who are the principal and co-principal investigators for projects that were awarded over $24,000 from the inaugural Solutions Grants program. The launch of Attallah College’s competitive merit-based program is directly aligned with the college’s overarching Strategic Plan (2022 – 2027) to promote faculty-led, student-involved research
Chapman University Honors Attallah College Graduate Student Rachel Wiegand, MA '22, Recieves Highest Honors with the Doti Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Rachel Wiegand, MA ’22, from the Education Specialist in School Psychology program is the recipient of Chapman University’s 2022 James L. Doti Outstanding Graduate Student Award in the master’s category. The Doti Award is the highest honor for graduate students at Chapman University. The award is given to a graduating master’s and doctoral student for
Meet the Dean of Attallah College Congratulations to Roxanne Greitz Miller, Ed.D., named Dean of the Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies!
Following a national search, Chapman University announced Roxanne Greitz Miller, Ed.D., Donna Ford Attallah Professor of Teacher Education, as Dean of the Attallah College of Educational Studies effective Friday, February 25, 2022. Dean Miller served previously as Interim Dean and also as Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Chapman. Despite her administrative responsibilities and scholarly
From IES to the Classroom – Samantha Barnes ’17
Samantha Barnes ’17 is currently pursuing a career in education through the Teach for America program. She is placed as a kindergarten teacher in Nashville, Tennessee, and has a classroom full of 20 five and six year olds, whom she adores. Samantha spoke with the Attallah College Undergraduate Student Newsletter about her exciting new job,
Attallah College organizes collaboration between district and charter schools Recipients awarded inaugural ePrize grant for $100,000
Chapman University’s Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies has launched their inaugural ePrize, or “education Prize,” to foster collaboration among local districts and charter schools around innovations that improve educational outcomes for underserved students in Orange County. The college received four different proposals from multiple district and charter schools
Q & A with New Faculty Member Jorge F. Rodriguez
What is your educational background? I am very proud to be a first generation college student within the United States. One of the major reasons for this feeling is recognizing that my educational trajectory was only possible due to the determination and heart work of my mother. My parents immigrated to this country from Mexico
Making the Community Your Classroom
Dr. Quaylan Allen working with a student from Higher Ground By Cala Gin “The whole city becomes your classroom,” shared Dr. Quaylan Allen, Assistant Professor of Integrated Educational Studies, as he described the impact of the new IES experimental course entitled “IES 206: Schools in Society at Higher Ground.” The class was launched this semester