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Dr. Anaida Colon-Muniz receives the 2016 “Community Service” Award from the International Society of Black Latinos “Educating and Uniting Communities through Diversity, Inclusion, and Leadership Development.”

May 23, 2016 by Lanesha Kemp | News

Congratulations to Dr. Anaida Colon-Muniz for receiving the 2016 “Community Service” Award from the International Society of Black Latinos (ISBL). The International Society of Black Latinos started with a group of close friends in Los Angeles who bonded over their experiences as Latinos of African descent in the U.S. Though they came from different countries,

El Sol Science and Arts Academy Alum Receives Edison Scholarship and Has Perfect AP Score Edison Scholar from Santa Ana High School

May 19, 2016 by Lanesha Kemp | News

Meet Noelí Zárate! Noeli, a former student of El Sol Science and Arts Academy, is a senior at Santa Ana High School and has reached great heights. Her performance on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam was so superior that it falls into a rather select category. Noelí not only received the top score

EVOLUTION Education article published by CES Doctorate Student, Meredith Dorner and Dr. Eugenie Scott of the National Center for Science Education

May 2, 2016 by College of Educational Studies | Attallah College of Educational Studies

Meredith A. Dorner and NCSE’s (National Center for Science Education) founding executive director Eugenie C. Scott published “An Exploration of Instructor Perceptions of Community College Students’ Attitudes Towards Evolution” in Evolution: Education and Outreach. Dorner and Scott explain in the abstract, “we compared how community college instructors of life sciences courses perceive students’ attitudes towards

Three CES Faculty Promoted to Full Professor Randy Busse, Roxanne Greitz Miller, and Kimberly White-Smith

April 27, 2016 by Pamela Ezell | News

Three of the College of Educational Studies most distinguished faculty were recently promoted to full professor, effective at the beginning of the 2016-17 academic year. These three faculty are: Randy Busse, Ph.D., Counseling and School Psychology Roxanne Greitz Miller, Ed.D., Director, Institute for Excellence in Teaching & Learning and

IES Student Receives Fulbright Grant Ashley Barba Awarded a Prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to the Czech Republic

April 22, 2016 by Michelle Samura | News

In May 2016, Ashley Barba will graduate with a degree in Integrated Educational Studies (IES) and an extensive list of achievements and responsibilities spanning her time at Chapman University. As a member of the Chapman Global Medical Brigades, Ashley traveled to Nicaragua her freshman year and again as a senior to contribute to

Ahmed Younis, Ph.D., Wins Doti Award as Outstanding Grad Student

April 15, 2016 by Pamela Ezell | News

Chapman University’s highest honor for doctoral graduate students has been announced, and the recipient is Dr. Ahmed Younis from the College of Educational studies, who successfully defended his Ph.D. in Education dissertation in late March 2016. The James L. Doti Outstanding Graduate Student Award is awarded to a recipient who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in

Professor Kris De Pedro to Present at The White House

March 16, 2016 by Pamela Ezell | News

Dr. Kris De Pedro, Assistant Professor in the College of Educational Studies, will visit the White House on April 13, 2016, to share his research about Educational Reform. Dr. De Pedro is part of a group of educational researchers who are dedicated to making schools safe and inclusive spaces for children experiencing tremendous trauma related

The Radical Imagine-Nation an innovative and iconoclastic Chapman journal

March 2, 2016 by Suzanne SooHoo | News

At a time when the political future of public education and society in general is in grave doubt, we are pleased to announce an innovative and iconoclastic Chapman journal that has been designed to participate in shaping this future in the direction of social justice: The Radical Imagine-Nation . While historical amnesia runs deep among

CES Celebrates Faculty New Book Releases

February 5, 2016 by Ky Kugler | News

Latino Civil Rights in Education: La Lucha Sigue (October 2015) This book (Anaida Colon-Muniz and Magaly Lavadenz) documents the experience of historical and contemporary advocates in the movement for civil rights in education of Latinos in the United States. These critical narratives and counter narratives portray issues of identity, inequality, desegregation,

Dean Grogan Recognized as Influential National Education Leader Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings Released

January 14, 2016 by Pamela Ezell | Attallah College of Educational Studies

The College of Educational Studies’ dean, Dr. Margaret Grogan, has been honored by the prestigious Edu-Scholar’s Public Influence Rankings. Dean Grogan was listed as number 116 of 200 scholars nationwide from more than 20,000 university-based faculty tackling educational questions in the United States. Published in Education Week, the rankings recognize scholars who had the biggest influence