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Kyle Whipple, PhD, a 2018 STEM Education alumnus from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, was recently honored with the 2024 Community Leader Award.

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Lesa Clarkson (CI) recently presented in two breakout sessions at the Leading in Equity, Action, and Diversity (LEAD) conference at the University of Minnesota on July 30 - 31.

Martha Bigelow (CI) and Kate Paesani (CARLA and CLA) recently co-chaired the International Language Teacher Education Conference on May 30 - June 1 at The Graduate Hotel. Language teacher educators and researchers working in PreK-12, language immersion, postsecondary, adult basic education, heritage language learning and indigenous language education contexts shared their research and practice.

Dr. Keitha-Gail Martin-Kerr, Curriculum and Instruction faculty member, co-led the JET (Jamaican Exchange in Teaching) Program this summer, increasing the number of Jamaican educators participating in the fully funded week-long immersive experience. The educators spent three days at Global Arts Plus and two days observing at Southside Family Charter School, Global Academy, Zanewood Community, and the Child Development Lab School. Dr. Nathaniel Stewart, OLPD professor, presented his research to the educators. Next year, JET will partner with Global Academy and take five educators to Jamaica for a similar experience.

Dr. Mary Hermes, Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction was recently highlighted in the Star Tribune. Dr. Hermes is the Director and founder of Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia and is also the co-director and lead writer of the video game “Reclaim!

Department of Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) Professor Dr. Nina Asher, is co-facilitating the University of Minnesota’s interdisciplinary Dissertation Proposal Development (DPD) program this year, along with Professor Dr. Will Jones of the Department of History.

Dr. Betsy Maloney Leaf has been awarded a Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) grant.

Dr. Gillian Roehrig was awarded the Robert Noyce Track 3 grant from the National Science Foundation - Developing Teacher Leaders’ Capacity to Promote Equitable Teaching and Learning in Secondary Science Classrooms.

The University of Minnesota was named the “Top Producer” of English language specialists in 2023 by the U.S. Department of State/English Language Programs at the TESOL International Convention.