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Your ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� Guide to AERA 2026

Ichigo Takikawa — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:37:56 +0000

Your ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� Guide to AERA 2026 Ichigo Takikawa Tue, 03/31/2026 - 12:37

Each year, the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting represents the world's largest gathering of education researchers and is a showcase for groundbreaking, innovative research.

AERA Colorado Reception

Attending this year's AERA? Join Colorado colleges and schools of education for the AERA Colorado Reception in Los Angeles.

Friday, April 10, 7:15-9:15 p.m.

Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites Floor 3, Emerald Bay Room

Enjoy food, drink and good company. Please register to join.

The 2026 AERA Annual Meeting will take place in Los Angeles from April 8 to 12. The theme for this year’s meeting is "Unforgetting Histories and Imagining Futures: Constructing a New Vision for Education Research."

Our faculty, students and alumni will be busy presenting, learning and exchanging ideas. Use this guide to follow and support ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� researchers and their work. This year, we have current ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� faculty and students featured in over 50 sessions!

See the full ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� AERA guide

Each year, the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting represents the world's largest gathering of education researchers and is a showcase for groundbreaking, innovative research. The 2026 AERA Annual Meeting will take place in Los Angeles from April 8 to 12. Read the ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ��'s guide to AERA to see our faculty and graduate students participating in this year's conference.

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2026 School of Education Scholarship Celebration celebrates students and supporters

Hannah Fletcher — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:28:23 +0000

2026 School of Education Scholarship Celebration celebrates students and supporters Hannah Fletcher Wed, 02/25/2026 - 15:28

In January, the ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� School of Education welcomed more than 200 students, families, donors, faculty, and staff to the 2026 Scholarship Celebration, an annual event recognizing scholarship and fellowship recipients and the community that supports them.

This year’s program highlighted the remarkable expansion of scholarship support over the past three decades. What began in 1993 with five scholarships totaling $2,500 has grown into 92 scholarships totaling more than $550,000.

Attendees also heard from Jackie Bristol, a PhD candidate and Miramontes Baca Fellowship awardee, and Barbara Quinlan, alumna and longtime supporter, about the powerful impact of scholarships, their potential, and steady growth of offerings. The school now offers more than 40 named scholarships, along with six future scholarships established through legacy commitments. Other attendees shared stories at their tables, connected with one another around their work, and took photos with friends, families and supporters. The dean noted that these voices reflect why education matters, even in challenging times.

“Tonight, we are here to celebrate our students—their achievements, their persistence, their curiosity, and their deep commitments to education, equity and community,” said Dean Amanda Haertling Thein. “Across our programs, School of Education students are doing remarkable work. They are teaching and learning in classrooms, schools, and communities. They are conducting research that informs policy and practice. They are juggling complex personal and professional responsibilities while staying grounded in why education matters. Scholarships help make that work possible.”

The dean thanked faculty and staff for their mentorship, donors for expanding opportunities and support, and students for the work they are doing—and will do—to shape classrooms and communities.

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The ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� School of Education recently welcomed more than 200 students, families, donors, faculty, and staff to the 2026 Scholarship Celebration, an annual event recognizing scholarship and fellowship recipients and the community that supports them. View the photos.

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Best Should Teach Ceremony on March 5 to honor outstanding educators at CU, local schools

Hannah Fletcher — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:43:28 +0000

Best Should Teach Ceremony on March 5 to honor outstanding educators at CU, local schools Hannah Fletcher Tue, 02/24/2026 - 10:43

Keynote to focus on moving across differences in classrooms

The University of Colorado Boulder will celebrate and center excellence in teaching at the 2026 Best Should Teach Awards Ceremony on Thursday, March 5 at 6 p.m. in the Chancellor’s Auditorium in the Center for Academic Success and Engagement (CASE) building, 1725 Euclid Ave.

Free and open to the public, the event will honor outstanding ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� faculty members, graduate student instructors and K-12 teachers in local school districts to highlight the essential role teachers play in shaping inclusive and thriving learning communities.

Professor Mollie Blackburn of The Ohio State University—one of the nation’s leading scholars on literacy, language and the experiences of LGBTQ+ youth—will deliver this year’s keynote. Blackburn brings deep expertise, and she will lead an engaging conversation about equity in education.

Her talk, “(For)Giving in Moving Across Differences,” draws on research from an LGBTQ+-themed literature course and examines how students and teachers can navigate differences by rethinking forgiveness and embracing the act of giving. She highlights how these practices open the door to ethical, humanizing encounters in classrooms—an especially topical message for educators today.

Best Should Teach Awards Ceremony and Lecture

If You Go

Who: Welcomes educators and open to the public

What: Awards Ceremony and Keynote with Mollie Blackburn: (For)Giving in Moving Across Differences"

When: Thursday, March 5, 6 p.m.

Where: Chancellor’s Auditorium, the Center for Academic Success and Engagement (CASE) building

Blackburn’s scholarship appears in top journals such as Reading Research Quarterly, Research in the Teaching of English and Teachers College Record and has earned national recognition from National Council of Teachers of English, the American Educational Research Association and more. She is the author of “Interrupting Hate: Homophobia in Schools and What Literacy Can Do ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� It” and co‑editor of the award‑winning “Acting Out!: Combating Homophobia through Teacher Activism.”

The Best Should Teach Awards Ceremony is co‑hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the School of Education in conjunction with the College of Arts and Sciences. Students from across the university nominate instructors who have made a meaningful difference in their academic experience. The initiative was established in 1996 by lifelong educator Lindley Stiles and his wife, Marguerite Stiles, to celebrate excellence in teaching.

The 2025–2026 ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� Faculty Gold Award recipients are:

Heidi Day, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Erin Furtak, School of Education
Danielle Hodge, Department of Communication
Akhil Khanal, Department of Biochemistry
Meghan McCarroll, Masters of the Environment
Bhuvana Narasimhan, Department of Linguistics

The 2025–2026 K–12 Gold Award recipients from partner school districts are:

Ace Engelmann, English Language Arts Teacher, Boulder High School, Boulder Valley School District
Valerie Franzke‑Munro, Science Teacher, Northglenn High School, Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Abby Martinez, Middle School Music Teacher, Erie Middle School, St. Vrain Valley School District
Vicky Ortiz, 4th Grade Spanish Environment Teacher, Foster Dual Language PK–8, Jeffco Public Schools
Paula Ospina, 3rd Grade ELA‑S Literacy Teacher and Early Literacy and Language Senior Team Lead, College View Elementary, Denver Public Schools

The Best Should Teach awardees were selected for their embodiment of the behaviors and skills of exemplary teachers who commit to supporting other educators and sustain strong classroom learning communities where students thrive and experience belonging.

The Best Should Teach Initiative continues to be guided by Lindley Stiles’ enduring motto: “To those who come, I leave the flame! Hold it as high as you can reach. If a better world is your aim, all must agree: The Best Should Teach.”

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Getting into the Groove: Derek Briggs is the new Associate Dean of Faculty

Hannah Fletcher — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:22:24 +0000

Getting into the Groove: Derek Briggs is the new Associate Dean of Faculty Hannah Fletcher Wed, 02/04/2026 - 14:22

With more than two decades of distinguished service to the School of Education community under his belt, Derek Briggs embarked on his new role of as school's Associate Dean of Faculty on Jan. 1.

A respected faculty member of the Research and Evaluation Methodology (REM) program, Briggs has shaped the school’s research and faculty culture through teaching, mentorship and his methodological expertise. Since 2016, he has also directed the Center for Assessment, Design, Research and Evaluation (CADRE), where he has guided its impact across campus and with partners statewide.

Briggs was drawn toward the role because of this varied experiences with faculty development and reappointment, promotion and tenure processes. He has chaired numerous Primary Unit Evaluation Committees, contributed to the school’s merit and salary reviews and served on the Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Committee. He is currently a Faculty Salary Equity Fellow in the Provost’s Office.

Briggs' selection—shaped by an internal search committee and faculty feedback—aims to bring his principled, collaborative approach to School of Education leadership team and faculty support processes. His entire tenured faculty experience has been spent in the ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� School of Education, and he sees this new role as an opportunity to give back and contribute both continuity and a fresh perspective to this important role.

To help us get to know him in his new capacity, we caught up with Briggs for a conversation about his hopes for the role and to learn more about his passions at work and at play.

Q. Why were you interested in the Associate Dean for Faculty role and why now?

Briggs: There are a lot of reasons, but ultimately it just felt like it would be a good fit for me at this stage of my career. I’ve been a faculty member in the School of Education my entire professional career, for 22 years. I’ve benefited a lot from the leadership of faculty that came before me. So, this seems like the right time for me to give back, and do what I can to maintain a legacy that has been built up over decades.

I’ve always considered myself fortunate to be a faculty member at an institution of higher education where I can pursue the research that interests me, and where I am rewarded for teaching and being creative. I know how hard our faculty work, and I appreciate all that they are able to contribute. I worry about the rising tide of anti-intellectualism and restrictions on civil liberties making its way into national policies that are likely to have negative effects on teaching, learning and research at every level. Our faculty need someone who can be advocate in these times, and I feel prepared to fill that role.

At the same time, as faculty in a School of Education we need to ask ourselves some hard questions, because in the United States in particular we have not made the kind of progress in fostering both opportunity and excellence in our educational system that I would have hoped to see some 20 years ago. It’s going to take effective leadership team at the School of Education to move this needle. I’m excited to be a part of it and motivated to make a difference.

Q. What do you hope to bring to the position?

Briggs: More than anything, I see this role as being about supporting our faculty to be successful. For faculty that are feeling demoralized or burned out by current events, I’m hoping I can help them get their mojo back. To accomplish this I'll need to earn people’s trust and show them through my actions that I care about their well-being. I think I’ve done that in my prior SOE leadership positions as chair of the Research and Evaluation Methodology (REM) program from 2008 through 2019, and the Director of the Center for Assessment, Design, Research and Evaluation (CADRE) since 2016. I’m very proud of the stable, collaborative and productive environment I’ve helped to foster for not just faculty in REM and CADRE, but students and staff as well.

A novel thing I’m going to bring to this role is an interest and familiarity with recent advances in generative AI. I just finished a year-long academic sabbatical during 2025 and I spent much of that time learning about AI and experimenting with its usage in both personal and professional contexts. I think this has made me pretty savvy about its possible affordances and very real limitations. In fact, I’m planning to teach a graduate level seminar course called “Using AI for Academic Research” in the Fall semester of 2026. Whether you are excited about AI, terrified or somewhere in between, it isn’t going away. Faculty are going to need to grapple with the impact that this new technology will be having on their teaching and research now and into the future. To surface these issues, I recently launched a blog that I’ll be updating regularly called AI in Education.

Q. Tell us more about your life outside of the School of Education and CADRE. What do you like to do with your free time?

What free time? Just kidding. Well, I’m pretty religious about three things that I do on a weekly basis when I’m in town. I do CrossFit workouts 4 to 5 times a week, usually in the late afternoon. So if you ever see me rushing out of the MBE building around 4:30 on a weekday, you’ll know why. My gym CrossFit Roots is a really important outlet and source of community for me. No matter how stressed I might be, it’s all out of mind when I’m doing burpees, deadlifts and box jumps. Another routine I’ve gotten pretty serious about is that after dinner with my wife, Whitney, and son, Lucas, I usually spend up to an hour practicing songs and technique on my acoustic guitar. I’m still just at a beginner’s level, but I find it to be a great creative outlet. Finally, pretty much every Saturday morning, regardless of weather conditions, Lucas and I do a three-mile round trip hike up to the NCAR building and back.

My family loves to travel. My mother is Austrian and when I was growing up I used to spend about a month or so every summer visiting my grandmother and family friends in Austria. Perhaps as a consequence, I love to travel to new places, to immerse myself in a different culture, to try new things. Just last May, I hiked a portion of the Camino de Santiago with one of my closest friends that I’ve known for 35 years. We started on the border of France and Spain in the town of St Jean Pied de Port and hiked into Spain over the Pyrenees mountains. Five days and 75 miles later we ended our trek and got to see a running of the bulls in the town of Estella. It was one of the best combined physical, spiritual and gastronomic experiences I’ve ever had, and I plan to keep going back over the next few years until I finish the full 400 miles and make it to Santiago de Compostella.

Q. We've heard you moonlight as a karaoke enthusiast. How did you get into that hobby?

Briggs: I actually was doing karaoke before it was widely known thing back in the late 1980s. When I was a teenager, my dad would take me to a small karaoke bar down in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles. Most of the people there were Japanese businessmen getting drunk, so it must have been amusing to see my dad come in with his teenage son and order himself a diet Coke (my dad doesn’t drink). Their selection of songs in English was pretty limited, so I was singing a lot of Elvis Presley and the Beatles. I think I actually won some sort of “crowd favorite” award when I was 16 for a rendition of Blue Suede Shoes.

Q: What’s your go-to karaoke song and why?

Briggs: Oh wow, it’s very hard to pick just one. It kind of depends on my mood. I think most of the friends who’ve karaoke'd with me would say my best song is "Purple Rain." Prince is my favorite artist, and "Purple Rain" is my favorite song. When Prince died in 2016, I was in Nashville, and I bought myself some cowboy boots with a purple lightning bolt in his honor. Then I went out and sang "Purple Rain" wearing those boots at a big karaoke bar on Broadway. I love singing anything by Prince. Other ones I like doing for karaoke: "Your Song" by Elton John, "The Scientist" by Coldplay, "Mr. Brightside" by the Killers.

Q. Any tips for those of us who are still in search of their on go-to song?

Briggs: First, try to pick a song that people will recognize and want to sing along with. What’s great about karaoke is it's fundamentally a participatory experience. It shows just how much and how quickly music can bring people of all walks of life together. That said, it’s also important that you like the song you pick! If you’re having fun while you sing, that energy will rub off on others. Sometimes a great way to find a go-to song is just to listen to the songs other people pick and notice when you find yourself singing along most enthusiastically. I often find someone will pick a song to sing that would have never occurred to me, and if I enjoy it, I’ll file it away as a song I might want to pick in the future. If you care about how you sound and/or want to make sure that there are no unforeseen surprises, it’s really easy these days to try out pretty much any song you can imagine on YouTube in the privacy of your own home.

A last tip: I try to stay away from artists whose trademark is a vocal range I have no prayer of reaching. I learned this the hard way as a teenager when I tried to sing “8 days a week” by the Beatles. Until that moment I had never quite realized just how high Paul McCartney’s voice could go. Along those lines, be careful if you pick songs by Adele, Lady Gaga or Whitney Houston among female artists and by Freddy Mercury (Queen), Axl Rose (Guns n’ Roses), or Steve Perry (Journey) among male artists. But don’t overthink things too much. Smile, have fun, strike a pose, and the rest will work itself out.

With more than two decades of distinguished service to the School of Education community under his belt, Derek Briggs embarked on his new role of as Associate Dean of Faculty on Jan. 1. We caught up with Briggs for a conversation about his hopes for the role and to learn more about his passions at work and at play.

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2025 Year in Review

Hannah Fletcher — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 05:54:36 +0000

2025 Year in Review Hannah Fletcher Mon, 12/29/2025 - 22:54

As we reflect on 2025 and look ahead to 2026, we in the ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� School of Education are grateful for the many moments of joy, recognition, and community this year has brought.

Here are 25 highlights from 2025:

Centering Students

1. 2025 Commencement honored our wonderful students and major milestones, including celebrating Outstanding Graduates who were recognized for their impact in classrooms and well beyond.

2. Doctoral students Jackie Bristol and Lex Hunter were awarded prestigious National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowships.

3. The Scholarship Celebration gathered 200+ students, families and supporters.

4. Students launched new student-led student groups like the Bilingual Education Student Association and a club for teacher education students interested in rural education.

Celebrating Faculty and Staff Milestones

5. Amanda Haertling Thein was named dean, returning to her undergraduate alma mater and home state and beginning as dean on July 1.

6. Derek Briggs and Kevin Welner elected to National Academy of Education (NAEd), and later in the year, Welner was selected for the NAEd Board of Directors.

7. Elizabeth Dutro was appointed the Bob and Judy Charles Endowed Chair in Education.

8. Melissa Braaten became the new Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Teacher Education.

9. Erin Furtak and Kalonji Nzinga received Marinus Smith Awards for their positive impact on students.

10. Kalonji Nzinga earned the Provost’s Faculty Achievement Award, and he was featured as an “endzone innovator” this football season.

11. Ben Shear and Sara Staley received tenure.

12. Ben Shear and several local educators were honored at 2025 Best Should Teach Awards.

13. We welcomed several new faculty and staff members.

Highlighting Research and Programs

14. The School of Education formed a new external advisory group call the Education Advisory Council to strengthen statewide collaboration.

15. ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� researchers led more than 80 sessions at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting in Denver.

16. ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� InquiryHub launched free Colorado science standards workshops.

17. Faculty debuted new books, Creating Compassionate Change in School Communities and Queer Justice at School, at Boulder Book Store events.

18. The Education Research Speaker Series featuring the latest research in education from ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� scholars and alumni.

19. Faculty provided expert commentary on federal educational research targets and Department of Education staffing cuts and more.

20. The Online Teacher Leadership program celebrated its five‑year anniversary.

Building Community

21. The “Wóinila: In Silence We Learn” mural by Danielle SeeWalker was unveiled in Miramontes Baca Education Building to honor Indigenous wisdom, beauty, and knowledge.

22. The 2025 Children’s Book Festival brought award‑winning authors to Boulder Public Library.

23. Voices magazine highlighted alumni, faculty and student stories and the community impact throughline.

24. Two teachers and students in the Online Master’s in Teacher Leadership program shared the power of connection and collaboration even while studying and working in very different schools and regions.

25. Community-engaged research projects expanded focus on youth participation, building coalitions, mentor teachers, and more.

Each year brings challenges and opportunities. The School of Education centered resilience and impactful work throughout the year. We look forward to building on the opportunities that 2025 presented and making new memories in 2026.

As we reflect on 2025 and look ahead to 2026, we in the ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� School of Education are grateful for the many moments of joy, recognition, and community this year has brought. Looking forward to building on the opportunities that 2025 presented and making new memories in 2026.

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Different Classrooms, Shared Leadership: How ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� Teacher Leadership Program Empowers Educators Across Colorado

Hannah Fletcher — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:59:52 +0000

Different Classrooms, Shared Leadership: How ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� Teacher Leadership Program Empowers Educators Across Colorado Hannah Fletcher Wed, 12/03/2025 - 18:59

Teacher leadership doesn’t look the same in every classroom or every community. Learn about how two educators—one from a rural district and another working in a Denver metro suburban district—connecting through the Online Teacher Leadership program and how the program is helping them discover new confidence and clarity in their leadership roles.

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Kevin Welner elected to distinguished National Academy of Education Board of Directors

Hannah Fletcher — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 05:17:41 +0000

Kevin Welner elected to distinguished National Academy of Education Board of Directors Hannah Fletcher Mon, 11/03/2025 - 22:17

The National Academy of Education (NAEd) has announced the election of Kevin Welner, research professor at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education and director of the National Education Policy Center, to its Board of Directors for a four-year term beginning in November 2025.

Welner’s appointment to the board reflects his distinguished contributions to education research and policy. A nationally recognized education law scholar, Welner has published extensively on opportunity gaps, school reform and equity in public education.

His work has shaped and distilled national conversations around education justice and continues to influence both scholarship and policy.

Founded in 1965, NAEd is an honorific society that “advances high quality education research and its use in policy and practice.” Welner became an elected member of the academy last spring, and he is among five current ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� colleagues who are also members of NAEd members, including Derek Briggs, Rubén Donato, Margaret Eisenhart, Bill Penuel and Lorrie Shepard, who is a former NAEd president. Members serve on expert study panels that address pressing issues in education, and they engage in professional development fellowship programs. Election to the NAEd Board of Directors is a rare distinction, recognizing individuals whose work has had a profound impact on the field.

“We are proud to see Dr. Welner’s leadership and scholarship recognized at the highest level,” said Amanda Haertling Thein, dean of the ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� School of Education. “We know his thoughtful contributions will continue to be an invaluable asset to the academy.”

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Children’s Book Festival to feature renown, award-winning authors on Nov. 8

Hannah Fletcher — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 21:13:39 +0000

Children’s Book Festival to feature renown, award-winning authors on Nov. 8 Hannah Fletcher Tue, 10/21/2025 - 15:13

The CU Boulder School of Education, in collaboration with the Boulder Bookstore, is thrilled to invite families, teachers, students, librarians—all those who enjoy children’s literature—to the 2025 Children's Book Festival on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Boulder Public Library. Free and open to the public.

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The Online Teacher Leadership program is building the future, one teacher at a time

Tyler Caldwell — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 21:22:31 +0000

The Online Teacher Leadership program is building the future, one teacher at a time Tyler Caldwell Fri, 09/12/2025 - 15:22

This summer, the Teacher Leadership program celebrated its fifth anniversary—a milestone made possible by the dedication of teachers, partners and supporters in Colorado and beyond. Emily Gleason, faculty director of the Online Teacher Leadership program, reflects on how far the program has come and the ongoing need to support teacher leaders.

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��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� education scholars to discuss new books at upcoming Boulder events

Hannah Fletcher — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:42:13 +0000

��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� education scholars to discuss new books at upcoming Boulder events Hannah Fletcher Tue, 09/02/2025 - 10:42

Books, events to explore faculty and alumni commitments to centering compassion and justice in education and while sharing tangible resources for educators, school leaders, activists, allies and more.

��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� School of Education faculty and alumni will be featured in two upcoming author events at the Boulder Book Store this fall. Both events highlight some of the innovative ways ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� education scholars are working to support and study the development of more compassionate, inclusive and just schools.

On Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 6:30 p.m., alumna Ashley Potvin (PhDEdu’18), research associate at the Renée Crown Wellness Institute, and Bill Penuel, distinguished professor in the School of Education’s Learning Sciences and Human Development program and faculty fellow with the Crown Institute, will present their new book, “Creating Compassionate Change in School Communities: Leading Together to Address Everyday Suffering in Schools.”

If you go

Creating Compassionate Change in School Communities

Ashley Potvin & Bill Penuel
Tuesday, Sept. 9 | 6:30 p.m.
Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St.

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Queer Justice at School

Elizabeth J. Meyer
Thursday, Oct. 16 | 6:30 p.m.
Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St.

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The book, co-authored by Sona Dimidjian, professor and Crown Institute Director, and Thupten Jinpa, Tibetan Buddhist Scholar and founder of the Compassion Institute, examines how educators across roles, including teachers, counselors, mental health professionals and school leaders, can work collectively to cultivate compassion and dignity in school environments.

On Thursday, Oct. 16 at 6:30 p.m., Elizabeth J. Meyer, professor in the School of Education’s Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice program, will discuss her new book, “Queer Justice at School: A Guide for Youth Activists, Allies, and Their Teachers.”

Written for secondary students and their adult allies and grounded in scholarship, the book offers resources, case studies and strategies to advance gender and sexual diversity in schools. Meyer also situates LGBTQIA+ justice within broader coalitions for equity, addressing intersecting injustices including racism, ableism, colonialism and classism.

Both events will take place at Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl Street.

Tickets are $5 (plus a small processing fee).
Each ticket includes a $5 coupon redeemable for a copy of the featured book.
To request accommodations, contact events@boulderbookstore.com.

Both events and books showcase the scholarship and community impact of ��Ҵ�ý�ƽ�� scholars, and they reflect the School of Education’s ongoing commitment to advancing compassion and justice in education.

School of Education faculty and alumni will be featured in two upcoming author events at the Boulder Book Store. Ashley Potvin and Bill Penuel will present their new book, “Creating Compassionate Change in School Communities" on Tuesday, Sept. 9, and Elizabeth J. Meyer will discuss “Queer Justice at School” on Thursday, Oct. 16.

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