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As the new interim dean, Fernando Rosario-Ortiz came to the CU Boulder School of Education with respect for the school's nationally recognized scholarship and teaching. Learn more about Dean Rosario-Ortiz, what led him to this role, his priorities as dean and how he spends his time when he is, finally, off the clock in this Q&A.

Doctoral Candidate Kyle Kopsick is one of two University of Colorado Boulder graduate students to be awarded the 2023-24 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship to research educational systems abroad in Costa Rica.

As we move through 2024, we are grateful for moments of joy and significant milestones from the year 2023. Here are three overarching highlights from the CU Boulder School of Education’s past year from community-building in the Miramontes Baca Education Building to celebrating outstanding teaching, research, and leadership.

A new book, "¡Qué BUENO!," chronicles the BUENO Center for Multicultural Education, CU Boulder’s oldest multicultural-serving center on campus, and its transformational education research and programming that improved access for diverse and bilingual learners for nearly 50 years.

How an NBA star, alumna, teachers and others are centering mental wellness in schools.

Alumnus using Teacher of the Year platform to fight for Asian American-inclusive education.

Braiding and honoring migration dreams and stories at the border wall Ciudad Juárez - El Paso.

The power and possibilities of interlacing healing justice and education.

Lorrie Shepard has been a pillar of the CU Boulder School of Education since 1974—first as a faculty member and then as Dean from 2001–2016. Even as Dean Emerita, Shepard continues to mentor students and guide research as Distinguished Professor in the Research and Evaluation Methodology program. We caught up with Shepard, who retired last fall.

Assistant Teaching Professor Deena Gumina supports future teachers in the face of school violence.