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Professor, graduates make global impact with book
6/22/26
A multilingual English and language arts classroom sounds paradoxical, but Mandy Stewart, PhD, a professor in the School of Education’s Literacy and Language division, has spent her career exploring the idea. With it, she has experienced success in classrooms across the world. In her latest book “The Multilingual ELA Classroom,” published last week, Stewart highlighted five former 91ÁÔÆæ students and their work incorporating biliteracy development opportunities into the classroom for students from all language backgrounds.
Faculty pair land best seller
6/8/26
Ale Babino, PhD, co-wrote “Latina Pedagogies of Care” with a former graduate student of hers and current 91ÁÔÆæ adjunct professor Rocío Almanza, EdD. The book, published May 18, is already receiving high praise on Amazon’s best sellers lists.
SLIS announces 2026 alumni awards
5/22/26
The School of Library and Information Studies announced the 2026 SLIS Alumni Award winners: Carla Sewer, PhD, Jennifer Burke, and Cathey Ward.
Language, learning are lifelong pursuits for PhD candidate
4/22/26
Ángeles Muñoz Carranza has a habit of immersing herself into new languages and cultures. More than 20 years ago, Muñoz moved to the United States from Mexico and enrolled in college without knowing English. After learning English, she went on to earn associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
Spencer Foundation awards literacy professor $60,000 grant
2/6/26
The Spencer Foundation awarded a $60,000 grant to Nancy Anderson, PhD, to support research on how children process sounds in literacy.