A growing number of states want to strengthen career and academic pathways in the computer sciences, and they are creating new statewide roles, policies and course requirements at the K–12 level.
MLFTC and Barrett, The Honors College student Jenna Tulonen (BAE Educational Studies, ’24) envisions a world in which everyone matters, and through her degree aims to help educators and school systems build trauma-sensitive classrooms and curricula that support the development of healthy coping skills and social and emotional learning in learners.
New faculty
Stephen Balliet, clinical assistant professor: Balliet comes to us from Grand Canyon University where he was an adjunct professor.
Kristin Borruso, clinical assistant professor: During her career in education and prior to joining MLFTC, Borruso held positions as a teacher, reading specialist and administrator.
Assistant Professor Meseret F. Hailu’s research focuses on how institutions of higher education retain minoritized women in STEM pathways. She was selected as a 2023 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow and awarded $70,000 for research expenses. Through the funding, Hailu will explore how private African universities foster equitable learning experiences for women.
Virtual exchange is a vital learning tool with the capacity to connect people around the world on an unprecedented scale without a need for travel. Virtual exchange connects young people from diverse places using everyday technology for collaborative learning and interaction through sustained and facilitated engagement. Through virtual exchange programs, young people have access to life-changing opportunities that can shape their trajectories, bring new friends into their lives, and expand their worldviews.