Tag: community partnerships

African-American

Professor and Teacher Recognized for Antiracist Work

Dr. April Baker-Bell, an associate professor of English and African American and African studies, and Mimi Henderson-Hudson, language arts teacher at Detroit Denby High School, have been recognized by Michigan State University for their community-university partnership between MSU’s College of Arts & Letters English Education program and Detroit high school English teachers and students, according […]

March 29, 2021

News Roundup

CalArts Community Arts Partnership Gets a New Director

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) has tapped Dr. Veronica Alvarez to be the new Director of its CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP). In this role, Alvarez will oversee the school’s initiatives, which include providing  arts education, free of charge, to youth throughout Los Angeles County, often in the county’s high need neighborhoods. “Veronica has […]

July 21, 2019

Students

UTSA’s Urban Education Institute Brings Data, Support to Local Education Stakeholders

Former Texas state representative Dr. Michael Villarreal is working to make the new Urban Education Institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) a trusted community partner for education stakeholders looking to improve educational attainment, outcomes and economic earnings for San Antonio’s students.

February 15, 2019