Informed & Inspired

Inspired by timely support, SDSU alumni David and Catherine Want make their own impact on future teachers.

SDSU alumna Tiffany Jokerst (’05, ’06) has been named a 2022 California Teacher of the Year. The mathematics and engineering teacher at West Hills High in Santee was among five recipients of the award, announced by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.

Tiffany Jokerst and Jacquelyn Flores Jourdane carry on important legacies in their work as educators.

Ashley Tejada, an alumna of the College of Education's leadership minor and a current postsecondary educational leadership master's student, discusses her new role as a campus leader at San Diego State University.

An overheard conversation inspires a CCLEAD alumna to create a nonprofit serving refugee families.

EDL graduate Moises Aguirre recently took over as superintendent of California's largest secondary school district.

Alumni Award recipient Marjorie Olney’s psychiatric rehabilitation leadership was inspired by personal experience.

The son of migrant farmworkers, SDSU alumnus Eric Becerra follows a familiar path to earn a doctorate from Harvard.

San Diego got a chance to meet one of SDSU's newest Ph.D.s on Tuesday as CBS News 8 interviewed Dr. Sammie Scales prior to the College of Education commencement ceremony at Petco Park.

Get to know the 10 San Diego State University College of Education students who earned the title of 2021 Outstanding Graduate, as selected by their department, school or program.