Informed & Inspired
News from the SDSU College of Education
Homegrown Role Model: Alumna Named Finalist for Presidential STEM Honor
Feb 15Alumna Phet Pease named finalist for presidential STEM award in recognition for her work to spark a passion for science among students in her home community.
New EDL Grant Helps Principal Preparation Programs Adjust to Pandemic Realities
Feb 15New Department of Educational Leadership grant enables the California principal preparation programs to adjust to pandemic realities.
An Agent of Change: CFD’s Ritblatt Retires After 25 Years
Feb 15Dr. Shulamit Ritblatt retires after 25 years of connecting Child and Family Development students to real-world experiences.
Hundreds Attend Dual Language Conference, New Virtual Center Launched
Feb 5Hundreds attend the annual San Diego Dual Language Conference as DLE launches the Virtual Center for Bilingual and Bicultural Books for Children and Young Adults.
SDSU Alumni Sweep the San Diego County School Counselor of the Year Awards
Feb 4Counseling and School Psychology grads Ann Pierce, Bonnie Hayman and Cherryl Baker sweep the San Diego County School Counselor of the Year awards.
DLE Professor Serves on Biden-Harris Transition Education Policy Committee
Feb 1DLE chair Dr. Margarita Machado-Casas serves on the Biden-Harris transition Education Policy Committee.
CFD’s Garrity Named to Head Start-Funded National Advisory Group
Jan 14Dr. Sarah Garrity, associate professor and chair in the San Diego State University Department of Child and Family Development (CFD), has been named to a national advisory group focused on advancing equity in early childhood education programs.
Leadership Studies Student wins the prestigious Zahn Spirit of Innovation Award
Jan 5Chasejamison Manar-Spears spent a transformational year in Ghana.
Donor Gift Furthers Partnership Between HEY Clinic, Local Elementary School
Dec 17At schools like San Diego’s Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary, what goes on in the classroom or the Zoom room is often only part of the story.
COE STORIES: Dr. Griselda Palma and Yuting Qiao
Dec 17In our latest installment of COE Stories, meet lecturer Dr. Griselda Palma and student Yuting Qiao from San Diego State University's new Mandarin teaching credential program. Learn how the creation of the program honors a promise Palma made 15 years ago. Video by Ian Ordonio.










