Kendall Wulbrun

MA Graduate Kendall Wulbrun believes all students should have opportunities to learn

May 7, 2023

Growing up, Kendall Wulbrun always felt seen and safe to be herself in the classroom. Now she is interested in devoting her career in higher education and education policy to ensuring all students have the same opportunities that she has been afforded. 鈥淚 want all students to have those opportunities...

Molly聽Hamm-Rodriguez

Meet Molly聽Hamm-Rodr铆guez, breaking new ground in international education

May 2, 2023

Growing up in Kansas and venturing out for vacations only as far as the family car would reach, Molly Hamm-Rodr铆guez never dreamed she would find her calling in international education and the Dominican Republic. Now, she is graduating with her doctorate in equity, bilingualism and biliteracy from the CU 麻豆影院...

Shay Adamo

Meet Shay Adamo, a math teacher spreading kindness and creativity

April 27, 2023

Shay Adamo is following in the footsteps of a family full of educators and CU 麻豆影院 alumni as he looks forward to becoming a math teacher who helps his students unleash their creativity and kindness. Adamo has developed into an excellent educator through the disposition he brings to learning about...

Maymuna Jeylani

Centering representation and social justice in her home community, meet Maymuna Jeylani

April 27, 2023

As a first-generation college student and Somali-American Muslim woman, Maymuna Jeylani set out to find a major and career path where she could focus on anti-racist, intersectional, impactful work. Now the 2023 outstanding graduate of the Secondary Humanities Teacher Licensure Program, Jeylani plans to use her experiences as a Black...

Sarah Leonhart

Meet Sarah Leonhart, accidental adrenaline seeker and intentional equitable education advocate

April 26, 2023

Sarah Leonhart credits her support system for helping her pursue and persist in graduate school. Much like hucking a cliff鈥攈er true story of accidentally skiing off a cliff with friends, a move reserved for adrenaline junkies 鈥擫eonhart entered graduate school in the Learning Science and Human Development program at CU...

Amber hall

An education elective unlocked Amber Hall鈥檚 understanding of herself, her future as a teacher

April 26, 2023

Amber Hall struggled to find her place at CU 麻豆影院 and her path, until she found the School of Education and the Elementary Education major. 鈥淚 chose CU鈥檚 School of Education because of their principles, as they were principles that I tried to name and ground myself in for so...

Haydn Crouse

Meet Haydn Crouse, a lifelong learner devoted to her students, personal growth

April 26, 2023

Haydn Crouse had several years of experience teaching in elementary schools and a solid undergraduate underpinning, when she realized she wanted to 鈥渂ecome a better teacher for my students.鈥 Crouse, a kindergarten teacher in the St. Vrain School District, enrolled in the Literacy Education Master鈥檚 program a CU 麻豆影院 to...

Cora Emslie

Meet Cora Emslie, an outstanding graduate who says creating community is key

April 25, 2023

Community is everything to Cora Emslie, the School of Education鈥檚 outstanding undergraduate student. Emslie grew up in Fort Collins, and she enrolled in CU 麻豆影院 specifically for the School of Education鈥檚 unique Leadership and Community Engagement major, one of the only degree programs of its kind nationwide that prepares ethical...

Sophie Friedman

Meet Sophie Friedman, citizen of the world turned STEM teacher

April 24, 2023

Sophie Friedman grew up a 鈥渃itizen of the world,鈥 living in places like Japan, England, and Germany with her military family, but it鈥檚 her experience as an undergraduate and graduate student at CU 麻豆影院 and in her student teaching classroom that have made the greatest impact on her next steps...

Lydia Darlington

Paying it forward in student affairs, meet Higher Education graduate Lydia Darlington

April 24, 2023

A lifelong love of learning and a desire to pursue people-centered work led Lydia Darlington to a career in higher education, and her mentors helped her pursue her master鈥檚 degree in higher education. Darlington is the Senior Executive Aide to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at CU 麻豆影院, and...

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