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Jonathan Lev’s career came full circle when he joined the Â鶹ӰԺ Jewish Community Center (Â鶹ӰԺ JCC) as Executive Director in 2010. While his path to his current position was winding, he credits his CU Â鶹ӰԺ teacher education experience as foundational to his work now and experiences along the way. “So...

Cruising along in a vintage van surrounded by the New Zealand landscape, Claire France (elementary education 2019) and her boyfriend began dreaming about their next steps after life as students at CU Â鶹ӰԺ. It was no ordinary trip, and France used that experience to plan for an extraordinary way to...

A glimpse into what colleagues are saying about our faculty’s recent publications and more.

Building for the future of education We all know those places that feel like home. This summer our school moved into a newly renovated building on campus, and it just feels like home with its plentiful spaces for community building, colorful and technologically equipped classrooms, and locally created art honoring...

Education alumna is transforming medicine through human caring A tireless quest to expand knowledge and practices of human caring has sent Jean Watson around the world more than 20 times, where she has shared her theory of human caring and healing to educate the next generation of nursing and medical...

Giving students the opportunity to serve as catalysts for change in their communities, the Puksta Scholars program at CU Â鶹ӰԺ is a competitive scholarship supported by the Puksta Foundation. For me, the Puksta Scholars program provides a beautiful look into the compassionate side of our humanity as the community comes...

Rock climber uses wellness techniques in teaching At the start of every class, Garrett Cease leads a group of sixth graders in a 30-second meditative moment. Encouraging the class to take three deep breaths together, he asks his students to sit quietly for a moment and observe how they feel...

The police-free schools movement has gained recent traction from coast to coast. Under direct pressure from organizing groups and a civically engaged public mobilized by state violence against Black men, women and children, school districts are reducing or eliminating contracts with police, specifically school resource officers (SROs). If you’re unfamiliar...

The School of Education and the Â鶹ӰԺ Book Store are teaming up to host the virtual Children’s Book Festival on Monday, Nov. 9 from 11 a.m. to noon. The event will feature an interactive panel with nationally known authors, and it invites teachers, K-12 classes, families, librarians — all who love children’s books.

As one of CU Â鶹ӰԺ’s longest standing traditions, the 91st annual Alumni Awards Ceremony took on a different virtual format but familiar celebratory character on Oct. 22 to honor just six CU Â鶹ӰԺ alumni and leaders, including School of Education alumna Kris D. Gutiérrez and Professor Rubén Donato. Watch their videos.