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Trang Tran’s educational journey spans continents and disciplines rooted in a love of learning and a deep commitment to justice that help lead her way to graduate studies at ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø. Tran received the 2025 Outstanding Dissertation Award.

For Beatriz Salazar, graduating with a PhD from the ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø is more than a personal milestone—it’s the realization of a promise she made as a child and the transformative power of community. Salazar received the 2025 Outstanding Community Engagement Award.

Meet Kendall Goldenson, a ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø senior who is paving her way toward a meaningful career in teaching, and eventually, educational policy.

Meet Mylie Lanier, a senior at ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø majoring in Elementary Education with a passion for education, advocacy, and social impact and the motto 'Live what you love.' From an early age, Lanier discovered her passion for working with children

Each year, over 200 mentor teachers from over 30 partner schools give their time, energy and expertise to supporting our ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø School of Education student teachers. Watch our video or read the quotes below to see how mentor teachers impact our student teachers.

After working for the ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø Office of Information Technology for six years, Marcus Williams decided to switch careers and enroll in the one-year intensive MA+ Secondary Humanities Teacher Licensure program to become a teacher