New Hires

During the 2016-2017 academic year the school of education engaged in two national searches for ranked faculty. We had over 100 applications for each position. We hired Dr. Esther Ohito, who is now the Director of the Single Subject Credential Program and Dr. Argelia Lara, who teaches in the educational leadership program.

Dr. Esther Ohito's professional interests include: Social justice teacher education, urban education, critical theories and pedagogies, curriculum studies, race and gender in education, affect/emotion and embodiment in education; (black) feminist research, narrative inquiry .

Dr. Argelia Lara's professional interests include: Chicana/o Latina/o Education, Immigrant and Undocumented Education, Critical Race Studies in Education, Higher Education Equity and Access, and Educational Leadership.

Beyond the two ranked faculty hired, the School of Education was also granted three full-time adjuncts to help keep the programs cohesive.