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Education is considered a female-dominated field, however, an Education Week article noted, “Education is largely powered by women, but in the rooms where big decisions are made …, the power brokers are often male.”
![Reyan Warren and Pablo Gutierrez](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WCOE_HolmesScholars_09Nov2023.jpg.webp?itok=555dMWlW)
The Holmes Scholars Program supports racially and ethnically diverse students pursuing graduate degrees in education to be future faculty in institutions of higher education. The goal of the program is to provide mentorship, peer support and professional development opportunities to scholars.
![Rangel Zarate (left) and Barbara Dennel Alegria](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/23_5868_SEGS_Outstanding%20Students_Homepage%20Banner%20%28WCOE%29.jpg.webp?itok=QWXfUS7-)
The James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education named Rangel Zarate, doctorate in educational leadership, and Barbara Dennel Alegria, education specialist degree in school psychology, as its 2022-23 Outstanding Students.
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Ahlam Muhtaseb (communication studies) will participate in a program, “The Nakba and Palestinian Refugees 75 Years On: Why They Still Matter,” on May 17, and Enrique Murillo Jr. (education) was officially sworn in as a member of President Biden’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.
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Enrique Murillo Jr. and his fellow commissioners were sworn in during a ceremony at the White House, marking the official launch of the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.
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This is the 57th refereed book by Viktor Wang, associate professor of educational leadership and technology, and covers topics such as andragogical leadership, instructional technology, and digital andragogy.
![Audrey Millan (left) and Sailesh Maharjan.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WCOE_HolmesScholars_09Nov2022.jpg.webp?itok=QxXUyT2w)
The Holmes Scholars Program supports racially and ethnically diverse students pursuing graduate degrees in education to be future faculty in institutions of higher education.
![U.S. Rep. Mark Takano, D-Riverside, gave the morning keynote address at the 2022 Educational Leadership Summit at CSUSB on Nov. 2.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WCOE_Takano_EdSummit_04Nov2022.jpg.webp?itok=liAISK3s)
“Educational Leadership and Voice for Critical Action: Leading Educational Policies and Practices in an Era of Change” brought together Southern California’s top educational leaders to engage in topics that will enhance K-12 and higher education opportunities.
![From left: Robert Nava, CSUSB vice president of University Advancement; Rafik Mohamed, interim provost and vice president of Academic Affairs; Judy Rodriguez Watson; James R. Watson; Evy Morales; CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales; and Chinaka DomNwachukwu, dean, Watson College of Education.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WatsonCOE_02Nov2022.jpg.webp?itok=2Z7X_w4O)
The renaming of the college is in honor of the contributions of James and Judy Watson, longtime supporters of CSUSB, and their transformative gift of $8.4 million to support student scholarships and programs, the work of the Watson & Associates Literacy Center and a Dean’s Endowment Fund.