Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig
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This is no ordinary year. In our world, our nation, here in Kentucky and at the University of Kentucky College of Education, we have witnessed change and challenge, as well as inspirational accomplishments. In my first semester as dean, I have been awed by the passion within our students, faculty, and staff as they demonstrate…
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The following Q&A was published by the Kentucky School Board Association in the December 2019 issue of the Kentucky School Advocate. This In Conversation With … features an interview between a leader or figure involved in public education and a representative of the Kentucky School Advocate. Julian Vasquez Heilig became dean of the College of Education at the…
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Public comments for statewide adoption of African American Studies will be Wednesday, November 13th. I encourage anyone with interest in the course to speak before our Board on the importance of adoption and maintaining factual integrity. The curriculum framework can be found here https://www.ginatxsboe1.com/aas.html Public comments will be considered during the First Reading in January 2020 and…
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I am in Phoenix Arizona today for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) presidents’ conference which is themed this year “Stewards of Place Reimagined.” ]I was honored to be invited by my new mentor Millie Garcia, AASCU president, to experience the professional learning that the presidents of our nation’s state colleges and…
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The new episode of the Truth For America podcast is now available. We discuss early childhood education and the entrance of Teach For America and Relay Graduate School into the classrooms of America’s youngest students. Episode 21 features two TFA corps members that were assigned to early childhood education. We discuss their perspectives on the…
Cloaking Inequity 