“The English education program develops teachers who will value the assets youth bring with them, teach toward educational justice, and design meaningful learning experiences for the next generation of readers, writers, and creators.”
-Emery Petchauer, Coordinator of the English Teacher Education Program
community engagement
educational justice
powerful teaching
Faculty Expertise
Critical Language Pedagogies
Focusing on anti-racist teaching, educational justice, and reading and writing to change the world.
Community-Engaged Arts & Writing
Creativity in teaching and expression through collaboration with communities.
Youth Empowerment
Designing learning experiences that facilitate youth leadership for social change.