News and Events
Despite challenges, honors abound for school leader
9/3/21
Despite challenges arising from a growing pandemic, Irving ISD Superintendent Magda Hernández was named an educator of the year, spearheaded more than 1,000 home visits with students, launched a second collegiate academy and began teaching her first class at Texas Woman’s University.
COPE PhDs earn faculty positions within year of graduating
8/31/21
There are many reasons to pursue a doctorate degree, but one of the most common is to gain a faculty position at a university or college. Recent PhD graduates out of the College of Professional Education (COPE) are doing that quickly and at a high rate.
Lamar Muro reflects on culture wars
8/31/21
Lamar Muro, PhD, wrote an opinion piece, “Commentary: Reaching beyond the front lines of the culture wars,” that was published in the Aug. 25 issue of the San Antonio Express-News. In the op-ed, Muro writes that one lie of the culture wars is that people from different groups can’t co-exist.
COPE joins program to increase diversity in education
8/20/21
The TWU College of Professional Education (COPE) has been selected to participate in the Holmes Program sponsored by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), which supports racially and ethnically diverse students pursuing graduate degrees in education.
New Teacher Academy completes eighth year of supporting new educators
8/3/21
The New Teacher Academy (NTA) at Texas Woman’s University welcomed more than 165 new educators this summer. The ever-growing event, developed in 2014 by Sarah McMahan, PhD, and Rebecca Fredrickson, EdD, in the Department of Teacher Education, was online for the second consecutive year. McMahan said more participants were actively engaged this year.