Degree: EdD
Classroom Type: Online and on campus classes
Equips exceptional leaders with the knowledge and resources to create and sustain high standards in antiracist, culturally and linguistically diverse education to increase equity in schools, innovate, and contribute in purposeful ways to improve learning and work environments for PreK -12 Latinx students, families, and school site staff. Graduates of this program serve as leaders in schools, school systems, colleges, community agencies, and organizations.
Interest Categories: Education & Counseling
Campus: CU Denver
Promoting Latinx learners' achievement is a priority coupled with a focus on equity, racism and justice for Latinx learners and families. We recognize the crucial need to increase the number of Latinx school and community leaders who understand the complexities of multilingualism, culture, and identity. Using a critical race theory lens and decolonized methodologies as an approach toward social justice and collaborative, empathic community-oriented learning, this program equips students with antiracist and culturally sustaining tools to examine and rectify systemic issues impacting marginalized students and families in their programs. Schools and communities need leaders who are well-versed in transformational practices that create equity and excellence in multicultural and linguistically diverse contexts.
Graduates of this program serve as leaders in PreK-12 schools, higher education, government, community agencies, and other not-for-profit organizations.
Members of this EdD concentration will:
You can trust CU Denver to provide an education that will prepare you for excellence in your career as a leader in Latinx schools and communities. The university and school are recognized for preparing leaders of distinction who value educational excellence and social justice. Additionally, CU Denver's School of Education & Human Development is counted among U.S. News & World Report's “Best Graduate Schools,” making us one of the top education schools in the country.
The 54-credit program begins each summer.
The curriculum includes a combination of on-campus, hybrid, remote, and online courses.
Every student must be available to attend on-campus courses each semester.
The curriculum includes the following elements:
All courses and experiences strive to expose students to context-specific best practices, interdisciplinary connections, and applied research in an environment that stresses the application of theory to practice. The EdD program has been designed to enable students to complete program requirements in three or five years.
Recommended Completion Time:3 or 5 Years
Required Credits for Completion:54
The EdD in Leadership for Educational Equity, Latin@ Learners and Communities concentration, is a three or five-year, hybrid cohort program designed for working professionals, and has the following application requirements:
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For more information, email education@ucdenver.edu or call 303.315.6300.