As we shared in our earlier blog posts, the DDCE Research Planning Committee sent an online survey to DDCE portfolios and units to gather baseline data on their most recent research and publication efforts over the past five years. In our next blog posts, we’ll begin highlighting the research projects in more detail, but here are a few examples from the 26 units that responded to the survey:
Presentations
- Gender and Sexuality Center students conducting a workshop and performing at the Creating Change Conference
- A continuing series, entitled “Developing an Inclusive Workplace,” which includes approximately 20 four-hour sessions with central office staff at Austin Independent School District, co-presented by Dr. Betty Jeanne Taylor from Diversity Education Initiatives and Dr. Mark Gooden from the College of Education
- Numerous trainings by Dr. Jennifer Maedgen and Linda Millstone to UT-Austin campus audiences regarding accessibility, disability and equal employment opportunity issues
Publications
- Texas Center for Education Policy’s Dr. Angela Valenzuela, Patricia Lopez, and Emmanuel García’s book chapter, “The Critical Ethnography of Public Policy for Social Justice” in A Companion to the Anthropology of Education edited by B.A.U. Levinson and M. Pollock, Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell
- Dr. Victor Saenz of Project MALES and Dr. Luis Ponjuan’s policy brief, “Latino males: Improving college access and degree completion — A new national imperative” in Perspectivas: Issues in Higher Education Policy and Practice, Spring 2012, Issue 1
- Dr. Gregory J. Vincent, Dr. Sherri L. Sanders, and Dr. Kiersten Ferguson’s book chapter, “Transforming lives and communities: Case study of a diversity and community engagement portfolio at a flagship institution,” in Occupying the Academy: Just how important is diversity in public higher education? edited by C. Clark, M. Brimhall-Vargas, & K. Fasching-Varner, Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Funding/Grants
- Whataburger grant supporting the Historia y Comunidad Latina/o Essay Competition, a scholarly exercise initiated by DDCE’s Pre-College Hispanic Initiatives to provide students with the opportunity to research and record past and present contributions of the Latina/o communities of Texas
- Dell YouthConnect awarded funding support for the UT Elementary School’s technology program
Annual Reports
- Development and External Relations’ DDCE Impact Report, which celebrates and shares the outstanding work of our students, staff, faculty, and community partners
Program Evaluations
- Longhorn Center for Academic Excellence workshop evaluations
- Mid-Point Evaluation Report on the UT Outreach-Middle School, a new pilot program
And more to come in future blog posts!
