News

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  Professor Kim Stafford talks about his new memoir
  Professor Kim Stafford talks about suicide, memory, and family—the topics of his new memoir.
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  Greg Smith publishes his sixth book, Place- and Community-based Education
  Education Professor Greg Smith has published his sixth book, Place- and Community-based Education in Schools (co-written with David Sobel).
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  Ruth Shagoury publishes three three articles about teaching reading and language arts
  Language arts professor Ruth Shagoury has recently published three articles about teaching reading and language arts, and about the challenges faced by beginning teachers.
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  Professors Favela and Exposito publish chapter on ESOL reading
  Sara Exposito and Alejandra Favela have published a chapter in a new book on reading strategies for second-language learners.
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  Professor Greg Smith has a chapter in the new book: Social Justice, Peace, and Environmental Education
  Professor Greg Smith has a chapter on environmental education in a new book on the interconnectivity of social justice, peace, and environmental preservation.
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  New Faculty Book: Teaching for Joy and Justice
  Linda Christensen, director of the Oregon Writing Project, has just published Teaching for Joy and Justice, the anticipated follow-up to her book Reading, Writing, and Rising Up.
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  Associate Dean Bixby Publishes Book on Civic Education
  Educating Democratic Citizens in Troubled Times: Qualitative Studies of Current Efforts (SUNY Press, 2008), edited by Associate Dean Janet Bixby, offers a groundbreaking examination of citizenship education programs in mainstream and alternative schools across the United States.