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From: "Anselmo Villanueva"

Leadership Grants: Doctorate in Bilingual/Multicultural Special Education

The University of New Mexico has been awarded
Project LEAD (Leaders Engaged in Academic
Discovery) a Leadership Grant for Special Education
majors that supports students to:

* Develop the skills needed to carry out and
disseminate high quality research in issues of
culture and language diversity in special
education;
* Develop the skills to teach university classes
and prepare teachers to work with minority
children in special education;
* Design a plan of service at community, local
and national levels with emphasis on actions
that have an impact on minority students in
special education.

This project has several unique features including:

* Research/writing-based internship focused on
multicultural issues;
* Regular group meetings to support development
of doctoral level writing and leadership
skills;
* Existing specialization in cultural diversity;
* Stipends for full-time and part-time students;
* Travel stipends to attend professional
conferences;
* Travel stipends for international study;
* Complete tuition coverage (scholarship).

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Diane Torres-Velásquez
Hokona Hall 282
Special Education
The University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-1231
Email: vlasquez@unm.edu
Tel: (505) 277-9098

Or

Dr. Carol Westby
Email: mocha@unm.edu
Tel: (505) 277-8715




SourceSpecial Education: University of New Mexico
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