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ACT-Residency Program

New opportunity for special education credential candidates to complete a 1-year residency program with a stipend of up to $15,000.
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Trauma Stewardship with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky

November 16, 2021

The Office of the Provost and the Campus Care Recovery Program, are excited to provide an opportunity for resilience and recovery from the stress that the last year has caused from the COVID pandemic and social unrest. Everyone is invited to join us on TUESDAY NOVEMBER 30th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm., for a live virtual presentation by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky on Trauma Stewardship. Read more

Congratulations to Our Accomplished Faculty

May 21, 2021

Congratulations to our exemplary faculty for their recent awards and accomplishments: Greg Knotts, Wendy Murawski, Kim Goldberg Roth, Minsung Kwon, Vanessa Goodwin, Samantha Toews, Connie Wong, Will Garrow, and Dimpal Jain.

Greg Knotts and Wendy Murawski Win Faculty Awards

May 17, 2021

Congratulations to Greg Knotts for receiving the CSUN 2021 Distinguished Teaching, Counseling, or Librarianship Award, and Wendy Murawski for receiving the CSUN 2021 Preeminent Scholarly Publication Award! We are extremely proud of all of our exemplary faculty! Read more

Samantha Toews Publishes New Article

May 4, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Samantha Toews (Special Education) on her recent publication.

Toews, S. G., Kurth, J. A., Turner, E. L., & Lyon, K. J. (2020). Ecobehavioral analysis of inclusive classrooms and instruction that support students with extensive support needs. Inclusion, 8(4), 259-274 Read more

College of Education Receives New Eisner Foundation Grant

April 26, 2021

We are thrilled to share the good news that the Eisner Foundation board has approved a general operating grant in the amount of $400,000 over two years to CSUN for the Michael D. Eisner College of Education. This is a renewal of the 2-year support we received from the Eisner Foundation which ended in December, 2021. This funding is especially welcomed with the significant increase in student enrollment in our college credential programs as we work to meet the teacher shortage and diversify the teacher and other school-based workforce while dealing with budget cuts with the pandemic. Thank you very much to the Eisner Foundation for their continued support, and thanks to all of our college family who helped with this process. Read more

Vanessa Goodwin Receives DRES' 2021 Outstanding Faculty Recognition Award

April 19, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Vanessa Goodwin (Special Education) for being selected to receive the DRES office’s 2021 Outstanding Faculty Recognition Award. Each year, the DRES office has the opportunity to recognize a CSUN faculty member who has provided exceptional support to students with disabilities. Read more

Special Education Spring 2020 Information Session

January 27, 2021

This semester CSUN 's Department of Special Education will be hosting open houses via Zoom. Read more

Wendy Murawki and Jack Bagwell Publish in JSARD

November 10, 2020

Journal of School Administration Research and Development book cover

Dr. Wendy Murawski and Dr. Jack Bagwell have both had articles accepted into JSARD. This special issue is the first part of a two-part series celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Journal of School Administration Research and Development (JSARD). It is composed of nine short essays that address multiple elements of school leadership during the global pandemic. Congratulations, Wendy and Jack!

Orientation for New Special Education Credential Candidates

November 10, 2020

The Special Education department is holding an orientation for all new students starting this Spring 2021 in our programs in: Mild to Moderate, Moderate to Severe, Early Childhood Special Education, Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Join us on January 21, 2021 @ 4 PM, online by Zoom Read more

The Bridge Project Receives Continuation Grant

October 28, 2020

The Office of Special Education Programs (U.S. Department of Education) has recently approved a continuation award to CSUN for the project entitled, “The Bridge Project: Bringing Early Childhood Special Educators and Behavior Interventionists Together Through Interdisciplinary Evidence Based Preparation to Serve Young Children with High-Intensity Needs” in the amount of $193,552 for Year 2020-2021. Read more

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