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For the past six years, Sherri Tennant, Assistant Clinical Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) at ɫ�����ֱ��, and her team have worked in Denver with CCN students who experience economic disadvantages and use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems.

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From an AI literacy platform to a community short film, 13 total projects received over $50,000 in funding.

As many languages face endangerment or extinction in the coming years, Associate Teaching Professor Rai Farrelly and Assistant Professor Ambrocio Gutiérrez Lorenzo are working together with community members and ɫ�����ֱ�� students to support and sustain efforts to revitalize the use of the Zapotec languages within Teotitlán del Valle, Mexico.

PACES funds public and community-engaged scholarship that connects ɫ�����ֱ�� research, teaching and creative work with partners in Colorado communities and beyond.

The conversation about learning and disabilities began amicably enough.However, it soon became clear that the two strangers held radically different views about the topic, creating an uncomfortable situation.While this may not seem like typical

ɫ�����ֱ��’s School of Education’s building dedication and open house brought together over 300 people to honor the school’s research, student work, donor support and community impact.

The ɫ�����ֱ�� School of Education, in collaboration with the ɫ�����ֱ�� Book Store, is thrilled to announce the 6th Annual Children’s Book Festival, taking place on Saturday, Nov. 9. For the first time, the event will be hosted off campus, at the ɫ�����ֱ�� Public Library to make it more accessible to the community.

The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and it welcomes teachers, children, families, librarians and “all who enjoy children’s literature.” Attendees can engage in author talks, a panel discussion for educators, exhibit tables, book sales and signings and various activities for children.

The ɫ�����ֱ�� School of Education, in collaboration with the ɫ�����ֱ�� Book Store, is thrilled to announce the 6th Annual Children’s Book Festival, taking place on Saturday, Nov. 9. For the first time, the event will be hosted off campus, at the ɫ�����ֱ�� Public Library to make it more accessible to the community.

Associate Research Professor Hannah Brenkert-Smith, Institute of Behavioral Science, is a member of the Wildfire Research (WiRē) Team that will receive the Pathfinding Partnerships Award through the 2024 Governor’s Awards for High Impact Research on Nov. 20.