Valdés Named Bonnie Katz Tenenbaum Professor in Education
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Guadalupe Valdés
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On April 25, SUSE Dean Deborah Stipek
announced that Guadalupe Valdés, Professor of Education
and Spanish, had been named the Bonnie Katz Tenenbaum Professor
in Education. In 2001 the Tenenbaum chair was created for a
distinguished professor whose research and teaching focuses
on issues related to quality educa tion based on democratic
values.
The dean and other SUSE chairholders jointly selected Valdés,
who has been a professor at the School of Education since 1992.
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Her research explores many of the
issues of bilingualism relevant to teachers in training, including
methods of instruction and the role of education in national
policies on immigration. Her research on second language acquisition
has made her one of the most eminent experts on Spanish-English
bilingualism in the United States.
“Guadalupe’s work fits perfectly with the spirit and
purposes of the chair, and I am glad we have this opportunity
to honor her for her distinguished record of scholarship, teaching,
and service to the university,” commented Dean Stipek.
Professor Valdés explained, “I see my work as being
very directly linked to educational practice and policy and
very much within the sprit of the Chair. I have a deep commitment
to publicly supported and accountable, high quality schools
serving all students effectively. Much of my research has focused
on newly arrived immigrant students and on the dilemmas that
our nation faces as it takes on the task of educating another
generation of new Americans.”
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Bonnie Tenenbaum
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Bonnie Katz Tenenbaum, a SUSE alumna (PHD ’76),
endowed the professorship during the 2000-2001 school year.
She was very pleased with the announcement and commented, “Professor
Valdés’ area of research, bilingual learning, has
always been one component cementing the link between educational
opportunities and democracy almost from the founding of our
nation… Her career and personal qualities embody the values
that as educators we uphold. All of us in the field of education
automatically are viewed as role models for the younger members
of our society, so a person representing SUSE, especially as
this chair is defined, will exemplify that role.” |
Valdés received her BA in Spanish from the University
of West Florida in 1968 and her MA and PhD in Spanish from Florida
State University in 1970 and 1972. She was a professor at New
Mexico State University from 1972-1986 and at the University
of California, Berkeley from 1986-1992. She has written six
books and three textbooks, including her most recent book, Expanding
Definitions of Giftedness: Young Interpreters from Immigrant
Communities.
Since she received her degree, Tenenbaum has concentrated on
developing or evaluating special projects and enhancing professional
development and school community partnering in school settings.
Valdés delivers SUSE’s annual fall Cubberley lecture
on Monday, November 4 at 5:00 p.m. in Cubberley Auditorium.
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| Professor Valdés explained, “I see my work
as being very directly linked to educational practice and policy and
very much within the sprit of the Chair. I have a deep commitment
to publicly supported and accountable, high quality schools serving
all students effectively. Much of my research has focused on newly
arrived immigrant students and on the dilemmas that our nation faces
as it takes on the task of educating another generation of new Americans.”
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