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Maya Green is getting her minor in education from the GSE.

Maya Green, BA '24, undergrad minor

A commitment to lifelong learning

Christian Sanchez is an undergraduate student in both the minor of education and honors program at the GSE.

Christian Sanchez, BA '24, HONORS & UNDERGRAD MINOR

Creating student-centered pathways to higher education

Foster Cournoyer Hogan received his minor of education in 2021. (Photo: Carm Shouldis)

Foster Cournoyer Hogan, BA ’21, undergrad minor

Drawing connections between people and place

Hannah D'Apice is a PhD students at the GSE. (Photo: Joleen Richards)

Hannah D'Apice, MA ’17 International Comparative Education, PHD ’24

Disrupting systems of inequality in education

Takondwa Semphere is one of four Knight-Hennessy scholars at the GSE.

Takondwa Semphere, MS ’24, Learning Design and Technology

Telling old stories in new ways

Tom Nachtigal is one of four Knight-Hennessy scholars at the GSE in 2023.

Tom Nachtigal, PHD ’28 International Comparative Education

Preventing violence through education

Tracy Li is one of four Knight-Hennessy scholars at the GSE in 2023.

Tracy Li, MS ’25 Education Data Science

Using data to improve education in humanitarian settings

Bruno Lam is one of four 2023 Knight-Hennessy scholars in the GSE.

Bruno Lam, MS ’24 Learning Design and Technology

Filling in labor gaps with education

Marciano Gutierrez is an instructor and academic advisor at Foothill Middle College

Marciano Gutierrez, MA ’06 Stanford Teacher Education Program

Paying it forward in the classroom

Su Jin Jez is the CEO of California Competes.

Su Jin Jez, MA ’06, PhD ’08 Administration and Policy Analysis

A desire for justice in education

Joi Spencer is the dean of the University of California at Riverside School of Education

Joi A. Spencer, BA ’94 undergraduate honors, MA ’99 Language Learning and Policy

Propelled by a love of learning

Mei Tan, MS ’23 Education Data Science, PhD ’28

Navigating uncharted waters

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