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Multilingual/Minoritized Educators Networked-Learning and Development (MEND)

In Feb 2023, the College of Education was awarded $1.59 million through the U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 first-ever Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program, which aims to increase high-quality teacher preparation programs for teachers of color, diversify the teacher pipeline, and address teacher shortages.

CSUDH was the only California university represented among the twelve institutions of higher education awardees.

The funds have supported Multilingual/Minoritized Educators Networked-Learning and Development (MEND), CSUDH鈥檚 project dramatically increased and retain the number of multilingual and minoritized teachers in Southern California. MEND has specifically targeted CSUDH鈥檚 elementary education teacher preparation programs, focusing on pre-service teachers鈥� wellness, academic pursuits, and high-quality early clinical experiences in schools.

For more information, contact:

Edward Curammeng, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Program Director, MA, Curriculum & Instruction
ecurammeng@csudh.edu
(310) 243-2385
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Sara Diaz-Montejano, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Teacher Education
sdiazmontejano@csudh.edu
(310) 243-2323
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Minhye Son, Ed.D
Assistant Professor
Teacher Education
mson@csudh.edu
(310) 243-3922

Dr. Son is a Co-PI of the Multilingual/Minoritized Educators Networked-Learning and Development (MEND) project, Co-Chair of the CSU Council on Plurilingual Educators Preparation (CPEP) 2023-2025, and Coordinator for the Asian Languages Bilingual Teacher Education Preparation (BTEP) CSU Consortium.