Morgridge Means More Than Ever
2021 Annual Report
Welcome the 2021 Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver Annual Report. The online version of our report (below) features resource links that may not be available in other formats.
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Explore stories from 2020 - a year that confirmed the strength and determination of the MCE community.
$18.3M+ In federal grants and sponsored projects
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+1,483%
New Grant Funding: $858,000 in 2018 to $13.6 million in 2020
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+$8.6 Million
Gift Funding: $9.4 million in 2018 to $18 million in 2020
$14M+ Direct Scholarships & Tuition Discounts
More Leadership Focused on the Future
Drs. Bruce Uhrmacher (Interim Dean), Ryan Gildersleeve (Professor of Higher Education and Associate Dean), and Duan Zhang (Associate Professor of Research Methods and Statistics and Interim Associate Dean) have provided sustainable leadership focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Dr. Uhrmacher is a deeply thoughtful teacher-scholar and caring leader who exemplifies DU and MCE’s commitments to the highest standards of integrity and collegiality. Dr. Zhang has extensive experience in the classroom and as a researcher, leader, and community builder. Dr. Gildersleeve is a relentless advocate for social change, improving college access, and providing paths towards to success for Latinx students. Together, they have helped to redefine and shape MCE's strategic goals, community engagement, and program development.
More Excellence Across 10 Programs
MCE is ranked among the top 100 colleges of education in the nation.
- Top 20
Teacher Education Program – Secondary Teacher Education (2021) - Top 25
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies – Education Administration (2022) - Top 35
Library and Information Science (2022)
+25% Students in 5 years
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13:1
Student-Faculty Ratio
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23+
Academic Programs
+74% Publications
More Driven
To Define Excellence
At Morgridge, we are recruiting architects of change, thinkers, and scientists who will help today's students become tomorrow's leaders. Our students have the opportunity to learn from those who are willing and ready to challenge the status quo and pave paths towards a more equitable world.
Welcoming Dr. D-L Stewart
Dr. D-L Stewart is widely recognized for challenging our collective understanding of minoritized groups, inspiring others to reimagine equity, and advocating for all students. In 2021, he joined MCE as Professor and Department Chair for Higher Education.
Before serving at MCE, D-L had been faculty for 20 years at various institutions focused on the study of higher education with an emphasis on college students, history, and philosophy related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
In addition to serving as 2021 president for the Association for the Study of Higher Education, D-L has worked with ACPA. We are thrilled to be challenged and inspired by him.
By Data for the Public Good
Data informs our pursuits. From providing transformative educational experiences to relentlessly seeking to advance equity. It is people, though, who leverage data in service to everything that we do. Without them, our shared work would not be possible. Nicole Holland, our Associate Director for Accreditation and Assessment, is a champion for high-quality, actionable, and verifiable data. Many would recognize her as a part of the team at MCE responsible for supporting accreditation. Many may not know, though, that she lives our values well beyond the bounds of her role.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion drive her. As “MCE continues to take tangible steps to address issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion,” she wants to be a part of it. In 2019, she joined the Inclusive Excellence Committee to expand her knowledge, find ways to contribute to improvements on a college-wide level, and help to inform policy.
For several years, she has volunteered for Casa de Paz, a non-profit organization focused on supporting immigrants released from detention centers. Her professional work has helped to promote equality and access, expand online program offerings, and much more.
Her personal efforts, though, have strengthened the MCE community in ways that benchmarks and spreadsheets never could. Nicole said that “working at Morgridge has been great.” She attributes this “to fantastic and thoughtful colleagues that support and challenge” her.
Our community is great because of staff like Nicole. They challenge us to do more, do it better, and do it together. Thanks to them, Morgridge means more than ever.
More Contributions
In Rural America
The Center for Rural School Health & Education (CRSHE) provides a virtual professional learning program: ECHO-DU. Their partnerships and research help rural communities combat deep-rooted health and education disparities.
Across Oceans
Dr. Doug Clements (Distinguished Professor, Kennedy Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Learning, and Executive Director of the Marsico Institute has - like many of our faculty and students - made significant impacts near and far. In Ireland, he has helped to define standards for early childhood math education. Dr. Clements’ videos are featured in official guides for educators.
50+ Articles, books, and book chapters
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2021 O.L. Davis Jr. Outstanding Book Award - Lesson Planning with Purpose: Five Approaches to Curriculum Design
Dr. Bruce Uhrmacher and Curriculum & Instruction alums Drs. Christy McConnell (MA '99 & PhD '07) and Bradley Conrad (MA '06 & PhD in '11 )
More Collaboration to Educate and Empower
CASTLE
Dr. Jayson Richardson (Department Chair for Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) serves as a director for the Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE). CASTLE, a UCEA national program center, is co-hosted by the University of Denver and the University of Colorado Denver. For nearly 2 decades, CASTLE has contributed to our shared understanding of the intersection of technology and school leadership.
CIRCLE
Dr. Kristina Hesbol (Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) is the Founding Director of The Center for Innovative Rural Collaboration for Leadership in Education (CIRCLE). CIRCLE was approved as the first rural UCEA center. CIRCLE is a national clearinghouse for rural practice-research partnerships aimed at improving equitable learning opportunities for students in rural environments around the country.