The National Council of Teachers of English have recognized C&I's Monica Gonzalez Ybarra with a 2020 Alan C. Purves Honorable Mention award for her journal article “We Have a Strong Way of Thinking…and It Shows through Our Words”: Exploring Mujerista Literacies with Chicana/Latina Youth in a Community Ethnic Studies Course.
The Alan C. Purves Awards are presented annually by NCTE to the author(s) of the Research in the Teaching of English article from the previous year’s volume judged as likely to have the greatest impact on educational practice.
Dr. Gonzalez Ybarra, along with other 2020 NCTE Award winners, will be recognized at a Virtual ceremony on October 21, 2020. Information and registration can be found here. All are welcome to attend. The College of Education congratulates Dr. Gonzalez Ybarra on this recognition of her research excellence!