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Equity, Diversity, and Language Education

Preparing educators and those in related fields to be more effective in working with individuals from diverse cultural, linguistic, and social-class backgrounds.

ϱ Our Program

The education of individuals with diverse learning and cultural characteristics is an area of intense attention in research and policy today. Schools and various other employers seek personnel who are qualified to work effectively with a broad range of individuals.

Our programs in Equity, Diversity, and Language Education offers advanced study on use of inclusive methods to serve diverse learners in the classroom and beyond. Attending our programs allows educators and those in related fields to enhance their knowledge, skills, and dispositions to work more effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Multiple dimensions of human diversity are addressed through the program’s coursework.

Equity and Diversity in Education Degrees

M.S. in Equity and Diversity in Education (Online)

U.S. classrooms are becoming increasingly diverse, reflecting demographic changes in the country at large. A master's degree in Equity and Diversity in Education can prepare educators and those in similar job positions to work more effectively with diverse individuals.

Ph.D. in Education: Equity, Diversity, & Language Education

This program allows educators and those in related fields to enhance their knowledge, skills, and dispositions to work more effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Program Faculty

Equity, Diversity, and Language Education
Rod Case
Rod Case, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of TESOL
(775) 682-7851
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Equity, Diversity, and Language Education Dean, College of Education, LEARN, AAU
Donald Easton-Brooks
Donald Easton-Brooks, Ph.D.
Dean
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Raúl Olmo  Fregoso Bailón
Raúl Olmo Fregoso Bailón , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Equity and Diversity in Education
(775) 682-8002
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Equity, Diversity, and Language Education
Rose Ann  Gutierrez
Rose Ann Gutierrez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Equity and Diversity in Education
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Equity, Diversity, and Language Education
Fares Karam
Fares Karam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of TESOL
(775) 682-7847
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Eleni Oikonomidoy
Eleni Oikonomidoy, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Professor of Multicultural Education
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Equity, Diversity, and Language Education
Lynda Wiest
Lynda Wiest, Ph.D.
Department Chair of Educational Studies and Professor of Mathematics Education and Educational Equity
(775) 682-7868
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