Dr. Donald Henriques, professor of music, ethnomusicology, and director of mariachi, wrote a Smithsonian Folkways recording review on the huapango arribeño of Mexico. The review was published in the journal Ethnomusicology (summer 2021, vol. 65, no. 2).

Dr. Luz E. Gonzalez, dean of the Visalia Campus, is among the 10 women honored at the 38th annual Top Ten Professional Women and Leading Business Awards.

Dr. Dominiqua Griffin, assistant professor, Kremen, will soon call Washington, D.C. home, as she prepares for her new role in Congress aiding in education policy making. She will begin her one-year congressional fellowship with the American Educational Research Association (AERA) on Sept. 1.

Every year, two doctorate-level education researchers are chosen as fellows where they have the opportunity to participate firsthand in the policymaking process and contribute their professional expertise.

Griffin shared why she decided to apply for this fellowship, “I know that it’s extremely important for counselors to serve as advocates, not only for their clients, but to show up as advocates within the community. For me it just felt so deeply personal and tied to the work that I was already doing.”

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