School of Liberal Arts and Education

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We’re creative, critical thinkers. Communicators and performers. Leaders and change makers. The School of Liberal Arts and Education will prepare you for a productive life of resilience, creativity, critical thinking, and resourcefulness.

The School of Liberal Arts and Education (LAE) fosters a deep commitment to the welfare of our global community and a life-long love of learning while providing our students a foundation for personal and professional success.

We offer 10 different undergraduate majors, four graduate degrees and a teacher preparation program. All of our programs allow students to work closely with our outstanding, award-winning professors, in small classes, where every student’s voice counts.

Highly committed to student mentorship and guided by °µÍø½âÃÜ’s core values of study, service, community, and reflection, our faculty set the standard on °µÍø½âÃÜ’s campus for engaged learning, as well as for leading local and international educational and service opportunities.

LAE graduates are well-equipped for today’s global job market. Surveys of Fortune 500 companies and major employers in the U.S. suggest that professional success requires organic, cross-disciplinary skills: critical thinking and the ability to capture an idea concisely and articulate it well to others, as well as flexibility and adaptability. All of these are hallmarks of an LAE graduate.

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School of Liberal Arts and Education Leadership

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Gigi Gokcek, PhD

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Education Professor of Political Science

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Engaged Learning and Student Involvement

Liberal arts and education majors internships in Silicon Valley, student-teach throughout the Bay Area, and serve in communities around the world. They hone leadership skills on campus through a literary magazine, debate team, political science club, and other student-led organizations.

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Our Faculty

Our faculty fuel our degree programs, build interdisciplinary partnerships, and promote engaged learning opportunities on campus and in the community.

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School of Liberal Arts and Education: In the News

Faculty and Staff

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Gigi Gokcek, PhD

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Education
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Ari Adduci

Administrative Coordinator
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Natalie Babler

Administrative Manager
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Joan Baranow, PhD

Professor Emerita of English

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Zoee Bartholomew, EdD

Assistant Professor of Special Education
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LeeAnn Bartolini, PhD

Professor ADC, Psychology Contact

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Rebecca Birch, EdD

Associate Professor of Single Subject Credential Program
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Jenny Bray

Service-Learning Program Manager
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Thomas Burke

Adjunct Professor
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Pauline Camp, MBA

Administrative Manager, Education Department and Dean's Office
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Y. June Oh, MM

Chair, Department of Music, Dance and Performing Arts Associate Professor, Music
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George Faithful, PhD

Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy
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Veronica Fruiht, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychology
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Afshin Gharib, PhD

Professor of Psychology
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Julie Grellas, MEd

Director of School and Community Partnerships Student Teaching & Placement
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Judy Halebsky, PhD

Director of the MFA Professor of English

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Stuart Horne, MA

Associate Professor Executive Director, Penguin Radio
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Marina Hotchkiss

BFA in Dance Program Director
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Alison Dana Howard, MA

Associate Professor of Political Science Co-Chair, Division of Public Affairs
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Katie Lewis, PhD

Associate Professor and Co-Chair of Education Department Faculty Development Director

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