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A Period of Growth and Mentorship: Kiara Stickney's Santa Clara Story
Kiara Stickney’s love for working with children has taken her all over the globe with the Peace Corps and as a Fulbright Scholar, but a calling to teach a bit closer to home brought her journey to Santa Clara University. Her time at Santa Clara has been characterized by personal growth and invaluable mentorship.
Creating Leaders Who Listen and Dream
After three years of perseverance, the inaugural cohort of ECP’s new educational doctorate program graduated this June. At that ceremony, 19 teachers, principals, district officials, counselors, and administrators walked proudly across the stage to collect their EdD diplomas.
Santa Clara University Among Winners of the 2024 William T. Grant Foundation Institutional Challenge Grant
Santa Clara University is one of four winners of the 2024 Institutional Challenge Grant, awarded by the William T. Grant Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation, and the Bezos Family Foundation. The grant encourages research institutions to build long-term research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.