Applied Linguistics Professors Awarded $2.6 Million Grant for Professional Development of English Learners
Drs. Rebecca Adams and Emily Thrush, English Department, have been awarded a grant under the U.S. Department of Education's National Professional Development program. The project will receive $2.6 million over the next five years, beginning with $503,580 in the 2024-2025 academic year. These funds will be used to increase the number of licensed ESL teachers in local school systems. Huge congratulations to Drs. Adams and Thrush for this amazing achievement and for their outstanding work for our Applied Linguistics and TESOL students! You can read more about the project, Ensuring Success for English Learners, here.
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