LOS
ANGELES, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --
Estela Zarate, a nationally
recognized higher education leader whose commitment to student
success, anti-racism, equity, and civic engagement embodies the
Loyola Marymount University mission,
will be the next dean of LMU's School of Education, the university
announced today.
Zarate, a senior faculty fellow at the Diana Natalicio Institute
for Hispanic Student Success at the University
of Texas, El Paso, brings to LMU nearly two decades of
experience as an academic leader and scholar at California State University, Fullerton, UC Irvine,
and other institutions of higher education. Her appointment is
effective July 8, 2024.
"Dean Zarate's wealth of
experience and dedication to supporting underrepresented students
demonstrates her understanding of the cura personalis – care
for the whole person – and her resonance with our Catholic, Jesuit,
and Marymount values," said
Thomas Poon, Ph.D., executive vice
president and provost.
Zarate has served in leadership roles that include vice provost
of Academic Affairs and coordinator of the Master of Science in
education administration and Preliminary Administrative Services
Credential programs in CSUF's Department of Educational Leadership.
Throughout her career, she has led strategic planning and
implementation, program redesign, partnership cultivation, external
funding efforts, and faculty and staff recruitment efforts at
multiple institutions.
Her scholarship addresses the trajectory of immigrant students
in U.S. schools, including the connections between schools and
families and the experiences of multilingual learners. She
co-edited a volume on educational interventions for migrant
students and has written about and developed professional learning
opportunities to improve teaching for first-generation college
students.
In her current role at UTEP, she is
leading strategic planning for the institute, developing a national
network of higher education scholars for future collaborations and
partnerships, and contributing to research on increasing
participation in STEM careers.
"I am looking forward to collaborating with faculty who are
committed to a vision of equitable and anti-racist education and
mental health systems," Zarate said. "LMU SOE is preparing the
leaders that the world needs: compassionate, critical, and ethical
educators and mental health professionals who see potential for
excellence and ignite a brighter world."
Zarate earned a Bachelor of Arts in mathematical economic
analysis from Rice University and a
Ph.D. in education from UCLA.
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