Like father, like daughter: How one NAU family produced two World Triathlon competitors Posted on January 24, 2024 (January 30, 2024) by NAU Communications What do an associate dean for the College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences and a soon-to-be geology graduate with a minor in French have in common? In the case of Scot and Jillian Raab, the answer is an opportunity to represent Team USA at the 2024 World Triathlon championships in Australia. Scot will…
NAU projected to receive highest level of research classification Posted on November 8, 2023 (November 8, 2023) by NAU Communications A recent announcement shows that NAU is nearing a major research classification milestone, placing it in the highest tier of research universities in the country, according to a leading higher education classification organization. NAU is projected to achieve R1 research status in 2025 when new criteria set out by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of…
How NAU is tackling the teacher shortage in Indigenous communities Posted on October 16, 2023 by NAU Communications An innovative program at NAU is designed to increase the number of teachers in Native-serving schools without taking them out of their communities to earn the needed degree. Preparing Indigenous Teachers for Arizona Schools (PITAS), which began in 2022, just started its second cohort of paraprofessionals and educational assistants who are in the classroom every…
‘Broadening my horizons:’ NAU welcomes Flinn Scholar to Class of 2027 Posted on September 18, 2023 by NAU Communications Freshman Michael-Anthony Rodriguez came to NAU in part to prepare to be a biology teacher, but also to learn who he is and what he wants to do with his life, both in his career but also out of it. Being one of only 20 Arizona high school students to receive a 2023 Flinn Scholarship…
¡UnaNAU! Celebrate Hispanic, Latiné Heritage month Posted on September 13, 2023 (September 14, 2023) by NAU Communications Starting Sept. 15, NAU will host a series of activities in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month which runs through Oct. 15, and honors the history and contributions of the Hispanic/Latine community. También lee esta historia en español. “NAU is my home” said Claudia Rodas, HSI Advisor to the Provost and associate professor at the College…
Humans of NAU: Justin Mallett Posted on August 23, 2023 by NAU Communications Justin Mallett first came to Flagstaff in the middle of a snowstorm. He took the job anyway and returned with his family. Mallett, the new vice president of inclusive excellence, jumped into the work since starting this summer. He talked to The NAU Review about the importance of understanding other people’s “normals,” how an early…