The University of La Verne announced Dr. Kimberly A. White-Smith as the newly-appointed dean of the recently named LaFetra College of Education. Dr. White-Smith joined the campus this month and fills the role previously held by Interim Dean Barbara Poling.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are honored to welcome Dr. White-Smith to the University of La Verne community,\u201d said President Devorah Lieberman. \u201cHer exceptional academic credentials make her the ideal choice to lead the LaFetra College of Education. Dean White-Smith will continue to further the University of La Verne\u2019s expertise in the field of education and our 125-year heritage of preparing highly qualified and exemplary teachers.. We are especially proud of our teachers\u2019 and educators\u2019 success in serving traditionally under-resourced schools and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. White-Smith most recently served as Associate Dean of the College of Educational Studies and Director of the Donna Ford Attallah Educator Development Academy at Chapman University in Orange, Calif. Her tenure at Chapman University, beginning in 2004, included increasingly responsible administrative positions within the College of Educational Studies, where she was also a Professor of Education.\u00a0\u00a0 She received her doctorate in learning and instruction from University of Southern California; her dissertation focused on teaching and leadership in high performing, low-income, high minority elementary schools.<\/p>\n
\u201cDr. White-Smith\u2019s accomplishments as a teacher-scholar, her alignment with the University\u2019s mission and values, as well as her vision for educating California\u2019s highly diverse public school demographic, make her the ideal choice to lead the LaFetra College of Education,\u201d said Provost Jonathan Reed.<\/p>\n
The new dean said she is honored to take on what she called an extraordinary opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cI look forward to working in collaboration with LaFetra College of Education faculty and administration to develop exceptional educators and leaders who can positively impact students, families and communities. The University of La Verne is uniquely positioned to support the need for teachers in urban centers and to be a leader in preparing teachers to succeed in their communities,\u201d Dr. White-Smith said.<\/p>\n
Raised in Inglewood, Calif., Dr. White-Smith was a first-generation college graduate. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, Berkeley and her Master\u2019s Degree from Teacher\u2019s College at Columbia University in New York. Dr. White-Smith is the author of numerous scholarly articles on teaching and learning, and among other professional organizations, she is a member of the American Educational Research Association and the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.. In 2015, she was awarded the Martin Luther King Legacy Award from Chapman University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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