About Lurie College

• Who We Are: Our Strategic Plan
• Meet Interim Dean: David A. Whitenack
• Literacy Education at San José State University
• Our Rankings
• Our Impact Report
• Lurie College 2024 Awards
• Lurie College Newsletters
• Meet Connie L. Lurie
• Meet Our Advisory Board
• Accreditation

Who We Are: Our Strategic Plan

At the SJSU Lurie College of Education, we prepare transformative educators, counselors, therapists, school and community leaders. We do this through an emancipatory approach across our teaching, scholarship, and service with a focus on four priority areas:

• Community engaged: We strive to become the hub for community-centered, educational transformation in the region.

• Culturally sustaining: We value and sustain the linguistic and cultural practices of the communities we serve and make that the foundation of our work.
• Holistic: We foster a caring and supportive community of belonging, connectedness, and appreciation.

• Interdisciplinary: We learn together across and beyond the college, transforming schooling and benefitting our communities.

Meet Dean:
Dr. Adrienne Redmond-Sanogo

The Connie L. Lurie College of Education is thrilled to welcome Dr. Adrienne Redmond-Sanogo as our newest Dean! A mathematics educator and former middle school mathematics teacher, Dr. Redmond-Sanogo has spent more than 20 years in higher education working to remove barriers to access and expand opportunities for all learners.

Over the past eight years, she has served in key senior leadership roles during periods of significant institutional change, supporting students, faculty, and academic programs through transition with a steady, collaborative, and student-centered approach. Prior to coming to San José State University in January 2026, Dr. Redmond-Sanogo held leadership positions at Oklahoma State University, where she contributed to major institutional initiatives, including supporting a college merger, strengthening diversity and inclusion efforts, improving the quality of online programs, and supporting recruitment, retention, and student success.

Dr. Redmond-Sanogo’s scholarly work centers on equity and access in STEM education, with a focus on supporting historically underrepresented learners. More recently, her research and professional contributions have explored the ethical and effective use of generative artificial intelligence to support educator preparation. In this work, she has developed faculty professional learning opportunities, contributed to national conversations, and published on the impact of AI in mathematics, science, and STEM teacher education.

As a first-generation college graduate, Dr. Redmond-Sanogo is deeply committed to the mission of the Connie L. Lurie College of Education. She is dedicated to preparing transformative educators and leaders who uplift and strengthen their communities while advancing equity, access, and innovation in education.

Literacy Education at San José State University

At San José State University’s Lurie College of Education, we are committed to the strategic goal of preparing teachers to be transformative, holistic, community engaged, and culturally sustaining educators. To that end, we are committed to an emancipatory, sociocultural perspective on literacy (aligned with the California Council on Teacher Education) that addresses the holistic needs of our students and supports them to do the same for their students. We center the needs of our teacher candidates and public school students, PK-12th grade, especially those who have been historically underserved by schools, such as students with disabilities, multilingual students, and students of color.

Take a moment to explore how our courses are designed to increase teacher candidates’ knowledge of the nature and acquisition of language and literacy and how to engage, instruct, and assess preschool through adolescent children in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms in our Literacy Education at San José State University PDF document [pdf].

Lurie College of Education Rankings

Lurie College Impact Report

Honoring our legacy while advancing what’s next, the Connie L. Lurie College of Education is shaping the future of teaching and community engagement. This year’s Annual Impact Report spotlights faculty innovation, student success stories, and college‑wide initiatives that strengthen voice, communication, connection, and inclusive leadership. From classrooms to communities, we’re lifting voices and building connections that prepare tomorrow’s educators and leaders. Explore how collaboration and donor support are expanding access, strengthening preparation, and cultivating a culture of connection.

Read our 2024-2025 Impact Report above or view it as a PDF [pdf].

Lurie College 2024 Awards

The Connie L. Lurie College of Education is proud to receive the 2024 Christa McAuliffe Award; Diversifying the Teacher Pipeline from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. The Christa McAuliffe Award has long honored exemplary teacher education programs at AASCU member campuses that can document the success of their graduates in improving P-12 pupil learning outcomes. The award recognizes programs that have been adapted using evidence of P-12 impact in their pre-service and in-service programs.

Lurie College Newsletters

The Lurie College of Education Newsletters are dedicated to highlighting some of the amazing things happening in our college. Our newsletters provide our community with all the latest news and information including upcoming events, faculty and student achievements, and university updates.

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Connie L. Lurie 

Connie Lurie's commitment to education has had a tremendous impact on both San Jose State University and the Bay Area as a whole. Her dedication to the university and her philanthropic spirit exemplify the ideals of the California State University.

Connie Lurie graduated from San José State with a bachelor's degree in elementary education and psychology in 1964, admirably maintaining her connection to her alma mater to this day. She helped establish San Jose State's Connect Motivate Educate Society, which provides support and mentorship to former foster youth pursuing a college education. In 1998, she endowed the Lurie Author-in-Residence program at San Jose State, which attracts renowned national and international authors to serve as distinguished visiting artist/scholars for one or two semesters. As a result of her philanthropic generosity, the San Jose State University Connie L. Lurie College of Education was named in her honor.

Source: The California State University website

Lurie College Advisory Board

Accreditation

The Lurie College of Education credential programs are accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). The Masters Program in Speech Language Pathology is further accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, of the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA).

• Read about the Title II Pass Report Data from 2022-2023 (PDF)