Richard A. Navarro

Dr. Richard A. Navarro is Dean of the College of Education and Integrative Studies, (CEIS), California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, appointed September 1, 1997. Since joining Cal Poly Pomona, he has been engaged in strengthening and expanding collaborative partnerships with local school districts; developing alternative pathways into teaching; incorporating service learning into the undergraduate curriculum; promoting teacher education as an all-university responsibility; and expanding the College's capacity for delivering professional education services, including greater utilization of technology and distance education.

In addition to his position at Cal Poly Pomona, Dr. Navarro is also actively involved in various organizations relating to the educational arena. Currently, he serves as Chair of the California Commission on Technology in Learning, (appointed by California Governor, Gray Davis, in March 2000); Member, Board of Directors (Executive Committee, Nominations Committee), National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS); Chair, CSU Deans of Education; Vice Chair, Pomona Valley Educational Foundation; Co-Chair, East San Gabriel Valley Education Consortium; Chair, Board of Directors of the Institute @ Indian Hill for Education Reform; Member, Ace Council of Fellows Executive Committee; and Member, Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC), Higher Education Advisory Group. Dr. Navarro also serves on advisory groups for AB 75 (appointed by State Board of Education), and Teacher Performance Assessment (appointed by Commission on Teacher Credentialing),

Over the past three years, Dr. Navarro has received a $2.25 million grant to establish and maintain CSU-High School faculty-to-faculty alliances and learning assistance programs, $550,000 to improve teachers' abilities to integrate technology into teaching and learning, and a $80,000 grant to establish a CSU campus network to provide support and encourage teachers to seek NBPTS certification through the CSU Chancellor's Office.

Prior to Cal Poly Pomona, Dr. Navarro was founding director and senior faculty associate of the Julian Samora Research Institute, as well as associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education, College of Education, Michigan State University (MSU). While a member of the teaching faculty at MSU, Dr. Navarro was selected for the prestigious American Council on Education Fellows program and served as special assistant to the Provost at Stanford University (1993-1994). Dr. Navarro has also served as chairperson and executive director of the Midwest Consortium for Latino Research, 1990-1993; co-director of the Mexico-United States Consortium for Academic Cooperation, 1992-1995; and research associate, National Center for Research on Teacher Education, MSU, 1986-1991.

He received his master's degree from the Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; and his doctorate in International Development Education and Anthropology, Stanford University, Stanford, California.