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An Equity and Access Champion - Dr. Mary Dueñas

Title: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 

Tenured: No (tenure track)

Age: 32

Education: B.A., criminology, law & society, University of California, Irvine; M.S., counseling, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and  Ph.D., educational leadership & policy analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Career mentors: Dr. Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. Alberta M. Gloria, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. Xueli Wang, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. Jeanett Castellanos, University of California, Irvine; and Dr. Joseph White, University of California, Irvine

Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Find your own voice as a scholar, identify your own style as a professor, and build genuine relationships with people.”   

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