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Project EMBRACE

No New Applications Are Being Accepted At This Time.

Educating & Mentoring by Reaching All Cultures Educationally

A Personnel Preparation Grant which targets and prepares African American, Hispanic, and Filipino educators, especially males, to obtain a Master of Arts Degree in Pre-Elementary Education with a specialization in Early Childhood Special Education.

A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO EMBRACE DIVERSITY!

According to the Virginia Department of Education’s Report on Supply and Demand of Instructional Personnel in Virginia (1999-2000), early childhood special education has been identified as one of several areas with severe shortages.

While African American and Hispanic children continue to represent the majority in many special education classrooms, there remains a critical shortage of culturally and linguistically competent teachers.

Project EMBRACE will alleviate the critical shortage of African American, Hispanic, and Filipino (especially male) teachers in classrooms for children with disabilities who have the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes and understanding of culturally and linguistically diverse young children with disabilities.

It is truly an opportunity for African American, Hispanic and Filipino educators to:

  • Make a difference in many lives while they build a solid future for themselves and their families
  • Receive mentoring from an advisory board of leading African American, Hispanic and Filipino professionals
  • Enjoy comprehensive individualized advisement during their matriculation

For more information contact: 

Arletha McSwain, Project Director 
Phone: (757) 823-2700 
Fax: (757) 823-8133 
amcswain@nsu.edu

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