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Academic Fellow Daniel G. Solorzano

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ECP RD - LERC FRF Daniel G. Solorzano
Daniel G. Solorzano
Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

Daniel Solorzano is a Professor of Social Science and Comparative Education at the University of California, Los Angeles.  He is also the Inaugural Director of the Center for Critical Race Studies in Education at UCLA.  His teaching and research interests include critical race theory in education; racial microaggressions; racial microaffirmations; and critical race spatial analysis. Dr. Solorzano has authored over 100 research articles, book chapters, and research reports on issues related to educational access and equity for underrepresented student populations and communities in the United States.  Solorzano has served in all segments of California public postsecondary education for 44 years.  In 2007, Professor Solorzano received the UCLA Distinguished Teacher Award.  In 2012, Solorzano was presented the American Education Research Association (AERA) Social Justice in Education Award.  In 2014, Solorzano was elected as a Fellow of the American Education Research Association.  In 2017, Solorzano received the inaugural Revolutionary Mentor Award from the Critical Educators for Social Justice (CESJ) within the American Educational Research Association (AERA).