“We believe in access and opportunity for all who aspire to enter post-secondary education … We train diverse teachers to meet the needs of diverse populations in the PK-12 schools … Their program focuses on equity and diversity matters, including preparing candidates how to navigate and address concerns of equity and diversity within PK-12 schools … As part of our equity and diversity push in our college, we applied for and received state funding for a ‘Males of Alabama Education Program,’ which is currently preparing a cadre of male teachers to teach in Alabama schools … Notably, the superintendent from our partner school district is a recent graduate from our programs here in the EPP.”

— Lena Walton, Ph. D. Alabama A&M University Dean of Education, Humanities and Behavioral Sciences