Dean
Queens College of City University of New York
Bobbie Kabuto is Dean of the School of Education at Queens College, City University of New York. She leads efforts to implement a schoolwide vision—Equity, Excellence and Ethics (3Es)—for teaching graduates how to support an inclusive community within a social justice and antiracist framework. Responsible for academic leadership of the school, she leads accreditation efforts for Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation process; updates the school’s curriculum; fosters teacher development, tenure, and promotion; and oversees teacher-education programs run by other departments at Queens College (such as Music Education). She has also worked to develop new and continuing partnerships, including the Netter Center University-Assisted Community Schools Regional Training Center at Binghamton University, New York City schools, community service institutions, and the Townsend Harris High School College Preparatory Program and Bridge Year Program. With an $11-million base operating budget, she has launched new fundraising, advancement, and alumni relations initiatives.
Bobbie is a tenured full professor and past chair of the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education (EECE). Prior to joining Queens College in 2006, Bobbie taught pre-kindergarten and second grade in Japan. She has a BS in Biology with a concentration in education from the University of Richmond in Virginia, and an MS in Education (literacy studies) and PhD in Reading, Language, and Cognition (literacy studies) from Hofstra University; she holds a New York State permanent certification as a reading teacher. Her research in reading, literacy, and bilingual learners has resulted in 23 articles in scholarly journals and 13 chapters in books. Her article on “Family Narratives of Biliteracy,” published in Literacy, received the 2019 United Kingdom Literacy Association/Wiley Research in Literacy Education Award. Author of two books and editor or coeditor of five, Bobbie is also president of the Center for the Expansion of Language and Thinking (CELT).
Sunday, February 18, 2024
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM MST