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Daniel Solorzano is a Professor in the School of Education & Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, specializing in Social Science Comparative Education and Chicana/o Central American Studies. He serves as the 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. Solorzano has authored over 100 research articles, book chapters, and books addressing issues related to educational access and equity for underrepresented student populations in the United States. In recognition of his contributions, he received the UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award in 2007, was awarded the Derrick Bell Legacy Award by the Critical Race Studies in Education Association in 2012, and was elected as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2014. In 2020, he was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from Claremont Graduate University and elected to the National Academy of Education.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.