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Biographical Sketch
Susana Navarro
a. Professional Preparation

  • University of Texas, El Paso Political Science B.A. (1968)
  • Stanford University Educational Psychology Ph.D. (1980)
  • Awarded Stanford University Dean’s Fellowship for Graduate Study
  • Ford Foundation Fellowship for Graduate Study
  • National Chicano Council on Higher Education Fellowship for Graduate Study
b. Appointments

1991-present El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence
Founder and Executive Director

2001-present University of Texas, El Paso
Associate Professor, College of Education

1985-1991 The Achievement Council, Oakland/Los Angeles, CA
Executive Director 1989-1991
Associate Director 1985-1989

1980-1989 Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
National Director of Research and Policy Analysis

1980 University of California, Santa Cruz
Lecturer

1979-1980 Gavilan Community College, Gilroy, CA

1975-1978 Gilroy Unified School District, Gilroy, CA
School Psychologist

1971-1974 U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Research Analyst

1970-1971 Texas Department of Public Welfare, El Paso, TX
Social Worker

1969-1970 VISTA, Portales, NM
Volunteer

1968-1969 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Research Analyst


c.Publications

Susana Navarro with Diana Natalicio, Minorities in Texas Higher Education: a K-16 Challenge, in Texas Lyceum Journal, Fall 1999.

Susana Navarro, Unfinished Business: Fulfilling Our Children’s Promises. Oakland, CA: The Achievement Council, 1988.

Susana Navarro, The Quality Education Movement: New State Standards and Minority Access to College, in Improving K-12 Education: New State Standards. New York, NY: Educational Testing Service, 1985.

Susana Navarro, Toward Quality Education for Mexican Americans. Report VI of the Mexican American Education Study. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974.

Susana Navarro, Mexican American Education in Texas: A Function of Wealth. Report IV of the Mexican American Education Study. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1972


d. Synergistic Activities
  1. PRRAC (The Poverty and Race Action Council) Board Member 1992-1995
  2. National Commission on Chapter 1 1990-1993
  3. Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Advisory Committee 1990-1993
  4. FAIRTEST Board Member 1992-1999
  5. California State Commission on Education and the Economy 1988-1991
  6. Educational Testing Service, Visiting Committee Member 1986-1991

Recent Grants and Funding

The National Science Foundation, Urban Systemic Initiative - $15 million
Principal Investigator (1994-2000)

The Pew Charitable Trusts, Community Compacts for Student Success – $1 million
Principal Investigator (1992-1999)

The Coca-Cola Foundation, School Renewal Grant - $150,000
Principal Investigator (1992-1995)

The Education Trust/U.S. Department of Education, Standards in Practice - $190,000
Principal Investigator (1995-1998)

The Exxon Corporation, Improving Math/Science Education - $100,000
Principal Investigator (1996-1999)

The Pew Charitable Trusts, Mathematics Alignment Project - $690,000
Principal Investigator (1999-2002)

The National Science Foundation, Urban Systemic Program - $11.5 million
Co-Principal Investigator/Project Director (1999-2004)

The U.S. Department of Education, Technology Challenge Grant - $10 million
Co-Principal Investigator (1998-2003)

The National Science Foundation, Math/Science Partnership Program - $29.3 million
Principal Investigator (2002-2007)