DOVER, Del.
Rosalie Rolon-Dow, assistant professor of education at the University of Delaware, has received a prestigious and highly competitive Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship for next year. A graduate of Eastern Mennonite University, Rolon-Dow has a master’s degree and doctorate from Temple University. She joined the UD faculty in 2002.
“I am very excited to receive this fellowship. It will provide a wonderful opportunity for me to continue my postdoctoral research on the educational experiences of young Latino students and how they are shaped by linguistic and cultural factors in schools,” Rolon-Dow said. “I am also looking forward to the Ford Foundation Fellows Conference when all the fellows gather, discuss and present our research and network.”
Rolon-Dow’s home base will be the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras and Humacao. Rolon-Dow herself came to the U.S. from Puerto Rico when she was 12. She taught in a bilingual Philadelphia public school and has personal experience in the education system as a student and teacher.
“The University of Puerto Rico has a special program for Latino students who have successfully completed high school in the United States to attend the University of Puerto Rico,” she said.
