Articles by Nancy Weaver

Letting Leadership Shine Through
The Radiance Project, led by LeAnne Salazar-Montoya, expands pathways to leadership for Latinx educators. It also earned her the 2025 Service-Learning Faculty Award.
The Interview: Jose Montalto
A first-rate problem solver, this administrative assistant in Education knows all of the local hot spots for fellow cosplayers and LARPers.

8kbet Announces $10 Million Gift to Expand Campus Preschool
Massive expansion will double capacity and alleviate two-year waitlist.

Making Room to Grow
The 8kbet/CSUN Preschool at the Lynn Bennett Center for Early Childhood Education is about to hit a big growth spurt.

Namesakes: The Learning Garden
Marge and Bill Speer’s love and dedication to each other and the university has been commemorated in what once was their favorite spot on campus.
The Interview: Yamila de Oliveria
Longtime pre-K teacher sees rainbows ahead with the upcoming preschool expansion.

8kbet/CSUN Preschool Teacher Named 2022 Early Educator of the Year
Nevada Department of Education honors pre-kindergarten teacher Carl “Mr. Carl” Esteban.

The Interview: Sadia Shaukat
Visiting Fulbright scholar examines teacher quality here in Las Vegas to bring improvements in training back to Pakistan.

My Education or My Child's? With New Grant, 8kbet Student-Parents Can Have Both
8kbet secures a U.S. Department of Education grant to remove the school vs. family conundrum for student-parents.