Pedro R. Portes Named as University of Georgia’s The Goizueta Foundation Distinguished Chair of Latino Teacher Education

“Pedro R. Portes, an authority on cultural influences on educational achievement, has been named to The Goizueta Foundation Distinguished Chair of Latino Teacher Education at the University of Georgia.

Portes, who was a professor of educational and counseling psychology at the University of Louisville before coming to UGA, is an expert in cultural identity development as well as parent-child interaction and cognitive development.

In his new position, Portes will help lead Latino educational and research efforts on the UGA campus and across Georgia. He also will provide vision and leadership for UGA’s Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education, a unit based in the College of Education that helps facilitate the educational achievement of Latino youth to complete their K-12 education and supports access to post-secondary educational opportunities. It provides professional development and research-based knowledge of how best to improve Latino educational achievement to Georgia educators.”

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