CCNY names scholar and Spanish linguist Edwin M. Lamboy new School of Education Dean

Dr. Edwin M. Lamboy, a scholar of the Spanish language and its use in the United States and globally, is the new Dean of The City College of New York’s School of Education (SOE). He assumes the role permanently during the SOE’s centennial after serving as interim Dean since February 2020.

“Dean Lamboy was chosen as interim Dean based on the exceptionally strong support of his colleagues in the School of Education,” said City College Provost Tony Liss, who announced Lamboy’s latest appointment. “During the 15 months I’ve had the pleasure of working with him in his Interim capacity, I grew to understand and share the admiration that his colleagues in the School of Education have for his leadership. In this, the 100th anniversary year of the School of Education at City College, please join me in congratulating Dean Edwin M. Lamboy as he begins his leadership at the start of the School’s second century.”

A native Spanish speaker, Lamboy joined CCNY in 2008 as an associate professor of Secondary Spanish Education and Spanish Linguistics, and as the director of the Secondary Spanish Education Program. He served as SOE interim Deputy Dean from 2016 to 2018. 

Before coming to CCNY, Lamboy taught at the University of Central Florida (2006-2008) and Montclair State University (1999-2006). He received Outstanding Teaching and Outstanding Faculty awards at Montclair State in 2006 and 2003, respectively. The former was for contributions in the scholarship of teaching and the latter for excellence in teaching.

Lamboy is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, where he earned a PhD in Hispanic Linguistics (2000). He also holds an MS. Ed in Secondary Spanish Education from Lehman College and a BA in the same field from the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras. 

His publications include:

• “Spanish across domains in the United States: Education, public space, and social media,” co-edited with F. Salgado-Robles;
   
• “Spanish in bilingual and multilingual settings around the world,” co-edited with Gregory Thompson; and
   
• “Caribbean Spanish in the metropolis: A study of the Spanish language among Cubans, Dominicans, and Puerto Ricans in the New York City area.” 

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