Fellowships & Awards

San Pedro received amazing mentorship and support from the following awards and organizations: He is an inaugural Gates Millennium Scholar, a Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars of Color Fellow, a Ford Dissertation Fellow, a Concha Delgado Gaitan Council of Anthropology in Education Presidential Fellow, and a Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. In 2023, he won the Distinguished Teaching Award in the College of Education and Human Ecology at Ohio State University.

People Are Talking About Dr. Timothy San Pedro’s Impact…

“Dr. San Pedro is clearly invested in creating and maintaining equity, honoring and elevating diversity, and leading by example. He is one of the most human professors that I have taken a class with and definitely impacted how I think about my role as an educator.”
Graduate Student, Ohio State University

“Dr. San Pedro is the definition of a professor of humanizing research. He is so considerate and empathetic of his students’ experiences. He provides timely personal recorded feedback for every assignment and that is something that I had not seen from any professor.”

Graduate Student, Ohio State University

“Dr. SP created a pure learning/growth atmosphere in which students invested in a safe/truth space. I’m so glad I took this course. It contributed greatly to my research and scholarship. Dr. SP is a champion for education, learning and his students.”

Graduate Student, Ohio State University

“Dr. San Pedro is a gem. He is the reason why I want to be a professor. The atmosphere that he creates in his classes are beyond anything that I have ever experienced in any class I have had. It is magical. I recommend his courses for anyone who has an opportunity to take a class with him; it is life changing.”

Graduate Student, Ohio State University

“Dr. SP literally was one of the most compassionate and supportive instructors that I could have asked for in this quarantine. OSU is very fortunate to have him and his teaching style. He was very patient, intentional and transparent throughout the entire process. Very grateful to have had him during this time.”

Graduate Student, Ohio State University

“Dr. Timothy San Pedro’s work offers us a glimpse toward a possible future, a return, to what education can and must be.

“Dr. Timothy San Pedro’s work offers us a glimpse toward a possible future, a return, to what education can and must be.

Django Paris
James A. & Cherry A. Banks Professor of Multicultural Education, University of Washington