July 2019

Jul 11, 2019

First in Future: Head of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at NC State Audrey Jaeger

Audrey J. Jaeger, alumni distinguished graduate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development at the NC State College of Education and executive director of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, discusses ways community college presidents can listen to the needs of their communities and form meaningful partnerships.  

Jul 11, 2019

Inside Higher Ed: Beating the Summer Writing Blues

Joy Gaston Gayles, a College of Education professor of higher education and program coordinator in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development, shares strategies for tackling writing and research projects over the summer.  

Jul 9, 2019

CityLab: How Gentrification by Urban Millennials Improves Public School Diversity

Assistant Professor Jennifer B. Ayscue, PhD, shares findings from a report she co-authored on how gentrification in parts of New York City could lead to more integration in public schools. 

Jul 2, 2019

Associate Dean, Friday Institute Executive Director Carla C. Johnson Co-PI on Grant to Create Cybersecurity Apprenticeships

Carla C. Johnson, executive director of the Friday Institute and associate dean of the NC State College of Education, will serve as co-PI on a four-year, $12 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor focused on creating cybersecurity apprenticeships to help fill a growing need for cybersecurity professionals. Johnson will lead the conceptualization, design and implementation of the research plan and evaluation of the progress of Purdue University’s Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program (P-CAP). NC State will receive approximately $1.2 million dollars across the four-year span of the program award. 

Jul 1, 2019

Inside Higher Ed: We Need a ‘Communiversity’ Model of Public Education

The economy requires an aggressive shift to a system where public colleges are stitched together with K-12 and local nonprofits and feature an electronic backbone of support, according to Kenneth Ender, an incoming professor of the practice with the NC State College of Education's Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research.