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Feb 27, 2025

#WhyIChoseEducation: ‘Education Is the Key to Success,’ Says Terence Hicks ’12PHD

A professor and former dean with East Tennessee State University’s Clemmer College of Education and Human Development, Terence Hicks '12PHD has been named a Virginia Social Science Associate Scholar and received a Legacy Award from NC State’s Black Alumni Society. Hicks shares why he chose education and how it has impacted him.

Feb 26, 2025

Associate Professor of Science Education K.C. Busch, Assistant Professor of Literacy Education Jackie Relyea Named 2024-25 University Faculty Scholars

NC State College of Education Associate Professor of Science Education K.C. Busch and Assistant Professor of Literacy Education Jackie Relyea have been named 2024-25 University Faculty Scholars.

Feb 24, 2025

How Can Teachers and Parents Help Students Manage Cellphone Use in Schools? Friday Institute Director of Digital Learning Emma Braaten Shares Advice

Cellphones in schools have become a hot topic among parents, students and educators. Friday Institute for Educational Innovation Director of Digital Learning Emma Braaten shares strategies for educators and parents about how to help students manage cellphone use during school.

Feb 24, 2025

Sebastian Shipp ’05MSA Named Wake County Public School System Assistant Principal of the Year

Sebastian Shipp '05MSA has been named the Wake County Public School System's assistant principal of the year.

Feb 19, 2025

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Higher Education Alyssa Rockenbach Joins 2025 Life Worth Living Fellowship Program

NC State College of Education Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Higher Education Alyssa Rockenbach has been selected to join Yale Center for Faith and Culture’s 2025 Life Worth Living Fellowship Program.

Feb 10, 2025

Assistant Teaching Professor of Training and Development Pooneh Lari Selected to Join Business-Higher Education Forum Faculty Innovation Fellowship

Pooneh Lari, an assistant teaching professor of training and development in the NC State College of Education, has been selected to join the Business-Higher Education Forum’s Faculty Innovation Fellowship.

Feb 6, 2025

Our Extraordinary School Counselors

This National School Counseling Week (Feb. 3-7) we’re celebrating all of our students and alumni who nurture growth, provide support, unlock potential and change lives each and every day as school counselors.

Feb 6, 2025

The Measure of Everyday Life: Online Classes and Social Presence

The growth of online courses has been an important part of the story of education in the United States in the past decade, but we need more evidence of the ways our shift online may affect our sense of connection with others. Assistant Professor Ela Castellanos-Reyes talks about her work to understand student connections online.

Feb 6, 2025

17 College of Education Graduate Students Receive Doctoral Dissertation Support Grants

Seventeen graduate students in the NC State College of Education have received funding to support their research through the college’s Doctoral Dissertation Support Grants. The grants of up to $1,500 per student can be used to reimburse costs associated with conducting dissertation research through June 2025.

Feb 5, 2025

Teaching Fellows Director Crystal Espey ’11, ’18MSA Receives College of Education’s 2025 Dr. Louis D. Hunt Service Leadership Award

Crystal Espey ’11, ’18MSA, the director of the Teaching Fellows at NC State program, is the recipient of the College of Education’s 2025 Dr. Louis D. Hunt Service Leadership Award,…