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Feb 4, 2025

Grant Funding Enables NC State to Reach More Rural Communities

For this fiscal year, which began July 1, 2024, the NC State University Foundation awarded 10 grants totaling $427,003 to its affiliated colleges and units affiliated. These grants are supporting new and existing projects that might not have been funded otherwise, including two — one through the College of Education, one through the Poole College of Management — that will directly benefit North Carolinians living in rural areas.

Feb 3, 2025

In the Spotlight:  Nohemi Ramirez ’23MED, Assistant Director of Programs and Initiatives, Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research

In this series called In the Spotlight, we feature one staff member each month. In this edition, we spotlight Nohemi Ramirez, the assistant director of programs and initiatives with the…

Jan 30, 2025

‘The Epitome of What a School Counselor Should Be:’ How NC State’s College of Education Prepares Extraordinary School Counselors

Through experienced faculty, relevant coursework and supportive cohorts, students in the NC State College of Education's school counseling program are prepared to make an impact from the moment they enter the field.

Jan 30, 2025

Associate Professor of Special Education Jamie Pearson Receives Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities Social Justice Award

Jamie Pearson, an associate professor of special education in NC State’s College of Education, has received the Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD) Social Justice Award.

Jan 29, 2025

‘This is a Call to Action for Us:’ Penn GSE Dean Katherine O. Strunk Discusses Teacher Shortages During Keynote Speech at College of Education’s 2025 Research Celebration

Many schools are facing a shortage of highly qualified teachers, and those who are already in classrooms are leaving the profession at an alarming rate, according to data shared by Penn State Graduate School of Education Dean and George and Diane Weiss Professor of Education Katherine O. Strunk during the NC State College of Education’s 2025 Research Celebration on Jan. 27.

Jan 29, 2025

EdNC: Belk Center Highlights North Carolina’s Adult Learners

The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research recently launched its Adult Learner Spotlight Series, which includes five videos highlighting the stories of adult learners who have recently returned to the classroom through the help of NC Reconnect.

Jan 29, 2025

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Science Education Sarah Carrier Shares Emerging Theory for School-Based Participatory Science through New Article

For the past four years, Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Science Education Sarah Carrier has been collaborating with partners from Horizon Research, Inc. and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on a grant-funded project to provide elementary school teachers with curricular support and professional development in the implementation of participatory science that align with existing instructional goals and science standards. This work has most recently led to the publication of an article entitled “An Emerging Theory of School-Based Participatory Science.”

Jan 29, 2025

Five Tips for Engaging in Citizen Science as a Classroom Teacher

Participatory science, also known as citizen science, gives students as young as elementary school the opportunity to collect and contribute scientific data to the science community and connect science to students’ lives.

Jan 29, 2025

Associate Professor of Educational Leadership Lisa Bass Shares Her 8 Tenants to Live By During University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Presidential Address

An experience with her children last year reminded Bass to find joy in every journey and inspired the topic for her speech during this year’s UCEA meeting, during which she, as the current president of the organization, delivered the presidential address entitled “In-Joying the Romance of the Ride in Life and Leadership.”

Jan 28, 2025

NC State Educational Leadership Academy (NELA) Receives $14.4M From North Carolina Principal Fellows Commission to Sustain Program through 2032

For the past 14 years, the NC State College of Education’s nationally recognized NC State Educational Leadership Academy (NELA) has been preparing some of the most effective school leaders in North Carolina. Now, that work is set to continue through 2032 thanks to more than $14 million in funding from the North Carolina Principal Fellows Commission.