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Jan 22, 2024

NPR: Black Women in Academia Face Unique Challenges on the Job

Black women face unique pressures and challenges in academia. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with professor Joy Gaston Gayles of NC State University about she's seen this play out in higher education. 

Jan 19, 2024

Classroom Caffeine Podcast: A Conversation with Hiller A. Spires

Professor Emerita Hiller Spires was the guest on the Jan. 9, 2024 episode of the Classroom Caffeine Podcast. 

Jan 18, 2024

Retiring Associate Dean Anona Smith Williams ’91MS, ’02EDD: ‘I Hope People Will Say That I Was Always Unapologetically Myself and True to the Cause of Equity, Access and Opportunity’

Anona Smith Williams '91MS, '02EDD, the associate dean for student success and strategic community engagement, will retire March 1, 2024, after over three decades in NC State's College of Education. In this Q&A, Smith Williams talks about why she chose a career in higher education, her dedication to supporting students and what she hopes they learned from her. 

Jan 17, 2024

Education Week: Reading Comprehension Hinges on Building Knowledge. New Curricula Aim to Help

Assistant Professor Jackie Relyea discusses the relationship between reading comprehension and content knowledge building. 

Jan 12, 2024

AI in K-12 Convening Gathers Key Stakeholders in Implementing AI in North Carolina Classrooms

To address AI integration in classes, schools and districts, the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation hosted an AI in K-12 Convening of key stakeholders Nov. 15 to empower educators, address ethical considerations of AI, collaborate with state leaders on the critical guidelines and guardrails for responsible AI integration and ensure equitable access to AI-enhanced learning. 

Jan 11, 2024

Demetrius Richmond Named College of Education’s Senior Director of Student Services and Graduate Student Support

Demetrius Richmond will be the senior director of student services and graduate student support with NC State’s College of Education beginning Jan. 22, 2024. He brings over 18 yeas of experience in higher education, including serving as the inaugural director of graduate professional mentoring and success in NC State's College of Education. 

Jan 5, 2024

Meet Assistant Professor Joey Huang: ‘I Bring My Own Self-awareness Into the Topics I Study’

Joey Huang will join the NC State College of Education in the spring 2024 semester as an assistant professor of teacher education and learning sciences and a member of the Chancellor's Faculty Excellence Program, Digital Transformation of Education cluster. 

Jan 5, 2024

Allison Mitchall Named College of Education’s Assistant Dean for Student Success

Allison Mitchall ’15 PHD — who has over 20 years of experience in higher education and is passionate about supporting students as they navigate to and through a university —… 

Jan 5, 2024

Meet STEM Department Head William A. Sandoval: ‘I Feel Really Fortunate To Be Joining a Department That Is Full of Incredible Teachers and Researchers’

William A. Sandoval joined the NC State College of Education on Jan. 1, 2024, as the head of the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education. 

Jan 2, 2024

What Role Do School Counselors Play in K-12 Education? ‘We Really Attend to the Wellbeing of the Child With the Idea That Will Then Make Them More Successful in Other Areas,” Says Assistant Professor Rolanda Mitchell

Assistant Professor Rolanda Mitchell shares how school counselors can be a mental health resource for K-12 students and what to do when families or students are reluctant to use school counseling services.