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Left to right: Trish Sandman, Dean Paola Sztajn, and Kenneth Ferguson

Jun 13, 2024

Kenneth Ferguson, Trish Sandman Receive College of Education’s 2024 Awards for Excellence

Kenneth Ferguson and Trish Sandman are the recipients of the College of Education’s 2024 Awards for Excellence, which recognize employees who demonstrate excellence in their college or department, the NC State campus community or in the lives of others. They were  honored during the College of Education’s Faculty and Staff Awards Celebration this past spring and during the University Awards for Excellence ceremony on June 4. 
Danielle Moloney Gallagher

Jun 12, 2024

Danielle Moloney Gallagher ’20MED, ’24PHD Named Assistant Teaching Professor of Elementary Education

Danielle Moloney Gallagher ’20MED, ’24PHD will join NC State’s College of Education as an assistant teaching professor of elementary education beginning Aug. 16, 2024.  

Jun 6, 2024

EdNC: Forging Futures: Increasing Graduation Rates for Students in Foster Care

College of Education doctoral student Deandra Tart discusses the impact being in foster care can have on a child's education. 
A headshot of Micki Bare.

Jun 4, 2024

Micki Bare Named NC State College of Education’s Student Teacher of the Year

Micki Bare, a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Teaching program, has been named the NC State College of Education's Student Teacher of the Year. 
A headshot of Kimberly Ideus

May 30, 2024

Why Gifts Matter: Scholarship Support Makes It Possible for Kimberly Ideus to Inspire Awe in Teachers

Doctoral student Kimberly Ideus traveled to Great Smoky Mountains National Park last summer to study the impact "awe experiences" can have on science teachers. 
A headshot of Jennifer Buelin with the text: Education Is a Career Trajectory That Allows You to Learn a Whole Lot in Order to Understand It Yourself, But Also to Share It With Other People

May 30, 2024

#WhyIChoseEducation: ‘Education Is a Career Trajectory That Allows You to Learn a Whole Lot in Order to Understand It Yourself, But Also to Share It With Other People,’ Says Jennifer Buelin ’12PHD

Jennifer Buelin '12PHD, senior program manager for Workforce Development and Career and Technical Education with the ASHLIN Management Group, has spent her career seeking out new learning opportunities that allow her to give back to others. 

May 28, 2024

Dean Paola Sztajn Completes Leadership for North Carolina Program

NC State College of Education Dean Paola Sztajn was among 56 statewide civic and community leaders who completed the prestigious Leadership North Carolina program on May 8, 2024, as part of the 2023-24 class. 
Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Alyssa Rockenbach

May 28, 2024

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Higher Education Alyssa Rockenbach to Explore Interpartisan Friendships on College Campuses through National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement Fellowship

NC State College of Education Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Higher Education Alyssa Rockenbach has been selected to join the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement 2024-2025 Class of Fellows. 
Catherine Hartman

May 23, 2024

Catherine Hartman Named Assistant Professor of Community College Leadership

Catherine Hartman has been named an assistant professor of community college leadership with NC State’s College of Education, effective Aug. 16, 2024. Currently, she is an assistant teaching professor of community college leadership with the College of Education and a faculty scholar at the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research. 

May 23, 2024

Leading the Way

Mario Jackson Ph.D. ’24 graduated on May 4 with a doctorate in educational leadership, policy and human development. Jackson, a Wilcox-Hodnett Doctoral Fellow, researched equity-oriented principal preparation programs.