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Jul 24, 2024

2024 Friday Medal Awarded to SERVE Center Executive Director Maria Pitre-Martin

Jul 22, 2024

Claudia Saavedra Smith ’17MSA, ’24EDD  to Join NC State College of Education as Assistant Teaching Professor of Educational Leadership

Claudia Saavedra Smith will join NC State’s College of Education as an assistant teaching professor of educational leadership, effective August 16, 2024. 

Jul 18, 2024

College of Education’s Faculty and Staff Honors and Awards in 2023-2024

During the 2023-24 academic year, faculty and staff in the NC State College of Education were recognized by the college, university and national organizations for their teaching, scholarship, outreach and contributions. 

Jul 10, 2024

WRAL: Durham Public Schools Redistricting Plan Praised As Step Toward Equity

A new study shows a concerning trend in North Carolina with public schools becoming more segregated. One district is being highlighted as a good example - Durham Public Schools (DPS). 

Jul 10, 2024

Indy Week: Durham Public Schools’ Redistricting Plan Seeks to Rectify Resegregation

Considering the fact that public schools in North Carolina are more segregated now than after the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka ruling in 1954, it’s no wonder that Durham Public Schools (DPS) is taking such bold, purposeful measures with the Growing Together initiative. 

Jul 10, 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education: Community College Faculty-Led Teaching and Learning Hubs Improve Student Outcomes

Create a free Diverse: Issues In Higher Education account to continue reading Institutions Community Colleges Community College Faculty-Led Teaching and Learning Hubs Improve Student Outcomes user-gravatar Liann Herder Jul 9, 2024 In 2018, Dr. Audrey Jaeger and Dr. Monique B. Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success? 

Jul 3, 2024

U.S. News’ 2024-2025 Best Global Universities: NC State #60 in the World, #1 in NC in Education and Educational Research Category 

NC State University has been ranked No. 60 in the world in the education and educational research category in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 Best Global Universities Subject Rankings, making it the top globally ranked university for this field of study in North Carolina. Among universities just in the U.S., NC State ranked #21. 

Jun 25, 2024

Lacey Seaton ’17MSA, ’21EDD Joining College of Education as Associate Teaching Professor of Educational Leadership 

Lacey Seaton ’17MSA, ’21EDD will join NC State’s College of Education as an associate teaching professor of educational leadership, beginning Aug. 16, 2024. Currently, she’s an assistant professor of educational leadership and the faculty director for the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).  

Jun 24, 2024

The New York Times: Yes, A.I. Can Be Really Dumb. But It’s Still a Good Tutor.

Emma Braaten, the director of digital learning at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, told The New York Times that the lesson of the past two decades in ed tech is to focus on augmentation, not substitution, of teachers — “to do things that were previously inconceivable.” 

Jun 24, 2024

Makena Stewart Joining College of Education as Assistant Professor of the Practice of Community College Leadership

Makena Stewart will join NC State’s College of Education as an assistant professor of the practice of community college leadership, beginning August 16, 2024. Currently, Stewart serves as the vice president of strategic excellence at South Piedmont Community College.