Janine Bowen

May 27, 2025

‘Thank an Advisor’: Students Share Words of Thanks, Appreciation for College of Education Faculty, Staff

In April, the Advising Professional Development Committee at NC State University facilitated the “Thank an Advisor” program, inviting undergraduate and graduate students to recognize the work of their advisors and mentors. Here are some of the responses from College of Education students.

May 27, 2025

SUPR Schools Interdisciplinary Hub Identifying Factors that Help Schools Defy Odds for Reading Achievement

Years of research have shown that there is a high correlation between reading achievement and socioeconomic status, which means that many children who attend high-poverty schools throughout North Carolina are not learning to read proficiently. The members of the Systems for Un-correlating Poverty and Reading (SUPR) in North Carolina Schools interdisciplinary hub have spent the past year examining schools that defy this trend.

May 20, 2025

Graduate Students Sydney Johnson and Mandy Schiltz Selected as Student Ambassadors for American School Counselor Association National Conference

Sydney Johnson and Mandy Schiltz, who are both earning their master’s in school counseling, were selected through a competitive process to travel to Long Beach, California, in July to serve as student ambassadors at the American School Counselor Association’s national conference.

May 19, 2025

Distinguished University Professor Hollylynne Lee Appointed to Mathematical Education Science Board

Hollylynne Lee, a Distinguished University Professor of mathematics and statistics education in the NC State College of Education, has been appointed to serve on the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s newly formed Mathematical Education Science Board (MSEB).

May 19, 2025

FLIP-STEM Interdisciplinary Hub Centers Student Experience, Agency through Rural Workshops

Over the past year, the members of the Fostering Learning, Identity, and Participation within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (FLIP-STEM) interdisciplinary hub have seen firsthand the way middle school students thrive when given agency over their learning.

May 15, 2025

METRC Assistant Director Scott Summers: What I Learned from My Appearance on Jeopardy!

METRC Assistant Director Scott Summers fulfilled a lifelong dream by appearing on Jeopardy! Now, he shares what the experience was like along with study strategies for teachers and students.

May 14, 2025

Assistant Professor of Learning, Design and Technology Ela Castellanos-Reyes Wins College of Education’s 2025 Early Career Faculty Strategic Excellence Award

Assistant Professor of Learning, Design and Technology Ela Castellanos-Reyes has been selected as the 2025 recipient of NC State College of Education’s Faculty Strategic Excellence Award.

May 13, 2025

‘I Have Had the Pleasure to Work with Great Colleagues,’ Assistant Teaching Professor of Counseling and Counselor Education Terri Tilford Reflects on Career Ahead of Retirement

As Terri Tilford plans to retire from her role as an assistant teaching professor of counseling and counselor education in the NC State College of Education, she reflects on her career and what she is looking forward to in retirement.

May 12, 2025

North Carolina Advancing Civic Engagement (NC-ACE) Interdisciplinary Hub Engages Educators, Students and Community through Two Events

Dozens of educators, students and members of various North Carolina organizations had opportunities to learn about civic engagement this spring thanks to two events hosted by the NC State College of Education’s North Carolina Advancing Civic Engagement (NC-ACE) Interdisciplinary Research Hub.

May 8, 2025

Derick Sikes ’25MAT Named College of Education’s Student Teacher of the Year

Derick Sikes ’25MAT, a recent graduate of the Master of Arts in Teaching program with a concentration in middle grades social studies, has been selected as the NC State College of Education’s 2025 Student Teacher of the Year.