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Mar 26, 2025

Meet Faculty Fellow Jill Jones

As a Faculty Fellow, Jones aims to foster effective learning communities and incorporate mental wellness concepts. She brings valuable experience to her role as a DELTA Faculty Fellow — a background as an elementary teacher, literacy specialist and literacy coach. Jones teaches reading methods courses while helping colleagues integrate instructional technology effectively.

Sep 3, 2024

Spotlight: Service & Growth in Philadelphia

Teaching Fellow and Caldwell Fellow Maia Solomon ’25 embarked on a transformative journey recently, immersing herself in a nine-week residency at Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia. There, she dedicated her time to teaching 7th-grade science and leading a filmmaking class, all while contributing more than 300 hours of service in teaching and leadership training.

Jul 24, 2024

Science, Social Studies classes can help young English-learning students learn to read and write in English

A new study finds that science and social studies classes may also help young students learn English, even when those classes include difficult and technical vocabulary. The study, which observed first- and second-grade students in 30 elementary schools in North Carolina, encouraged teachers to keep their English-learning students in class during science and social studies…

Jun 26, 2024

Supporting the Colleges That Serve Our Communities

The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at the College of Education drives collaboration to support North Carolina's 58 community colleges.

Jun 24, 2024

8 Faculty Members Named 2024-25 Fulbright Scholars

Eight NC State faculty members will be thinking and doing across the globe during the upcoming academic year following their selection as 2024-25 U.S. Fulbright Scholars. Among them is Diane Chapman, executive director and associate vice provost for faculty development at the Office for Faculty Excellence and a teaching professor in the College of Education.

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.

May 23, 2024

An Unforgettable Adventure: Meet Reginald Simon, MSA ‘24

Educator Reginald Simon is genuinely passionate about developing the leadership potential and self-esteem of the young people he teaches, mentors, advises and coaches.  As an early-career language arts teacher and athletic coach for public middle and high school students, Simon quickly realized his own potential for fueling the fires of student success through leadership and…

May 9, 2024

North Carolina schools have lost significant progress in racial integration

A study of North Carolina public schools finds that even as enrollment becomes more racially diverse, schools are more segregated now than they were in the late 1980s. The report, “Can Our Schools Capture the Educational Gains of Diversity? North Carolina School Segregation, Alternatives, and Possible Gains,” found that racial diversity gains in North Carolina…

May 2, 2024

5 Questions With 3 Graduating Seniors, including Science Education Major Emily Workman

Emily Workman is earning her Bachelor of Science in science education with a concentration in middle school grades. She’s joining a line of family members who graduated from NC State to become science educators.

Mar 8, 2024

Educators Can Help Foster Interpartisan Friendships on College Campuses

As American society continues to divide along political lines, higher education and educators have unique potential to help foster interpartisan friendships, according to a new study from North Carolina State University. The findings are based on data from the Interfaith Diversity Experiences and Attitudes Longitudinal Survey (IDEALS), a study that included 5,762 college students from…