Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research

Apr 20, 2023

Publication and Presentation Roundup: A Look at Scholarly Work from College of Education Researchers from January through March, 2023

Faculty, staff and research associates at the NC State College of Education, including its Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, are publishing their research related to pressing educational topics in journals and sharing their work through national and international presentations. 

Apr 12, 2023

Micara Lewis-Sessoms ’20EDD Selected as Inaugural Recipient of the Council for the Study of Community Colleges Community College Professional Award

Micara Lewis-Sessoms '20EDD, a research affiliate with NC State College of Education’s Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and the director of Work-based Education and Apprenticeship at Durham Technical Community College, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Council for the Study of Community Colleges Community College Professional Award. 

Apr 10, 2023

NC State College of Education Awarded $2.4 Million in Grant Funding From January Through March, 2023

Faculty and researchers at the NC State College of Education, including the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, were awarded $2,452,886 to support nine projects from Jan. 1 through March. 31, 2023. 

Apr 6, 2023

EdNC: Advancing Student Success at Rural Community Colleges

In January 2022, the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, in partnership with Achieving the Dream, launched a program to help rural-serving institutions address the challenges they face and capitalize on the opportunities they are presented. The Rural College Leaders Program (RCLP) is an immersive learning community with 10 North Carolina community colleges that serve at least one rural county. 

Mar 9, 2023

EdNC: The First of its Kind National Community College Research Alliance launches

The National Community College Research Alliance (NCCRA) met for the first time last week in Raleigh to begin building a collective community college research agenda. Participants included those from research centers across the country, such as The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE), and Community College Research Center (CCRC), as well as individual researchers whose work involves providing decision-makers with the information needed to advance the efforts of community colleges. 

Feb 28, 2023

EdNC: Teaching and Learning Hubs: A New Professional Development Model for N.C. Community Colleges

In 2021, the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, Achieving the Dream (ATD), and the N.C. Student Success Center (NC SSC) developed four Teaching and Learning Hubs to support full- and part-time faculty as they work to cultivate a “culture of teaching and learning excellence on their campuses.” 

Feb 16, 2023

Inside Higher Ed: Introducing Teaching and Learning Hubs

Achieving the Dream President and CEO Karen A. Stout and W. Dallas Herring Professor and Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research Executive Director Audrey J. Jaeger describe a new model that leverages faculty professional development to improve student outcomes at community colleges. 

Feb 9, 2023

17 Doctoral Students Chosen to Represent Belk Center at National Conferences as Belk Center Fellows

Seventeen doctoral students have been chosen to participate in the 2023 Belk Center Fellows program through the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research. Seven students will attend Achieving the Dream’s DREAM 2023 conference in Chicago from Feb. 14-17 while the other 10 fellows will attend the League for Innovation in the Community College's Innovations Conference in Tempe, Arizona, from March 11-14. 

Jan 10, 2023

ECMC Foundation Postsecondary CTE Research Fellows Program Seeking 10 Applicants for 5th Cohort to Begin in 2023

The Postsecondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) Research Fellows Program at NC State, sponsored by ECMC Foundation, is seeking 10 fellows interested in joining the program’s fifth cohort during the 2023-24 academic year. 

Nov 8, 2022

John M. Belk Endowment Awards NC State’s Belk Center $25M to Support Community College Leadership and Student Success

The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research has received a record $25 million investment from the John M. Belk Endowment to partner with North Carolina’s community colleges to advance equity and economic mobility across the state.