Community College Leadership

May 27, 2025

Assistant Professor Catherine Hartman to Join University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement 2025-2026 Class of Fellows

Catherine Hartman, an assistant professor of community college leadership in the NC State College of Education, has been selected to join the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement 2025-2026 Class of Fellows.

May 19, 2025

Alamance Community College: ACC Honors Former President Algie Gatewood ’94EDD

Alamance Community College (ACC) has formally dedicated an area adjacent to the student commons area on its main campus as the Dr. Algie Gatewood Atrium, named for ACC President Emeritus Gatewood, who retired in July 2023 and earned his Doctor of Education from NC State's College of Education in 1994.

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. 

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.

Feb 19, 2024

18 Doctoral Students Chosen to Represent Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at National Conferences as Belk Center Fellows

Eighteen doctoral students have been chosen to participate in the 2024 Belk Center Fellows program. Seven students will attend Achieving the Dream’s DREAM 2024 conference in Orlando, Florida, from Feb. 19-22 while the other 11 fellows will attend the League for Innovation in the Community College's Innovations Conference in Anaheim, California, from March 17-20.

Aug 15, 2023

Devon Graves: ‘I Believe That an Extraordinary Educator is Anyone That Inspires Others’

Devon Graves will join the NC State College of Education in the 2023-24 academic year as an assistant professor of community college leadership.

Apr 18, 2023

Devon Graves Joining College of Education as Assistant Professor of Community College Leadership

Devon Graves will join NC State’s College of Education as an assistant professor of community college leadership beginning Aug. 15, 2023. Currently, he is an assistant professor in the College…

Mar 20, 2023

Alumni Spotlight: Yolanda Wilson ’18EDD Named President of the College of Southern Maryland

Yolanda Wilson '18EDD, who earned her doctoral degree through the NC State College of Education Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development's Community College Leadership concentration, has been named president of the College of Southern Maryland.

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.

Dec 8, 2022

Rachel Monteverdi ’22PHD: ‘I Hope to be a Leader, Practitioner and Trail Blazer in Facilitating Impactful and Effective Leadership Development Programs’

Rachel Monteverdi believes in the power of leadership, and at the NC State College of Education, she engaged in research that showed her the impact she can make in the field of leadership development. Now that she runs her own company and collaborates with other leadership consultants, she is able to take what she's learned out into the world.