Community College Leadership
Achieving the Dream President and CEO Karen Stout: “Creating Greater Urgency for Teaching and Learning in Institutional Reform is Long Overdue”
"Excellent teaching and support for quality instruction must be at the core of our reform work” as community college leaders, said Achieving the Dream President and CEO Karen Stout during the 2018 Dallas Herring Lecture she delivered Wednesday, Nov. 28, at the NC State College of Education's Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. How can leaders create a culture of excellent teaching and learning? She identifies three guiding principles and five building blocks.
2018 Dallas Herring Lecture
Dr. Karen Stout, the president and CEO of Achieving the Dream, will deliver the 2018 Dallas Herring Lecture Nov. 28 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the NC State College of Education’s Friday Institution for Educational Innovation. The title of […]
EdNC.org: Building the Next Generation of Community College Leaders at NC State
In this piece for EdNC, NC State Education Professor Audrey Jaeger writes about the importance of North Carolina's 58 community colleges and how the NC State College of Education -- supported by the John M. Belk Endowment -- will continue to develop a pipeline of the most talented community college leaders in the country.
NC State Education Receives $12+ Million in Research Grants Between June-August 2018
NC State College of Education faculty were awarded $12,443,243 to support nine research projects in June, July and August. In FY 2018, faculty have received $25,820,890 in awards so far.
Information Session: Community College Leadership
Meet Adult and Community College Education faculty and learn more about the Doctor of Education program in Community College Leadership that is designed for working professionals.
NC State Education Alumni, N.C. Community College Leaders Win Awards of Distinction
Randy Parker ’11 EDD and David Shockley ’05 EDD received Shirley B. Gordon Awards of Distinction at honor society Phi Theta Kappa’s international meeting in April. Both currently serve as community college presidents in North Carolina.
NC State Education Receives $3M+ in Research Grants Between January-March 2018
NC State College of Education faculty and research associates were awarded $3,042,418 in grants to support eight research projects between January and March 2018. Faculty and research associates have received $6,247,621 in awards during the 2017-18 academic year so far.
Doctoral Students to Serve as First National DREAM Fellows
Seven doctoral students from NC State College of Education’s Adult and Community College program will attend the DREAM Conference in Nashville, Tenn., as inaugural DREAM Fellows Feb. 20-23, 2018.
Stelfanie Williams Named NC Community College President of the Year
In this Q&A, NC Community College President of the Year Stelfanie Williams ’11 EdD discusses her recent honor, why she chose education as a career, and how Vance-Granville Community College is impacting North Carolina.
Envisioning Excellence
Because of changing social and economic conditions, the skills a community college president needs today are substantially different than those needed just 10 years ago. Plus, half of North Carolina’s 58 community college presidents are expected to retire by 2019. To address these challenges, the NC State College of Education has transformed the way it supports the N.C. Community College System.