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Dec 9, 2019

IDEALS Project Cited in Government Accountability Report Addressing Religious-Based Hate Crimes on College Campuses

The IDEALS project was cited in a recent U.S. Government Accountability Office report addressing the increase of religious-based hate crimes on college campuses. Co-principal investigator Alyssa Rockenbach addresses her work on the report and the latest findings from the IDEALS project in this Q&A. 

Dec 4, 2019

NC State College of Education Celebrates Grand Opening of Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research

The NC State College of Education held an opening reception for its Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, at the center’s new location at 706 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. Nearly 100 guests, including many statewide and community college leaders, attended the grand opening that marked the physical establishment of the Belk Center. 

Dec 4, 2019

Valencia College President Sanford ‘Sandy’ Shugart: ‘Dramatic Improvements in the Transfer Ecosystem’ Needed to Help Students Transition from Community Colleges to Universities

Valencia College President Sanford “Sandy” Shugart offered six steps for creating a successful community college transfer system when he delivered the NC State College of Education’s Dallas Herring Lecture on Dec. 3, 2019. 

Dec 3, 2019

EdNC: Improving the Transfer Ecosystem in North Carolina: The 2019 Dallas Herring Lecture

Valencia College President Sanford "Sandy" Shugart will deliver this year's Dallas Herring Lecture on Dec. 3 while Central Carolina Community College President Lisa Chapman will provide a response lecture.  

Dec 2, 2019

iPad Minis, Mobile App Improve Efficiency of NC State’s Counselor Education Program

When the old model of supervising graduate students in the Counselor Education Program proved to be difficult, Assistant Professor Adria Shipp Dunbar developed a solution that resulted in a new app and iPad minis for students. 

Nov 25, 2019

Documentary Screening, Panel Discussion Help Associate Professor James Bartlett Show ‘Community Colleges are a Viable Pathway to Success’

Associate Professor James Bartlett, Ph.D., realizes that many people view community colleges as a second choice for earning a degree, but a Nov. 21 event helped showcase how community colleges can be a first choice to start a pathway to success. 

Nov 25, 2019

Associate Professor James Bartlett Examines Role of Community Colleges in Reducing the Skills Gap in New Report

An American Council on Education report co-authored by Associate Professor James Bartlett, Ph.D., is examining how community colleges can address the skills gap and providing practical solutions for community college leaders. 

Nov 22, 2019

EdNC: What Does it Take to Lead School Turnaround?

Donnell Cannon, North Edgecombe High School principal and graduate of the NC State College of Education's Northeast Leadership Academy (NELA), offered the State Board of Education a blueprint for how school turnaround can work.  

Nov 21, 2019

Higher Ed Works: ‘More Than a Village – It Takes a Land-grant University’

A conference at NC State focused on how the university can improve engagement throughout North Carolina after being recognized with the Economic Engagement Connections Award, in part for the College of Education's Northeast Leadership Academy (NELA.) 

Nov 20, 2019

The Christian Science Monitor: Cancel Culture’s Flip Side: Gen Zers Befriend Political Foes

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Alyssa Rockenbach discusses college students' exposure to inter-worldview friendships following the release of an IDEALS Project study that showed students with inter-worldview friendships are more tolerant.