Equity Initiatives

Jun 20, 2024

5 Questions with … Former NC State College of Education Associate Dean Anona Smith Williams ’91MS, ’02EDD Reflects on Leadership Institute for Future Teachers

In the summer of 1986, former NC State College of Education Associate Dean Anona Smith Williams '91MS, '02EDD led the creation of what would later become known as the Leadership Institute for Future Teachers, an invitational program hosted by the College of Education for students interested in teaching who are rising high school seniors in North Carolina. 

Sep 5, 2023

My Student Experience: Leadership Institute for Future Teachers Sets Foundation for Aspiring Educators

About 20 rising high school seniors from across North Carolina gathered at NC State's College of Education this summer to take part in the Leadership Institute for Future Teachers (LIFT), a five-day residential program for students interested in leadership development and exploring a career in education. 

Oct 26, 2022

Podcast: Celebrating the Darla Buchanan Scholarship

On this episode of the NC State Philanthropy Podcast, Matt Friedrick, executive director of development for the College of Education, joins to discuss the Darla Buchanan Scholarship, a new need-based scholarship in the College of Education awarded to NC State undergraduate students who are studying elementary education and are committed to advancing diversity in the teaching profession. 

Jul 29, 2022

3rd Annual Leadership Institute for Future Teachers (LIFT) Provides Opportunity for Rising High School Seniors of Color and Bilingual Students to ‘Use The Voice We Were Born to Use’

Eighteen rising high school seniors from across North Carolina gathered at NC State University July 24-29 to take part in the College of Education's third annual Leadership Institute For Future Teachers (LIFT), where they had an opportunity to "use the voice we were born to use." 

Dec 1, 2021

Meet Our Darla Buchanan Scholarship Recipients

Thanks to a $20,000 gift from an anonymous Raleigh couple and the contributions of 75 additional donors, the College of Education was able to award three Darla Buchanan Scholarships this Fall. Meet the recipients and learn what receiving the scholarship has meant to them. 

Jun 30, 2021

NC State College of Education Holds 2nd Annual Leadership Institute for Future Teachers (LIFT) for Rising High School Seniors of Color and Bilingual Students

The annual Leadership Institute for Future Teachers (LIFT), a five-day, invitational program that works to inspire high school seniors — particularly students of color and bilingual students — to explore careers in education and enhance their leadership skills, was held virtually, June 20-24. 

Jun 18, 2021

My Student Experience: NC State College of Education Partners with North Carolina Central School of Education to Provide High Schoolers with Insight into Being an Educator Through Pack the Nest

At Pack the Nest, a two-day virtual event organized by NC State College of Education doctoral student Christopher Faison, high school students who want to become teachers learned about education careers from North Carolina Central School of Education and NC State College of Education and students, faculty, administrators and alumni. 

Mar 30, 2021

It Still Takes a Village: New Scholarship Helps Prepare More Diverse Educators

A new scholarship is helping an increasingly diverse group of educators prepare for increasingly diverse classrooms. Students all across North Carolina will benefit as a result. 

Aug 27, 2020

NC State College of Education Holds Inaugural Leadership Institute for Future Teachers for Rising High School Seniors of Color and Bilingual Students

The inaugural Leadership Institute for Future Teachers (LIFT), a five-day, invitational program for students of color and bilingual students interested in enhancing their leadership skills and exploring a potential career in education, was held virtually, July 26-31, 2020. 

Aug 27, 2020

My Student Experience: College of Education Students Share What They Learned as Counselors of the Leadership Institute for Future Teachers (LIFT) for High School Students

NC State College of Education students served as counselors and mentors for the inaugural Leadership Institute for Future Teachers (LIFT), a program for students of color and bilingual students held virtually, July 26-31, 2020. “It was vital for me to serve in that capacity because of representation,” says Jessica Terrones ’22.