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May 13, 2025

‘I Have Had the Pleasure to Work with Great Colleagues,’ Assistant Teaching Professor of Counseling and Counselor Education Terri Tilford Reflects on Career Ahead of Retirement

As Terri Tilford plans to retire from her role as an assistant teaching professor of counseling and counselor education in the NC State College of Education, she reflects on her career and what she is looking forward to in retirement.

Aug 26, 2024

Remembering Former Professor and Head of Department of Mathematics and Science Education Ann Clark Howe

Ann Clarke Howe—a leader in science education who was affiliated with the College of Education in some capacity for over 30 years—passed away on Aug. 14, 2024. Howe was the first woman to hold a faculty position in what was then the college’s Department of Mathematics and Science Education, where she served as a professor and department head from 1983 to 1989.

Apr 22, 2024

Alex Becnel Joining College of Education as Assistant Professor in Counselor Education 

Alex Becnel will join NC State’s College of Education as an assistant professor of counseling and counselor education, beginning Aug. 16, 2024. Currently, Becnel is an assistant professor at Kansas State University in the Department of Special Education, Counseling, and Student Affairs. 

Aug 17, 2023

Seven New Faculty Join College of Education for 2023-24 Academic Year

Get to know the new faculty members who will join the NC State College of Education this fall and help advance our land-grant mission and address some of the most pressing problems in education.

Apr 25, 2023

Daniel Kelly ’17EDD Joining College of Education as Assistant Professor of Technology, Engineering, and Design Education

Daniel Kelly ’17EDD will join NC State’s College of Education as an assistant professor of technology, engineering, and design education beginning Aug. 15. Currently, Kelly is an assistant professor of STEM education at Texas Tech University.

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…

Apr 14, 2023

Michael Jarry-Shore Joining College of Education as Assistant Professor in Elementary Education

Michael Jarry-Shore will join NC State’s College of Education as an assistant professor in elementary education with a math emphasis beginning Aug. 15. 

Apr 14, 2023

Jared Stewart-Ginsburg Joining College of Education as Assistant Teaching Professor in Special Education

Jared Stewart-Ginsburg will join NC State’s College of Education as an assistant teaching professor in special education beginning July 15.  Currently, he is an assistant professor in the School of…

Jul 6, 2022

Florence Martin Joins the College of Education’s Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences as Professor of Learning, Design and Technology

Florence Martin will join NC State’s College of Education in the 2022-23 academic year as a professor of learning, design and technology in the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences.

May 24, 2022

Associate Dean, Executive Director of Friday Institute Hiller Spires: ‘Make Sure You Leave a Place Better Than You Found It.’ I Hope I’ve Been Able to Do That in the College of Education.

Institute for Educational Innovation, will retire June 1, 2022, after 35 years at NC State’s College of Education and 43 years in the field of education. In this Q&A, Spires talks about how she ended up at the College of Education, what she’ll miss most about it and how she hopes she is remembered.