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Alcedos Vanterpool

Sep 21, 2023

Say Hello to Our 2023 Incoming Class

Alcedos Vanterpool is one of the 2,767 new graduate students at NC State. Inspired by his own journey in higher education — and in tribute to his mother — Vanterpool is pursuing his Ph.D. in educational leadership, policy and human development, with a concentration in higher education opportunity, equity and justice. 

Aug 28, 2023

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor, Department Head Joy Gaston Gayles Encourages New NC State Students to Take Lessons from Wolves in Convocation Speech

Joy Gaston Gayles, Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor and head of the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development in the NC State College of Education, welcomed a new class of students to NC State during her speech at the university’s New Student Convocation on Aug. 20. 

Aug 16, 2023

Meet Our Incoming Students: 6 of Our Newest Graduate Students

This fall, the NC State College of Education will welcome new doctoral and master's students who will study everything from the impact of new technologies and mentoring programs in K-12 schools to strategies for supporting underrepresented students in higher education and beyond. 

Joy Gaston Gayles

Aug 15, 2023

Joy Gaston Gayles: ‘I Want to Do as Much Good as Possible for as Long as Possible’

Joy Gaston Gayles will take on a new role in the NC State College of Education during the 2023-24 academic year as she becomes the head of the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development. 

Aug 15, 2023

Keon M. McGuire: ‘I Believe in Teaching in a Way That is Rooted in Love and Joy’

Keon M. McGuire will join the NC State College of Education in the 2023-24 academic year as an associate professor of higher education opportunity, equity, and justice. 

Lisa Marshall

May 1, 2023

Doctoral Student Lisa Marshall Named President-elect of American Nuclear Society

Lisa Marshall, director of outreach, retention and engagement for the NC State University Department of Nuclear Engineering and a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development’s Higher Education Opportunity, Equity, and Justice concentration has been named vice president and president-elect of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). 

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Jan 10, 2023

3 College of Education Students Selected to Join Inaugural Goodnight Doctoral Fellowship Cohort

NC State University in December announced the creation of the Goodnight Doctoral Fellowship, to provide funding support for graduate students whose research focuses on STEM or education. The inaugural cohort includes 30 doctoral students from seven colleges, including three students in the College of Education: Gordon Maples, Janell Miller and Cassie Rubinstein. 

Dec 5, 2022

Doctoral Student Lisa Marshall Receives 2022 Social Responsibility in the Nuclear Community Award

Lisa Marshall, director of outreach, retention and engagement for the NC State University Department of Nuclear Engineering and a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development's Higher Education Opportunity, Equity, and Justice concentration, has received the 2022 Social Responsibility in the Nuclear Community Award from the American Nuclear Society (ANS). 

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Joy Gaston Gayles with panelists at the ACPA/ASHE Presidential Symposium on Sept. 30, 2022

Oct 11, 2022

‘We’re Just Trying to Find a Different Way to Be:’ Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor, ASHE President Joy Gaston Gayles Focuses on Cultivating Joy During ACPA/ASHE Presidential Symposium at NC State

What is the difference between joy and happiness? This was one of the many questions explored during the 2022 American College Personnel Association (ACPA) and Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Presidential Symposium Finding Our Way: Centering Joy, Care and Community held Sept. 30 at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. 

Jun 6, 2022

Doctoral Student Gordon Maples Explores Intersection of Higher Education, Pop Culture Through Star Trek

Gordon Maples, who is earning his Ph.D. in the Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development Higher Education Opportunity, Equity, and Justice program area of study, recently wrote an article for Star Trek's website that explored the series' portrayal of higher education.