Higher Education

Apr 29, 2025

My Student Experience: Tiffany Flowers ’25MED Leading Readiness Program to Support Summer Interns

This summer, a group of NC State College of Education students will give back to their communities through the College of Education Summer Internship Program, a competitive five-week program started…

Apr 28, 2025

Department Head and Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Higher Education Joy Gaston Gayles Wins AERA Research Focus on Education and Sport SIG Distinguished Senior Scholar Award

Joy Gaston Gayles, head of the NC State College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development and an Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of higher education, has been selected as the recipient of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Research Focus on Education and Sport (RFES) Special Interest Group (SIG) Distinguished Senior Scholar Award.

Feb 19, 2025

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Higher Education Alyssa Rockenbach Joins 2025 Life Worth Living Fellowship Program

NC State College of Education Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Higher Education Alyssa Rockenbach has been selected to join Yale Center for Faith and Culture’s 2025 Life Worth Living Fellowship Program.

Feb 10, 2025

Assistant Teaching Professor of Training and Development Pooneh Lari Selected to Join Business-Higher Education Forum Faculty Innovation Fellowship

Pooneh Lari, an assistant teaching professor of training and development in the NC State College of Education, has been selected to join the Business-Higher Education Forum’s Faculty Innovation Fellowship.

Jan 29, 2025

Associate Professor of Educational Leadership Lisa Bass Shares Her 8 Tenants to Live By During University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Presidential Address

An experience with her children last year reminded Bass to find joy in every journey and inspired the topic for her speech during this year’s UCEA meeting, during which she, as the current president of the organization, delivered the presidential address entitled “In-Joying the Romance of the Ride in Life and Leadership.”

Jan 16, 2025

Department Head and Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Higher Education Joy Gaston Gayles Selected to Join 2025 Cohort of ACC Academic Leaders Network

Joy Gaston Gayles, an Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor and head of the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development in NC State’s College of Education, has been selected to join the 2025 cohort of the ACC Academic Leaders Network.

Oct 24, 2024

Professor and Dean Emerita Mary Ann Danowitz Will Use Fulbright Specialist Award to Explore Gender Equality for European Union INSPIRE Project

NC State College of Education Professor and Dean Emerita Mary Ann Danowitz will spend six weeks at the Open University of Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, this fall as the recipient of a Fulbright Specialist Award.

Aug 14, 2024

Meet Roshaunda Breeden: ‘I Seek to Create a Learning Experience That Centers on the Co-construction of Knowledge’

Roshaunda Breeden will join the NC State College of Education during the 2024-2025 academic year as an assistant professor of higher education opportunity, equity, and justice.

Jul 31, 2024

A Leader from the Pack

Karrie Dixon '03EED is prepared to lead North Carolina Central University to new heights as its chancellor.

Apr 24, 2024

Ece Yilmaz ’24PHD: ‘I Want to Live in a More Inclusive World, Where Individuals Are Not Confined by Societal Expectations, Stereotypes and Biases’

When Ece Yilmaz '24PHD received a Fulbright Grant and started applying to doctoral programs in the United States, the welcoming environment at the NC State College of Education stood out to her. Now, she will be graduating with her Ph.D. in the Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development higher education opportunity, equity, and justice concentration.