honors and awards

Jul 3, 2024

U.S. News’ 2024-2025 Best Global Universities: NC State #60 in the World, #1 in NC in Education and Educational Research Category 

NC State University has been ranked No. 60 in the world in the education and educational research category in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 Best Global Universities Subject Rankings, making it the top globally ranked university for this field of study in North Carolina. Among universities just in the U.S., NC State ranked #21. 

Jul 2, 2024

Paper Authored by College of Education Doctoral Students Wins Best Diversity Paper Award from American Society for Engineering Education Community Engagement Division

A paper authored by NC State College of Education doctoral students Micaha Dean Hughes and Aaron Arenas has been selected as the recipient of the Best Diversity Paper Award in the Community Engagement Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASSE). 

Jun 14, 2024

Doctoral Students Roslyn Bethea and Mariam Elias ’17, ’20MED, ’24PHD Receive Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grants from NC State Graduate School 

Two students in the NC State College of Education have been selected to receive a Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grant from the NC State Graduate School. 

May 28, 2024

Dean Paola Sztajn Completes Leadership for North Carolina Program

NC State College of Education Dean Paola Sztajn was among 56 statewide civic and community leaders who completed the prestigious Leadership North Carolina program on May 8, 2024, as part of the 2023-24 class. 

May 28, 2024

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Higher Education Alyssa Rockenbach to Explore Interpartisan Friendships on College Campuses through National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement Fellowship

NC State College of Education Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Higher Education Alyssa Rockenbach has been selected to join the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement 2024-2025 Class of Fellows. 

May 7, 2024

Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Lisa Bass Selected as Inaugural Faculty Fellow of Initiative for Race Research and Justice at Vanderbilt University

Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Lisa Bass has been selected to serve a three-year term as an inaugural faculty fellow of the Initiative for Race Research and Justice at Vanderbilt University. 

May 7, 2024

METRC Assistant Director Scott Summers Receives Library Journal’s 2024 Movers & Shakers Award

Scott Summers, assistant director of the NC State College of Education’s Media and Education Technology Resource Center (METRC), has been named a recipient of the Library Journal’s 2024 Movers & Shakers award. 

May 2, 2024

Associate Professor of Educational Psychology Christy Byrd Receives Chancellor’s Creating Community Outstanding Faculty Award

NC State College of Education Associate Professor of Educational Psychology Christy Byrd says that young people are the future of the country, but they have a lot they can teach adults now about how to make positive change in society. Now, her work has been recognized through a 2024 NC State Chancellor’s Creating Community Outstanding Faculty Award. 

Apr 29, 2024

Associate Professor of English Education Crystal Chen Lee Receives College of Education’s Inaugural Faculty Strategic Excellence Award

Associate Professor of English Education Crystal Chen Lee has been selected as the recipient of the NC State College of Education’s inaugural Faculty Strategic Excellence Award. 

Apr 18, 2024

Doctoral Student Jayla Moody Marshall Wins Chancellor’s Creating Community Outstanding Student Award

A commitment to creating more equitable environments for students in higher education has been a passion of Jayla Moody Marshall’s throughout her educational career and, now, that commitment has been recognized with the NC State Chancellor’s Creating Community Outstanding Student Award.