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NC State College of Education Associate Professor Meghan Manfra

Nov 9, 2020

Anchor: Action Research: Global Conversations, A conversation with Meghan McGlinn Manfra

NC State College of Education Associate Professor Meghan Manfra, Ph.D., discusses teacher action research on a podcast.  

Nov 4, 2020

TIME: ‘You Can’t Be Silent.’ Schools Brace for the Presidential Election Aftermath

Assistant Professor Paula McAvoy, Ph.D., shares insights on the importance of holding political discussions in the classroom.  

Assistant Teaching Professor Terrell Robinson, Ph.D.

Nov 3, 2020

NBEA: Members Share Why They Joined the Association

Terrell Robinson, Ph.D., assistant teaching professor in the NC State College of Education, joins other National Business Education Association members in sharing why they joined the organization.  

NC State College of Education Assistant Director Laura B. Fogle

Nov 2, 2020

UNC-TV: Gen Z Dealing with Change

Laura B. Fogle, assistant director of the NC State College of Education's Media and Education Technology Resource Center (METRC) and a high school student who participated in the college's Leadership Institute for Future Teachers (LIFT) share experiences and insights surrounding the shift to virtual learning during the coronavirus pandemic.  

New wolf statue on central campus.

Oct 27, 2020

The Lazy Genius Collective: Navigating Social Media Using Lazy Genius Principles

Associate Professor Meghan Manfra, Ph.D., and Assistant Professor Adria Dunbar, Ph.D., share tips related to media literacy and digital health in the age of social media.  

Oct 27, 2020

Spectrum News: North Car­olinians Adapt to Remote Working and Learning

Mark Samberg, Ph.D., director of technology programs at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation--part of the NC State College of Education--shares how teachers have been adapting to remote learning since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.  

Oct 14, 2020

Ethics and Education: “Just Teacher” with Lauren Gatti and Paula McAvoy

Assistant Professor Paula McAvoy, Ph.D., joins her co-author, Lauren Gatti, of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, on a podcast to talk about their book project, Just Teacher: Ethical Thinking in the Profession of Teaching. 

Belk Center Executive Director and NC State College of Education Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Audrey Jaeger

Oct 6, 2020

Inside Higher Ed: Community Colleges That Made the Call Early

Audrey Jaeger, Ph.D., Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor in the NC State College of Education and executive director of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, discusses the factors involved in the complex decision making process that happened when community colleges decided to move to online instruction for the fall semester as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.  

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Alyssa Rockenbach

Sep 11, 2020

HuffPost: Students’ Positive Views Of Liberals Increased During College Years, Study Finds

A new study from the IDEALS Project suggested that students’ appreciation for both conservatives and liberals increased during freshman year. But by the time they graduated, positive attitudes toward conservatives dropped back to freshman-year levels, while opinions about liberals continued to improve. 

LIFT Participants

Sep 11, 2020

WTVD: Local Universities Work to Introduce More Diverse Educators into Classrooms Statewide

Anona Smith Williams, Ed.D., speaks about the Leadership Institute for Future Teachers, or LIFT, a program aimed at underrepresented high school students interested in pursuing a potential career in education.