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May 5, 2020

Children’s Literature Assembly: Using Picture Books to Talk about Trauma, Anxiety, Stress and COVID-19 [Part I]

Associate Professor Angela Wiseman, Ph.D., shares some of the anxiety, stress and trauma children might be experiencing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  

Apr 28, 2020

EdNC: Supporting Community College Presidential Leadership

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Audrey Jaeger, Ph.D., executive director of the NC State College of Education's Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, Jemilia Davis, Ph.D. director of strategic initiatives at the Belk Center, and Kim Sepich, Ed.D., director of executive leadership programs at the Belk Center, share how postsecondary completion will change as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to evolve.  

Apr 20, 2020

EdNC: Researchers Release Analysis of North Carolina’s Private School Landscape

In a new report, Assistant Professor Anna Egalite, Ph.D., and other NC State College of Education researchers, examine North Carolina’s private school landscape, describing the agencies and associations that most frequently interact with schools, relevant legislative and policy developments that have shaped the private school sector in recent years and the availability and usefulness to researchers, policy makers, and practitioners alike of relevant administrative data. 

Apr 20, 2020

The N&O: Darlene Wilkins ’00, ’03MS, Husband Face COVID-19 Together as Healthcare Professionals

NC State College of Education alumna Darlene Wilkins '00, '03MS and her husband, Brooks Wilkins, a graduate of the NC State College of Sciences, are battling on the frontlines of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic together. He's a family physician and she's a nurse in Raleigh. They have been practicing medicine alongside each other for a long time.  

Apr 14, 2020

Diverse Issues in Higher Education: How Colleges Can Support Students With Disabilities During Remote Learning

NC State College of Education Associate Professor Jessica Hunt, Ph.D., shares tips for helping college students with disabilities learn remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that "one size definitely does not fit all."  

Apr 10, 2020

EdNC: Our Education System Was ‘Built Around Students Already Engaged.’ A Statewide Connectivity Initiative Could Change That

Can we use the COVID-19 crisis to think futuristically about how we can meet the needs of all learners? That question was asked and answered in a virtual discussion hosted by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, part of the NC State College of Education, and moderated by Friday Institute Executive Director and College of Education Associate Dean Hiller Spires, Ph.D. 

Apr 10, 2020

Counseling Today: Managing the Culture of Breaking News

Adria Dunbar, Ph.D., assistant professor of counselor education at the NC State College of Education offers advice for counselors and their clients to control the way they interact with their social media news feeds.  

Mar 23, 2020

Education Matters: North Carolina’s Education Leaders Respond to the Impacts of Coronavirus

Mary Ann Wolf, Ph.D., senior director of the Professional Learning & Leading Collaborative (PLLC) at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, a part of the NC State College of Education, discusses the ways in which North Carolina is prepared to teach children online during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Mar 19, 2020

Diversity in Research Jobs: Recruiting and Retaining Early Career Faculty of Color in Engineering

Joy Gaston Gayles, Ph.D., a professor of higher education at the NC State College of Education, and doctoral student Chelsea Smith discuss the underrepresentation of faculty of color in STEM fields.  

Mar 2, 2020

Washington Post: Conservative Faculty Appear to Influence Their Students More Than Liberal Professors Do

The IDEALS project, on which Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Alyssa Rockenbach, Ph.D., serves as a co-principal investigator, explored whether or not college students feel pressured to shift their political views to align with their instructors' views.