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BBC Future: Educationism: The Hidden Bias We Often Ignore

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NC State's Belltower

Feb 19, 2018

Quality Leadership Matters Blog: NC State Educational Leadership Academies Helping to Create Stronger Leaders, Schools

NC State College of Education's Northeast Leadership Academy is shaping the future of high-need schools in North Carolina by providing high-quality leaders and innovative approaches to school support. Learn more about the academy in this Quality Leadership Matters Blog report. 
Inside Higher Ed Study

Feb 6, 2018

Inside Higher Ed: Liberal Indoctrination? Not So Much

A study that Associate Professor Alyssa Rockenbach helped lead counters widely held views about how students' political views change when they arrive in college. 
Court of North Carolina

Feb 5, 2018

The Conversation: Does College Turn People into Liberals?

A new study by a group of academic researchers that includes Professor of Higher Education Alyssa N. Rockenbach reveals that students gain an appreciation for views across the political spectrum during their first year in college. 
Wolf statue and the Park Alumni Center.

Jan 31, 2018

Stelfanie Williams Named NC Community College President of the Year

In this Q&A, NC Community College President of the Year Stelfanie Williams ’11 EdD discusses her recent honor, why she chose education as a career, and how Vance-Granville Community College is impacting North Carolina. 
New wolf statue on central campus.

Jan 25, 2018

Chronicle of Higher Education: How College May Actually Limit Students’ Exposure to Different Religions

New academic/social environments and a lack of close relationships may limit the first-year college student's exposure to interfaith dialogue according to new research by Professor Alyssa Rockenbach. She shares her research and how to combat this with the Chronicle of Higher Education. 

Jan 24, 2018

Inside Higher Ed: Little Interest in Religion

Professor Alyssa Rockenbach shares newly published results from the Interfaith Diversity Experiences and Attitudes Longitudinal Survey (IDEALS) with Inside Higher Ed and talks about why interfaith learning is important during the first-year college experience. 
NC State Belltower at dusk.

Jan 24, 2018

Technician: NC State rises in academic value, programs gain in rankings

The College of Education continues to help NC State rise in educational value through gaining in U.S. News & World Report rankings and being selected for the revamped North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program. Dean Mary Ann Danowitz speaks to The Technician about the college's recent achievements in its latest edition. 
Demonstrators with DACA signs

Jan 11, 2018

MyAJC.com: Educators Must Help Undocumented Students Feel Safe, Supported

In this Atlantic Journal-Constitution opinion piece, Professor Audrey Jaeger co-writes about the children and young adults awaiting a decision on the DACA program and how educators can continue to support and advocate for them. 
Students

Jan 10, 2018

ExpandED Schools: The Impact of a Diverse Educator Workforce

Students perform better in the classroom when matched with teachers with similar demographic characteristics, especially gender matches, according to new research by Assistant Professor Anna Egalite. She discusses her findings in a Q&A session with ExpandED Schools. 
Chalkboard

Dec 21, 2017

BBC Future: Educationism: The Hidden Bias We Often Ignore

A new report in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology named the term “educationism” and for the first time found clear evidence for what Professor Lance Fusarelli and many others have long suspected: educated people are implicitly biased against the less educated. And this has unfortunate, unintended consequences that often stem from the gap between the rich and poor.