in-the-news

Jan 28, 2022

Baylor Lariat: Baylor grants $250K teaching award to NC State professor

Jan 28, 2022

Baylor University: Baylor Honors NC State Distinguished Professor with $250,000 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching

Jan 24, 2022

NCCU School of Education Expands Efforts for Teacher Diversity Mentorship Program

In partnership with NC State’s College of Education, NCCU's School of Education will enhance an educator mentoring initiative to support future teachers of color and bilingual teachers who participate in the Leadership Institute for Future Teachers (LIFT) program. Students will be paired with a veteran teacher mentor and an educator advocate to meet regularly throughout a year for mentorship efforts. 

Jan 13, 2022

K-12 Dive: Study: Analyzing Historical Data Can Promote Problem Solving in Social Studies

A study by Associate Professor Meghan Manfra, suggests students can develop problem-solving skills by analyzing historical data — enhancing not only their computational thinking, but also understanding of social studies concepts. 

Jan 11, 2022

Teaching Math Teaching Podcast: Linking Data Science and Teacher Education

Distinguished Professor Hollylynne Lee shares her story of what happens when you're not afraid to create something new in mathematics teacher education. She describes the emerging and multidisciplinary field of data science, and provides practical advice for why and how listeners can incorporate data acience into their work with mathematics teacher education. 

Jan 6, 2022

EdNC: A Parent ‘Knows When Something is Not Right’

DeVoshia Mason Martin, a doctoral student in the Ph.D. in Teacher Education and Learning Sciences' Educational Equity program area of study, discusses how teacher training could help reduce the delay in autism diagnoses among Black children. 

Jan 4, 2022

EdNC: LIFT: Diversifying North Carolina’s Teacher Pipeline

The Leadership Institute for Future Teachers (LIFT), is the NC State College of Education’s evidence-based year-long program to introduce, prepare, and support academically competitive high school students of color and/or bilingual students who are interested in enhancing their leadership skills and exploring a potential career in education. 

Dec 2, 2021

The Conversation: Female Faculty of Color Do Extra Diversity Work For No Extra Reward – Here’s How to Fix That

W. Dallas Herring Professor and Belk Center Executive Director Audrey J. Jaeger discusses how the Faculty Workload and Rewards Project identified how racial and gender inequalities lead to extra work and less recognition for female faculty members. 

Nov 23, 2021

Inside Higher Ed: When the Boxes No Longer Fit

Many more multiracial students are coming to colleges, and institutions must reconstruct their landscapes to foster a sense of belonging for them, write College of Education master's students Kate Hermsmeyer, George Dou and Kelsey Oberbroeckling for Inside Higher Ed. 

Nov 22, 2021

EdNC: N.C. Community College Effort to Recruit Adult Learners Is Expanding

Audrey Jaeger, executive director of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and W. Dallas Herring Professor of Community College Education, was one of several individuals engaged with the N.C. Reconnect initiative who spoke during the State Board of Community Colleges' November meeting.