Inclusiveness

Mar 18, 2025

Associate Professor of Special Education Jamie Pearson Provides Professional Development for Jamaica’s First Public Inclusive School through Partnership, Donor Support

Because of the country’s history of teaching students with disabilities separately from those without, many educators in Jamaica benefit from additional support to successfully lead inclusive classrooms. That’s why the Rockhouse Foundation, with support from donors Pat McKee and Julie Russo, turned to the NC State College of Education and Associate Professor of Special Education Jamie Pearson for help at the Savanna-LaMar Inclusive Academy (Sav Inclusive), the first school of its kind on the island.

Jan 23, 2025

My Student Experience: Goodnight Scholar and Applied Education Studies Major Hannah Morris Honored as Leader of the Pack

Hannah Morris, a Goodnight Scholar and applied education studies major, has been honored as NC State's Leader of the Pack, an award that recognizes students for outstanding contributions in leadership, scholarship and service.

Jan 23, 2025

Why Gifts Matter: Darla Buchanan Scholarship Creates Educational, Study Abroad Opportunities for Teaching Fellow Kaiya Connor

Receiving the Darla Buchanan Scholarship helped inspire elementary education Kaiya Connor to choose education and also made it possible for her to study abroad for a semester at the Lorenzo de' Medici Institute in Florence, Italy.

Oct 24, 2024

Professor and Dean Emerita Mary Ann Danowitz Will Use Fulbright Specialist Award to Explore Gender Equality for European Union INSPIRE Project

NC State College of Education Professor and Dean Emerita Mary Ann Danowitz will spend six weeks at the Open University of Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, this fall as the recipient of a Fulbright Specialist Award.

Oct 16, 2024

Ofelia García Shares Importance of Translanguaging Pedagogies During Linguistic Diversity Speaker Series Organized by Goodnight Distinguished Professor Maria Coady

Ofelia García; Professor Emerita in Urban Education and Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures at the City University of New York (CUNY); shared the benefits of translanguaging pedagogies as the keynote speaker at the latest event part of the Linguistic Diversity Speaker Series, developed by Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Educational Equity Maria Coady.

Oct 15, 2024

Professor of Special Education and Mathematics Education Jessica Hunt to Partner with Black Disabled High School Students to Improve Mathematics Education Learning and Teaching Through Grant-funded Project

Research shows that Black disabled students bring many gifts, such as their lived experiences, to school, yet often have fewer opportunities to engage in meaningful STEM learning. Professor Jessica Hunt is aiming to center their knowledge and experiences in STEM learning through her work on a new, grant-funded project.

Sep 19, 2024

EdNC: Applications for a new NC State program for students with disabilities are open

North Carolina State University is accepting applications for their inclusive postsecondary education program, Elevate, until the beginning of October.

Sep 17, 2024

Literacy and Community Initiative Shares Framework for Critical Literacy and Successes of Program in New Book

The success of the Literacy and Community Initiative and its critical literacy framework are outlined in a new book entitled Amplifying Youth Voices through Critical Literacy and Positive Youth Development: The Potential of University-Community Partnerships, which is written by Associate Professor Crystal Chen Lee, Professor and Friday Institute Deputy Director Jose Picart and recent College of Education graduate Jennifer C. Mann ’23PHD.

May 14, 2024

Assistant Professor of STEM Education Tamecia Jones Aims to Create Equitable Assessments, Improve Assessment of Engineering Skills through NSF CAREER Grant

Assistant Professor of STEM Education Tamecia Jones is hoping to remove biases from assessments and create a framework to better capture the multidimensional nature of engineering through her work on a five-year, $650,000 National Science Foundation CAREER grant project.

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.