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Joshua Gambrell headshot with quote that teaching is about creating opportunities for better learning for students.

Jan 26, 2026

Why Gifts Matter: Scholarship Support Helps Josh Gambrell ’26 Focus on Teaching to Make an Impact

Sgt. 1st Class Josh Gambrell ’26 wants to make an impact. That’s why he’s pursuing a career in mathematics education, and that’s why he’s at NC State’s College of Education.
Mariam Elias Headshot

Dec 4, 2025

Mariam Elias ’17, ’20MED, ’25EDD: ‘I Knew This Was the Right Place to Help Me Grow As a Scholar and Practitioner’

As she graduates with her Ed.D. in Technology Education, Mariam Elias plans to make an impact in her field by expanding access to high-quality computer science, artificial intelligence (AI) and engineering education as well as improving online and hybrid teaching. 

Dec 4, 2025

Malik Beason ‘25: ‘I Was Finally Able to See How Concepts Taught in the Engineering Department Were to Be Applied to the Real World’

As he prepares to graduate with his bachelor’s degree in Technology, Engineering and Design Education, Malik Beason is looking forward to learning what he has learned during his time in the College of Education in his new job as a structural CAD technician in Pennsylvania. 
Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Gail Jones

Nov 25, 2025

University Distinguished Professor Gail Jones Helps to Provide Teachers with Research Experience in Nanoscience

As nanomaterials are used in everything from cancer treatment to the production of energy, these innovations are also fields that can provide future jobs for K-12 students. As a result, it is important for teachers to be equipped to prepare students for jobs in this branch of science. University Distinguished Professor Gail Jones is working to address this through her work on a new, grant-funded project.

Nov 7, 2025

Assistant Teaching Professor Matt Reynolds Receives NCSTA College/University Distinguished Service Award

The most important thing to Assistant Teaching Professor of Science Education Matt Reynolds is having high-quality teachers in North Carolina. His dedication to the field was recognized on Nov. 6 when he received the 2025 North Carolina Science Teachers Association (NCSTA) College/University Distinguished Service Award.

Sep 16, 2025

AI Academy, Apprenti to Partner on AI Registered Apprenticeship Program

NC State’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy is teaming up with Apprenti, a leading Registered Apprenticeship ambassador and intermediary, to launch the first-ever nationwide registered AI (artificial intelligence) Associate apprenticeship program in the U.S. to include national standards for AI.
NC State College of Education Assistant Professor K.C. Busch, Ph.D.

Sep 11, 2025

Associate Professor K.C. Busch Appointed to Education for Thriving in a Changing Climate Committee

K.C. Busch, an associate professor of science education in NC State’s College of Education, has been appointed to serve on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Education for Thriving in a Changing Climate Committee.

Sep 10, 2025

10 Students Join Second Cohort of NC State STEM Education Scholars Program

Haley Kuyvenhoven knows that math can be a gateway to a number of different careers in life, but she also knows that, for many K-12 students, math tends to be the subject they struggle with the most in school. For this reason, she chose to come to the NC State College of Education, where she is majoring in mathematics education and was recently selected to be part of the second cohort of students in the NC State STEM Education Scholars Program.
49% increase in new graduate student enrollment

Sep 2, 2025

College of Education’s New Student Enrollment Jumps 16.6% After Record Number of Applications

The NC State College of Education began the 2025-2026 academic year with 527 new students, a 16.6% increase in new student enrollment over last fall.The college’s total enrollment for fall 2025 stands at 1,715—the highest in three years.

Aug 19, 2025

Meet Our New Students

The NC State College of Education will welcome over 540 students for the 2025-26 academic year. Get to know some of our newest extraordinary educators who will change lives across North Carolina and beyond for generations to come.