{"id":46600,"date":"2021-09-27T13:39:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T17:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/news\/?page_id=46600"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:07:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:07:57","slug":"dean-danowitz-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/news\/dean-danowitz-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Extraordinary Service and Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

Published in October 2021. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Mary Ann Danowitz, D.Ed., became the dean of NC State\u2019s College of Education in April 2016, she set out to bring the college\u2019s faculty, staff and students together as a community to advance their vision to improve educational success in North Carolina and deepen their collective impact so all children and families across the state have a chance at a better life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, the college has undergone unprecedented growth. During Danowitz\u2019s five-and-a-half years as dean, the College of Education has increased its student enrollment, national rankings and philanthropic investments. The college has also intensified its research enterprise and efforts to advance diversity, equity and inclusion and prepare culturally responsive educators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past few months alone, the college has announced its<\/p>\n\n\n

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