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College of Education Awarded $4.3M in Research Funding April-June

College of Education

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Oct 13, 2020

College of Education Excellence Fund Focuses on Four Priority Areas That Support Students, Address Urgent Educational Needs

NC State College of Education Dean Mary Ann Danowitz has announced that gifts to the college’s Excellence Fund will provide support to four development priority areas: student scholarships, student experiences, equity initiatives and educational innovation. 
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Oct 6, 2020

College of Education Donor Spotlight: Delores Parker ’78EDD

Delores Parker earned her doctorate at the College of Education, which she credits for preparing her academically for a successful career. Now, she gives back to the college as an investment to ensure other students have the same opportunities she did. 
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Sep 22, 2020

Lisset Botello Martinez Awarded First-Ever NC State College of Education Bob Davis Scholarship

As a first-generation college student and the oldest of five children, Lisset Botello Martinez worried if she could afford to pursue a college degree. Thanks to the generosity of Bob Davis '71 and his wife, Judy Morgan-Davis, Martinez is on track to achieve her dreams at the College of Education. 
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Sep 15, 2020

Donor Support Boosts Access and Inclusion for Master of Arts in Teaching Program

Scholarships provided thanks to the College of Education Excellence Fund are helping a more diverse group of students prepare to make an impact through the teaching profession. 
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Sep 8, 2020

College of Education Students Share What They Learned as Counselors of the Leadership Institute for Future Teachers

NC State College of Education students served as counselors and mentors for the inaugural Leadership Institute for Future Teachers (LIFT), a program for students of color and bilingual students held virtually in July. Support from the NC State University Foundation, Belk Foundation and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund helped make the opportunity possible. 
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Aug 25, 2020

College of Education Giving Spotlight: ‘I Give in Memory of My Dad’

Patty Fields has worked at the NC State College of Education for 15 years. Giving back has always been a part of her life, and after her father passed away, she and her husband established the Robert J. Fenton Memorial Scholarship to honor his love of learning and great respect for educators. 
Dr. Hiller Spires of the College of Education

Aug 18, 2020

Friday Institute Executive Director Hiller Spires Explains How Education Differs Around the World

Despite similar aspirations, education can look drastically different from country to country. It's important that teachers in North Carolina understand different cultures and educational contexts, to serve all the children in their classrooms, as Hiller Spires, PhD, executive director of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Literacy Education, explains. 
Collage photo of Amaya Dicker standing in front of a brick wall and Breanna Goins sitting in front of a laptop outside

Aug 11, 2020

First Group Participates in College of Education Summer Internship Program in Memory of Chantal Warfield

The College of Education recognizes its first participants in the competitive, eight-week summer internship program established to honor the impact and legacy of Chantal Warfield '19. Amaya Dicker '21, a middle grades English language arts and social studies education major who looked up to Warfield, and Teaching Fellow Breanna Goins '21 were the first students to receive support from the program, which is funded in part through a gift from the John M. Belk Endowment. 
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Aug 11, 2020

Three Incoming Education Students Named Goodnight Scholars

Meet the three incoming NC State College of Education students named Goodnight Scholars and learn more about why they have chosen to become educators. 
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Aug 4, 2020

College of Education Awarded $4.3M in Research Funding April-June

Faculty and researchers at the NC State College of Education, including the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, were awarded $4,371,540 to support 16 projects from April 1 to June 30, 2020.