College of Education

Apr 15, 2024

Friday Institute Celebrates 20 Years on NC State’s Centennial Campus

The Friday Institute officially opened Nov. 9, 2005, with 33,000 square feet and five public meeting and event spaces. Since then, the institute has become a leader in K-12 education practice, research and policy, constantly shifting and changing its priorities as needed. 

Apr 1, 2024

College of Education Sets Record for Gifts Received on Day of Giving

On NC State’s sixth Day of Giving, donors created five new College of Education scholarships and made 992 gifts, the most the college has ever received on the day. Additionally, for the third year in a row, the college won the Faculty and Staff Giving Challenge. 

Mar 19, 2024

Soonhye Park Receives Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professorship Award

College of Education Professor of Science Education Soonhye Park’s work helping students become independent researchers who excel in their future careers was honored when she was selected to receive the NC State Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professorship Award. 

Feb 26, 2024

Kasworm Explores Landscape of Higher Education for Adult Learners as Co-Author of New Book

College of Education W. Dallas Herring Professor Emerita Carol Kasworm explores the current landscape of practice and policy for adult undergraduate students as the co-author of “Creating a Place for Adult Learners in Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities,” which was published in January by Routledge. 

Jan 30, 2024

Transformational Scholar Josh Webb: Why I Chose Education

Josh Webb, a middle grades English language arts and social studies education major, is looking forward to taking what he is learning in the College of Education’s Transformational Scholarships Program and using it to build a strong foundation for his future students in Edgecombe County. 

Jan 23, 2024

Bonnie Fusarelli, Gail Jones and Hollylynne Lee Named NC State Professors of Distinction

Three College of Education faculty members, including an Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor, have been named professors of distinction. 

Jan 16, 2024

Turning Inclusivity Into Action

Park Scholar Kareena Sheshadri ’27 was recently named to the planning committee of the new NC State Educational Opportunities Program, a universitywide initiative that is administratively housed and managed in NC State’s College of Education. 

Dec 11, 2023

Jaeger Named 2024 University of North Carolina System Faculty Fellow

Audrey Jaeger, W. Dallas Herring Professor in the College of Education and executive director of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, has been selected to join the 2024 University of North Carolina System Faculty Fellows. 

Dec 11, 2023

Jackson Selected to Join the Emerging Education Policy Scholars Program

Mario Jackson, a doctoral student in the College of Education’s Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development educational evaluation and policy analysis concentration, has been selected to join the Emerging Education Policy Scholars program for the spring 2024 semester. 

Oct 27, 2023

Hollylynne Lee Receives 2023 William D. Warde Statistics Education Award

Hollylynne Lee, a distinguished professor of mathematics and statistics education in the College of Education, has been named the recipient of the 2023 William D. Warde Statistics Education Award.