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The UNC School of Education is committed to realizing the transformative power of education, and — in turn — is redefining what it means to educate.
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Discover how we #PropelTheWorld 🌎 | https://ed.unc.edu/
RESEARCH | In a APA Division 15 podcast, faculty member @rodriguesjm.bsky.social and Christina Barbieri, Ph.D. (University of Delaware), joined host and faculty member @jeffgreene.bsky.social to discuss frameworks used to better support students experiencing mathematics difficulties. bit.ly/3LGnSJt
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
RESEARCH | In a APA Division 15 podcast, faculty member @rodriguesjm.bsky.social and Christina Barbieri, Ph.D. (University of Delaware), joined host and faculty member @jeffgreene.bsky.social to discuss frameworks used to better support students experiencing mathematics difficulties. bit.ly/3LGnSJt
Congrats to Annie Goldberg (’16 B.A., ’17 M.Ed.) on being named a 2026 School Counselor of the Year Finalist by the American School Counselor Association! 🎊
Read the full announcement: bit.ly/4702fuT
Read the full announcement: bit.ly/4702fuT
October 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Congrats to Annie Goldberg (’16 B.A., ’17 M.Ed.) on being named a 2026 School Counselor of the Year Finalist by the American School Counselor Association! 🎊
Read the full announcement: bit.ly/4702fuT
Read the full announcement: bit.ly/4702fuT
National Principals Month Feature: Meet Raymond Robinson III ('18 M.S.A.), recently named principal at Southern Middle School in Person County Schools. He shares how the School not only gave him the tools he needed to lead but also connected him to an incredible network of educators. bit.ly/3Wv2wko
October 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
National Principals Month Feature: Meet Raymond Robinson III ('18 M.S.A.), recently named principal at Southern Middle School in Person County Schools. He shares how the School not only gave him the tools he needed to lead but also connected him to an incredible network of educators. bit.ly/3Wv2wko
📣 Apply to join our School’s community! The UNC School of Education is seeking a scholar with professional experience in artificial intelligence techniques to design and implement tools and solutions that enhance K–12 learning. ➡️ bit.ly/4oVfLrM
August 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
📣 Apply to join our School’s community! The UNC School of Education is seeking a scholar with professional experience in artificial intelligence techniques to design and implement tools and solutions that enhance K–12 learning. ➡️ bit.ly/4oVfLrM
Happy FDOC, Tar Heels! 🩵🐏 Welcome back as we begin another academic year filled with opportunities to learn and continue to transform classrooms and communities through education. ✨
August 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Happy FDOC, Tar Heels! 🩵🐏 Welcome back as we begin another academic year filled with opportunities to learn and continue to transform classrooms and communities through education. ✨
📣 Apply to join the School’s community! We’re seeking scholars with professional experience in organizational learning and leadership for a faculty appointment at the rank of clinical assistant or clinical associate professor. bit.ly/3J7nqCX
August 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
📣 Apply to join the School’s community! We’re seeking scholars with professional experience in organizational learning and leadership for a faculty appointment at the rank of clinical assistant or clinical associate professor. bit.ly/3J7nqCX
Carolina students are learning to lead through programs within the School that are part of the #UNC Office of the Provost’s Learn to Lead initiative. 💡
Check out the new site and learn from Kassandra Ciriza-Monreal (’26 B.A.), a LÍDER Fellow, in “Student Spotlights.” learntolead.unc.edu
Check out the new site and learn from Kassandra Ciriza-Monreal (’26 B.A.), a LÍDER Fellow, in “Student Spotlights.” learntolead.unc.edu
August 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Carolina students are learning to lead through programs within the School that are part of the #UNC Office of the Provost’s Learn to Lead initiative. 💡
Check out the new site and learn from Kassandra Ciriza-Monreal (’26 B.A.), a LÍDER Fellow, in “Student Spotlights.” learntolead.unc.edu
Check out the new site and learn from Kassandra Ciriza-Monreal (’26 B.A.), a LÍDER Fellow, in “Student Spotlights.” learntolead.unc.edu
UNC Research recently highlighted #UNC researchers who are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to bolster innovation.
One of those researchers is faculty member Ha Nguyen, Ph.D., who focuses on the intersection of education and technology, and how students learn in science classes. ⬇️
One of those researchers is faculty member Ha Nguyen, Ph.D., who focuses on the intersection of education and technology, and how students learn in science classes. ⬇️
June 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
UNC Research recently highlighted #UNC researchers who are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to bolster innovation.
One of those researchers is faculty member Ha Nguyen, Ph.D., who focuses on the intersection of education and technology, and how students learn in science classes. ⬇️
One of those researchers is faculty member Ha Nguyen, Ph.D., who focuses on the intersection of education and technology, and how students learn in science classes. ⬇️
We extend our congratulations to Helyne Frederick, Ph.D., program director for the UNC School of Education’s Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) program, on being selected as a recipient of a 2025 Student Undergraduate Teaching Award for the Spring 2025 semester! 🎉
June 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
We extend our congratulations to Helyne Frederick, Ph.D., program director for the UNC School of Education’s Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) program, on being selected as a recipient of a 2025 Student Undergraduate Teaching Award for the Spring 2025 semester! 🎉
Our faculty members, including Janice Anderson, Ph.D., Dionne Cross Francis, Ph.D., Jill Hamm, Ph.D., and Troy Sadler, Ph.D., are advancing the field of STEM education and reimagining how it is made accessible to all learners. Learn about each researcher: bit.ly/4dvNzGs
#UNCResearchisNC
#UNCResearchisNC
May 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Our faculty members, including Janice Anderson, Ph.D., Dionne Cross Francis, Ph.D., Jill Hamm, Ph.D., and Troy Sadler, Ph.D., are advancing the field of STEM education and reimagining how it is made accessible to all learners. Learn about each researcher: bit.ly/4dvNzGs
#UNCResearchisNC
#UNCResearchisNC
UNC Research is... Improving Literacy📚
Our faculty members are leading vital conversations and research focused on literacy. Researchers Courtney Hattan, Ph.D., Annemarie Hindman, Ph.D., and Kathryn Leech, Ph.D., are advancing our understanding of how children learn to read. ⬇️
Our faculty members are leading vital conversations and research focused on literacy. Researchers Courtney Hattan, Ph.D., Annemarie Hindman, Ph.D., and Kathryn Leech, Ph.D., are advancing our understanding of how children learn to read. ⬇️
May 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
UNC Research is... Improving Literacy📚
Our faculty members are leading vital conversations and research focused on literacy. Researchers Courtney Hattan, Ph.D., Annemarie Hindman, Ph.D., and Kathryn Leech, Ph.D., are advancing our understanding of how children learn to read. ⬇️
Our faculty members are leading vital conversations and research focused on literacy. Researchers Courtney Hattan, Ph.D., Annemarie Hindman, Ph.D., and Kathryn Leech, Ph.D., are advancing our understanding of how children learn to read. ⬇️
UNC Research is... taking on education’s toughest challenges.
We work to solve education's most pressing and persistent problems, to better understand learning, to improve teaching, to redefine what it means to educate lifelong and lifewide. ⬇️
#UNCResearchisNC #UNC
We work to solve education's most pressing and persistent problems, to better understand learning, to improve teaching, to redefine what it means to educate lifelong and lifewide. ⬇️
#UNCResearchisNC #UNC
May 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
UNC Research is... taking on education’s toughest challenges.
We work to solve education's most pressing and persistent problems, to better understand learning, to improve teaching, to redefine what it means to educate lifelong and lifewide. ⬇️
#UNCResearchisNC #UNC
We work to solve education's most pressing and persistent problems, to better understand learning, to improve teaching, to redefine what it means to educate lifelong and lifewide. ⬇️
#UNCResearchisNC #UNC
Today, on National School Principals’ Day, we recognize and express our gratitude to the leaders making an impact in school communities across the state and nation — fostering environments where students and schools receive the support they need to thrive. #ThankAPrincipal
May 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Today, on National School Principals’ Day, we recognize and express our gratitude to the leaders making an impact in school communities across the state and nation — fostering environments where students and schools receive the support they need to thrive. #ThankAPrincipal
From April 17–19, our Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with a focus on Organizational Learning and Leadership held its first Immersion Experience, bringing students and community members together for engaging events that fostered connection and collaboration.
April 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
From April 17–19, our Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with a focus on Organizational Learning and Leadership held its first Immersion Experience, bringing students and community members together for engaging events that fostered connection and collaboration.
Following a national search, Jill V. Hamm, Ph.D., has been named the next dean of the UNC School of Education. She assumes the role effective immediately after serving as interim dean since May 2024.
Read more: unc.live/4iAoL15
Read more: unc.live/4iAoL15
April 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Following a national search, Jill V. Hamm, Ph.D., has been named the next dean of the UNC School of Education. She assumes the role effective immediately after serving as interim dean since May 2024.
Read more: unc.live/4iAoL15
Read more: unc.live/4iAoL15
Last week, as part of Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week, the School hosted a series of events —from lunch and learn sessions to wellness-focused programming — to celebrate them and recognize their research and contributions to advancing knowledge across education and beyond.
April 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Last week, as part of Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week, the School hosted a series of events —from lunch and learn sessions to wellness-focused programming — to celebrate them and recognize their research and contributions to advancing knowledge across education and beyond.
Exciting News: 🎊 UNC School of Education professor emerita Linda Tillman, Ph.D., who served on the School’s faculty from 2004 until her retirement in 2014, has been named a 2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellow. ➡️ Read more: unc.live/42s6MUF
April 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Exciting News: 🎊 UNC School of Education professor emerita Linda Tillman, Ph.D., who served on the School’s faculty from 2004 until her retirement in 2014, has been named a 2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellow. ➡️ Read more: unc.live/42s6MUF
This week, April 7–11, is Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week. 🎊 We are grateful each day for the dedication and expertise graduate and professional students bring to the School and broader #Carolina community. 🩵
April 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This week, April 7–11, is Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week. 🎊 We are grateful each day for the dedication and expertise graduate and professional students bring to the School and broader #Carolina community. 🩵
Faculty member Ha Nguyen, Ph.D., explores how integrating human-centered insights into AI can encourage students to engage with it in collaborative learning environments and deepen STEM understanding.
➡️ Discover more about her research, GenAI’s impact on education, and what’s next. unc.live/4iVS7rj
➡️ Discover more about her research, GenAI’s impact on education, and what’s next. unc.live/4iVS7rj
March 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Faculty member Ha Nguyen, Ph.D., explores how integrating human-centered insights into AI can encourage students to engage with it in collaborative learning environments and deepen STEM understanding.
➡️ Discover more about her research, GenAI’s impact on education, and what’s next. unc.live/4iVS7rj
➡️ Discover more about her research, GenAI’s impact on education, and what’s next. unc.live/4iVS7rj
Today is #GiveUNC! 🎉 During #UNC's annual day of giving, your gift helps pave the way for initiatives that support future educators, researchers, and leaders across North Carolina and beyond. Learn how you can support the School's community. ➡️ unc.live/3TbZZtb
March 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Today is #GiveUNC! 🎉 During #UNC's annual day of giving, your gift helps pave the way for initiatives that support future educators, researchers, and leaders across North Carolina and beyond. Learn how you can support the School's community. ➡️ unc.live/3TbZZtb
UNC Research is community-based support for people of varying abilities.
Kara Hume, Ph.D., faculty member and Richard “Dick” Coop Faculty Scholar in Education, leads Power Hour, an adaptive fitness class for individuals with intellectual disabilities focused on strength, mobility, and endurance. ⬇️
Kara Hume, Ph.D., faculty member and Richard “Dick” Coop Faculty Scholar in Education, leads Power Hour, an adaptive fitness class for individuals with intellectual disabilities focused on strength, mobility, and endurance. ⬇️
March 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
UNC Research is community-based support for people of varying abilities.
Kara Hume, Ph.D., faculty member and Richard “Dick” Coop Faculty Scholar in Education, leads Power Hour, an adaptive fitness class for individuals with intellectual disabilities focused on strength, mobility, and endurance. ⬇️
Kara Hume, Ph.D., faculty member and Richard “Dick” Coop Faculty Scholar in Education, leads Power Hour, an adaptive fitness class for individuals with intellectual disabilities focused on strength, mobility, and endurance. ⬇️
Last week, we celebrated the induction of students into our chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the nation’s largest education honor society! 🎉 We’re excited to see how these future educators and leaders will continue to make a positive impact and propel the world forward!
March 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Last week, we celebrated the induction of students into our chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the nation’s largest education honor society! 🎉 We’re excited to see how these future educators and leaders will continue to make a positive impact and propel the world forward!
UNC Research is bullying prevention.
Education researcher and faculty member Dorothy Espelage. Ph.D. is a pioneering and prolific researcher in the study of school-based bullying. Read more about this research here: endeavors.unc.edu/the-bullying...
Education researcher and faculty member Dorothy Espelage. Ph.D. is a pioneering and prolific researcher in the study of school-based bullying. Read more about this research here: endeavors.unc.edu/the-bullying...
March 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
UNC Research is bullying prevention.
Education researcher and faculty member Dorothy Espelage. Ph.D. is a pioneering and prolific researcher in the study of school-based bullying. Read more about this research here: endeavors.unc.edu/the-bullying...
Education researcher and faculty member Dorothy Espelage. Ph.D. is a pioneering and prolific researcher in the study of school-based bullying. Read more about this research here: endeavors.unc.edu/the-bullying...
📚✨ As part of #ReadAcrossAmericaWeek last week, members of the @CCA_UNCCHSchool and the UNC School of Education communities came together to celebrate the power of literacy in helping young learners thrive.
Check out a few moments from these engaging reading sessions! 📖
Check out a few moments from these engaging reading sessions! 📖
March 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
📚✨ As part of #ReadAcrossAmericaWeek last week, members of the @CCA_UNCCHSchool and the UNC School of Education communities came together to celebrate the power of literacy in helping young learners thrive.
Check out a few moments from these engaging reading sessions! 📖
Check out a few moments from these engaging reading sessions! 📖
Congratulations to Elena Ashburn ('12 M.S.A., '18 Ed.D.), who joins Governor Josh Stein's policy team as senior advisor for education policy! 🎉
Ashburn previously served as an area superintendent in the
Wake County Public School System, leading 17,000 students across 23 schools. ⬇️
Ashburn previously served as an area superintendent in the
Wake County Public School System, leading 17,000 students across 23 schools. ⬇️
February 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Congratulations to Elena Ashburn ('12 M.S.A., '18 Ed.D.), who joins Governor Josh Stein's policy team as senior advisor for education policy! 🎉
Ashburn previously served as an area superintendent in the
Wake County Public School System, leading 17,000 students across 23 schools. ⬇️
Ashburn previously served as an area superintendent in the
Wake County Public School System, leading 17,000 students across 23 schools. ⬇️