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Trish Harris is UNC's new senior director of education, operations and initiatives for the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion . Photo courtesy of Trish Harris.

Patricia Harris named UNC's senior director of education, operations and initiatives

By Aisha Baiocchi | Jan. 18

On Jan. 24, Patricia "Trish" Harris will become the University Office of Diversity and Inclusion's new senior director of Education, Operations and Initiatives. “I look forward to helping to shape what’s next,” Harris said. “And to lending my skills and knowledge to the D&I strategy to this important work of maintaining a climate of transparency, inclusive excellence, equity and diversity across all aspects of our campus.”

Peabody Hall is home to UNC's School of Education, where you can now pursue a MEITE: Masters of Arts in Educational Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship.

Education majors speak out about UNC's lack of teacher licensure programs

By Marin Wolf | Mar. 24, 2021

Students prepare for class in Phillips 208 on Monday, March 18, 2019. This is one of five classrooms considered a 'Studio Classroom' and just one type of classroom in Carolina's Flexible Learning Spaces Initiative. The Initiative's purpose is to improve student-focused interaction through the modernization of classrooms.

UNC professor leading project to develop high school science lessons on COVID-19

By Rachel Crumpler | Jun. 9, 2020

New majors starting in the Fall 2020 semester include Medical Anthropology, Human and Organizational Leadership and Development, and Economics.

'A rather unique year': UNC to add three new majors this fall

By Rachel Crumpler | May. 26, 2020

The Kenan-Flagler Business School ranked 19th overall, including a ranking of 11th in accounting and 12th in Masters in Business Administration.

Meet the deans of UNC's nationally ranked graduate schools

By Lauren Westbrook | Mar. 20, 2019

New masters program within School of Education aims to set graduates apart

By Noah Dolgoff | Feb. 10, 2019

Bev Perdue speaks in the first event of the UNC School of Journalism’s Women in the Media Leadership Series.

Former N.C. Gov. Perdue to be chairperson of National Assessment Governing Board

By Aislinn Antrim | Nov. 8, 2018

New chairperson to the National Assessment Governing Board, Beverly Perdue, looks forward to closing the nation’s achievement gap and ensuring that all students have access to a great education.

Peabody Hall houses UNC's School of Education.

School of Education master's program integrates technology, entrepreneurship

By Casey Quam | Feb. 28, 2018

University’s Master’s Program in Educational Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship helps students answer the question of how education and technology will interact in the future.

President Donald Trump spoke in the Greensboro Coliseum in June of 2016.

How will the Trump administration's new budget proposal affect education?

By Cate Byrne | Feb. 15, 2018

“I feel it’s a rollback of a lot of fairly successful programs — programs that support kids by providing educational access both in the K-12 sector through higher education,” Houck said. “I think they’re really short-changing a lot of our best and brightest students.”

N.C. Teaching Fellows program returns, looking for the next class of future teachers

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | Feb. 14, 2018

The North Carolina Teaching Fellows program was discontinued but now that it's back, it will distinguish future leaders in the field. However, students are only eligible if they commit to teaching specific subjects.

Perry Samson, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Michigan and the founder of LectureTools, now known as Echo360, stands in front of one of his lecture classes. Photo courtesy of Perry Samson.

Confusion buttons and other tech promotes classroom participation

By Cate Byrne | Feb. 8, 2018

How many times have you wished for a confusion button during a particularly difficult lecture? One professor found a way to boost classroom participation by providing just that.

UNC senior Rubi Franco Quiroz speaks on Sept. 18 at the DACA in Crisis event, a panel discussion comprised of lawyers, activists and students about how to support the undocumented and DACAmented community.

Stuck in limbo: Future for Dreamers remains uncertain

By Anna Pogarcic | Jan. 16, 2018

Amid debates in Congress over the future of DACA, the President’s Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration wrote a letter to the majority and minority leaders of each house urging them to find a resolution for the Obama-era legislation.

Graphic courtesy of Tyler Richardett, spokesperson for New America.

Selective universities accepting fewer low-income students, study finds

By Blake Weaver | Nov. 6, 2017

A new report by New America has found that colleges are accepting fewer low-income students than they were 20 years ago.

A classroom at Warren Wilson. Photo courtesy of Kyle McCurry.

Warren Wilson College to offer free tuition to some in-state students

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | Nov. 5, 2017

Warren Wilson College plans to offer free tuition for in-state students who qualify for any state or federal grants.

Photo courtesy of University of the People.

What is the University of the People?

By Olivia Slagle | Oct. 24, 2017

The University of the People announced in September there are over 10,000 students enrolled for the first term of the 2018 school year.

Professor Gregory J. Cizek was named to DeVos' National Assessment Governing Board.

UNC professor named to national education board by DeVos

By Olivia Slagle | Oct. 5, 2017

Gregory Cizek, UNC professor of educational measurement and evaluation, was one of six new appointments to the National Assessment Governing Board to serve four-year terms.

Charter school supporters find high absenteeism in public school teachers

By Mitra Norowzi | Sep. 27, 2017

A report on chronic teacher absenteeism showing public school teachers are more likely to be chronically absent than charter school teachers was released Sept. 20.

Political banners outside Peabody removed with haste

By Abby Cantrell | Sep. 13, 2017

Outside of Peabody Hall Sunday night, students stood in protest of the School of Education's silence on social justice issues that directly affect students.

UNC sees increase in teaching program enrollment

By Carina McDermed | Aug. 27, 2017