UNC Greensboro

Ryndak Honored for Career of Service

Diane Ryndak Headshot

Dr. Diane Ryndak, a professor in UNC Greensboro’s Department of Specialized Education Services , has been announced as the recipient of the 2022 June Downing Breakthroughs in Inclusive Education Award presented by TASH, an international leader in disability advocacy.


Dr. Ye He Awarded Grant to Improve Multilingual Learning Opportunities

Dr. Ye He headshot

Looking to improve the success of multilingual learners, Dr. Ye He, a professor in the UNC Greensboro School of Education’s Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education, has been awarded a nearly $250,000 grant from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


Lauded Tutoring Program Helps Students Affected by Pandemic

A UNCG tutor helps a student in Guilford County Schools.

UNCG has received national attention for its tutoring program in partnership with Guilford County Schools, an effort to support families, community, and young students most affected by the pandemic. The Biden Administration named Guilford County as one of 15 school systems nationwide using funds from the American Rescue Plan to their best advantage.


UNCG Program Prepares Herring for Award-Winning Career in Education

UNCG alumna Sophie Herring holds her 2022-23 Randolph County Teacher of the Year plaque

Currently the Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) teacher at both Trindale and Archdale Elementary Schools, Sophie Herring was honored as the 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year by Randolph County Schools this fall. Herring earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education through UNC Greensboro’s Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education in 2016.


A Legacy of Leadership and Advocacy in CED

The Nicholas A. Vacc Bell Tower with Curry Building in the background

The history of the counseling profession parallels the history of the counseling program at UNC Greensboro in many ways. Those parallels are perhaps most obvious in the life and legacy of Dr. Nicholas A. Vacc, former faculty member (1979-2002) and department chair (1986-1996), and one of the driving forces in the professionalization of the counseling field.


A New Look at School Policing: CED Alumna Leading the Change

Dr. Amy Grosso, CED alumna, holds a book

The Round Rock Independent School District, just north of Austin, Texas, serves about 45,000 students and is where Dr. Amy Grosso, a 2008 Ph.D. graduate of UNC Greensboro’s Department of Counseling and Educational Development (CED), has helped to implement what may be the future of the relationship between schools and the police.