School of Education | Articles by: Chris Rash

UNC Greensboro

Virginia Madorin works with a young student

UNCG Deaf Education Alumna Makes an Impact

With at least 1,500 deaf students throughout North Carolina, Virginia Madorin ‘11 serves the Deaf community in her role with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Madorin is currently an IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) consultant in the Office of Exceptional Children and co-director of the North Carolina DeafBlind Project.

H. Blake-Lee, with short blond hair and light blue glasses, stands in a library aisle, holding a book on a shelf. She is wearing a light green top over a black shirt, decorative earrings, and a beaded necklace. Rows of colorful books fill the shelves around them.

Short Fellowship Awarded to H. Blake-Lee

The Paula and Rick Short Endowed Fellowship in Education was established in the spring of 2023. The third recipient of this honor is Department of Information, Library, and Research Sciences Master of Library and Information Science student H. Blake-Lee

A diverse group of Rebecca Carver Institute attendees gather around a large table covered with colorful paper cards, engaging in a collaborative activity during a workshop. One participant in the foreground leans forward, observing the discussion closely, while others reach for cards and interact with one another in a bright, modern classroom setting.

ELC Hosts Successful Rebecca Carver Institute

The Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations (ELC) at UNC Greensboro’s School of Education hosted the annual Rebecca Carver Institute on Experiential Education on Saturday, October 18, 2025, which also coincided with UNCG’s Homecoming.  

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Meet the Researcher: Dr. Faith Rice

Dr. Faith Rice serves as a professor in the Department of Information, Library, and Research Sciences with an interest in closing the achievement gap through libraries.

Guilford County Schools leaders receive an award

GCS, UNCG Partnership Receives National Award

Guilford County Schools has been recognized for its partnership with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro to strengthen and support the work of our classroom educators and enhance student learning.  

Ava Cobb, with braided hair, paints a colorful mural featuring abstract and cartoon-like faces in bright colors. She is holding a paintbrush and concentrating on her work.

Spartan Voices: Ava Cobb

Ava Cobb is a Special Education major who in also minoring in Studio Art. She is from Cary, N.C., and expects to graduate in May of 2027.

Deaf Education at UNCG Celebrates 50 Years of impact

For half a century, UNC Greensboro’s Deaf Education program has empowered students, educators, and advocates to break barriers and build community—one sign, one story, and one classroom at a time.

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Smiley Award Nomination Window Now Open

School of Education students, as well as any UNC Greensboro student with an education major, may now apply for the 2026 Smiley Award. The application deadline is March 1, 2026.

A group of ten people, including Dr. Vicki Jacobs (front row, left) wearing matching turquoise shirts that say “Math: the only subject that COUNTS” pose together indoors. They are smiling and standing around a sign that reads “Flourish Featured Session” with logos for the Ashboro City Schools and NCCTM.

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Vicki Jacobs

Dr. Vicki Jacobs serves as the Yopp Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education.  What is your educational background?   I was an undergraduate at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where I was a psychology major. Then I did my master’s and Ph.D. in educational psychology at the University… Continue reading…