UNC Greensboro has appointed Dr. Morgan Chitiyo as the next Dean of the School of Education after a comprehensive national search. Dr. Chitiyo, who currently serves as the Interim Dean of the School of Education, will assume the permanent role on May 1, 2026.
In rankings released by U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday, April 7, the UNC Greensboro School of Education ranks in a tie for 95th nationally among Graduate Schools of Education while the counseling program rose to fourth in the country.
The Smiley Award, which supports global educational opportunities for current UNC Greensboro School of Education undergraduate and graduate students, has been presented to graduate students Rezvan Moradi and Xuelin “Linda” Sun. These students will represent the SOE as Global Education Ambassadors through international or local engagement.
Dr. Jennifer Niles serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development. She has research interests in school counseling.
A licensed clinical mental health counselor and National Certified Counselor, Hilary Flint is now in their second year of the Counseling and Counselor Education doctoral program in UNC Greensboro’s Department of Counseling and Educational Development.
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.
Guilford County Schools recently held its annual Celebration of Excellence Awards where numerous UNC Greensboro School of Education alumni were honored for their performances. Awards were handed out for Rookie Teacher of the Year, Teacher of the Year, Principal of the Year, Assistant Principal of the Year, Mentor of the Year, Social Worker of the Year, School Psychologist of the Year, School Counselor of the Year, and School Library Media Coordinator of the Year.
The Nicholas A. Vacc Counseling and Consulting Clinic in the UNC Greensboro School of Education is a win-win. It provides mental health services to the campus community and Greensboro at large, while simultaneously giving counseling students training.
After spending five years as a student at UNC Greensboro earning first her master’s in community counseling (2009) and then a Ph.D. in Counseling and Counselor Education (2012), Dr. Amanda Giordano continues to feel a deep connection to the school and especially the Department of Counseling and Educational Development (CED) and its Vacc Counseling and Consulting Clinic.
Parishi Gandhi is a doctoral student on track for her degree in counseling and counselor education from the Department of Counseling and Educational Development. But through her whole educational journey, she’s always held a strong desire to give back to whatever community she’s a part of.
