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Dr. Brian Clarida (ELC) Launches New Leadership Academy for Assistant Principal Preparation

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Dr. Brian Clarida, clinical associate professor in the Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations (ELC) Department, received new funding from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools to launch the Assistant Principal Leadership Academy (APLA) project. The purpose of the Leadership Academy is to develop participants’ capacities as assistant principals who make vital leadership and … Continued

PPEERS Kickbox Projects Sparks Innovation by SOE Students

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ITI Kickbox is an innovation toolkit that is sparking amazing innovations by SOE students. Dr. Kimberly Kappler Hewitt, Director of Principal Preparation for Excellence and Equity in Rural Schools (PPEERS), is implementing the Kickbox innovation toolkit as a year-long experience for students who are preparing to take on leadership roles … Continued

PPEERS Receives $1.6 Million in Continued Funding from NC Alliance for School Leadership Development

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Congratulations to Dr. Kimberly Kappler-Hewitt and the Principal Preparation for Excellence and Equity in Rural Schools (PPEERS) team for receiving an award of $1.6 million from NC Alliance for School Leadership Development (NCASLD). Dr. Kappler-Hewitt, faculty member in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations (ELC), … Continued

COVID-19 Updates

UNC Greensboro provides a one-stop shop for information and resources related to the University’s ongoing response to the pandemic through their COVID-19 website. There is a plethora of relevant information available from this website that will help you with coming back to campus, assisting students in the classroom, and so … Continued

Using Research as a Tool for Advocacy: ELC Assistant Professor Studies How School Social Workers are Helping Immigrant Students

This story was originally published in the 2019-2020 issue of Transform magazine. Read more stories from Transform here. With a Ph.D. in Cultural and Educational Policy Studies from Loyola University Chicago, it seems only natural that Dr. Sophia Rodriguez’s work would revolve around advocacy. While working on her dissertation, Rodriguez … Continued

Dr. Sophia Rodriguez (ELC) Launches New Regional Organization: Southeast Immigration Studies Association (SEISA)

Dr. Sophia Rodriguez, along with colleagues at the University of South Carolina, Auburn, The Citadel, and College of Charleston in the areas of education, sociology, history/Public History and social work, have united to launch a regional organization called the Southeast Immigration Studies Association (SEISA). Dr. Rodriguez is an Assistant Professor in … Continued