Short Family Endows Fellowship for Innovation Efforts
Graduate students engaged in innovation with the UNC Greensboro School of Education will soon have a new fellowship opportunity available to them thanks to the generosity of Paula and Rick Short who have established an endowment. Recipients of the award will work closely with the School of Education’s Impact Through Innovation (ITI) program which will lend support to the development and implementation of their ideas.
Lighting the Way: Lynn Bresko ’82 & Tom Corrigan Establish the Mary Corley Duffy Scholarship in Education
We would like to thank Ms. Lynn Bresko ’82 and Mr. Tom Corrigan for their generous outright and planned gift to establish the Mary Corley Duffy Scholarship in Education, with the intention to provide full tuition for an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in the UNC Greensboro School of Education. “Teachers have always been an […]
Lighting the Way: Jen Fry Doesn’t Just Talk, She Takes Action
Meet Jen Fry: a native of Arizona, Division II athlete and veteran college volleyball coach with more than 15 years of experience. She holds two master’s degrees, one from Duke University and one from UNC Greensboro, and now is working toward her doctoral degree at Michigan State University. Suffice it to say, Jen stays busy. […]
Dr. Edna Tan (TEHE) Awarded Hooks Distinguished Professorship in STEM Education
Congratulations to Dr. Edna Tan, professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education (TEHE), on being named the second recipient of the Jennifer Smith Hooks ’76 and Jacob T. Hooks Distinguished Professorship in STEM Education. The professorship, announced in the fall of 2016, is a pivotal component of the UNC Greensboro School of […]
Introducing: the John H. Cook Champions for Education, previously named the John. H. Cook Society
As we enter into a new year, one where the School of Education has a clear mission to work to end educational inequity, we have updated the name of the program we established to honor our champions – donors making annual gifts of $1,000 and more to the SOE. The John H. Cook Society will […]