School of Education | SOE

UNC Greensboro

Leila Lovell, with long brown hair and wearing a black top and a pearl necklace, standing in front of a tiered outdoor fountain with water spraying upward and trees in the background.

Spartan Voices: Leila Lovell

Lelia Lovell is an elementary education major who is minoring in psychology. The Greensboro, N.C., native expects to graduate in May of 2026.

Mary Judge with her students in a classroom

Engaging Teacher Tackles Classroom and NC TEACH Licensure

A 2020 alumna of UNC Greensboro’s Political Science program, Mary Judge teaches at Wake Forest Preparatory Academy, a charter school in Wake Forest, N.C., that doesn’t require licensure. After two years in the classroom, she knew she had found her passion.

Dr. Holt Wilson (UNCG) meets with three TEACH students following a summer enrichment session, presenting them with their Fall 2025 Mathematics for Teaching textbook as they continue their journey toward becoming future educators.  

IPiE Partner Asheboro City Schools to Graduate First Class of TEACH Program

Asheboro City Schools will celebrate the first three graduates of its TEACH Program on April 21, 2026, marking a significant milestone in the district’s teacher pipeline initiative. The TEACH Program is a partnership-based teacher preparation pathway developed by Asheboro City Schools in collaboration with Randolph Community College and the Institute for Partnerships in Education at UNC Greensboro.

MLIS student Jennifer Miller holds books in a library. To the left is the ILRS department logo on a blue background.

MLIS Alumna Featured on The Today Show

An alumnus of the MLIS program, Jen Miller ’25 was featured on the Today Show on Monday, March 2 for her impactful social media presence and the good she is doing for libraries.

Jamie Schissel with a group from the Association of Language Teachers for Classroom Assessment in the Dominican Republic in February 2025

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Jamie Schissel

Dr. Jamie Schissel serves as a professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education and came to UNC Greensboro in 2013. She was recently honored as a recipient of the AERA 2026 Second Language Research SIG Mid-Career Award and will address the American Educational Research Association’s upcoming conference in Los Angeles. 

Abigail Hartley outdoors in a sunlit field, smiling at the camera. She wears a light blue “UNC Greensboro School of Education – Future Teacher” T-shirt and jeans, with one hand in her pocket. She holds a plush pumpkin with a small smiling face and soft arms.

Spartan Voices: Abigail Hartley

Abigail Hartley is a native of Randleman, N.C., who is a Dual Licensure: Elementary Education and Special Education major. She is expected to graduate in the spring of 2029.

Head shot of Stephanie Moretz to the right of the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education logo

Spartan Voices: Stephanie Moretz

Stephanie Moretz is a student in the Ph.D. in Educational Studies with a concentration in Higher Education program. The Todd, N.C., native is expected to graduate in 2028.

Candy Chambers, Eloise N. Eller 1965 Scholarship recipient and senior elementary education major, prepares lesson plans in the UNCG School of Education’s Michel Family Teaching Resources Center.

For Aspiring Teacher, Eller Education Scholarship Lights the Way

A mirror in her aunt’s dining room inspired Candy Chambers to create her first classroom. The 9-year-old wrote lesson plans on that mirror using washable markers to teach her brothers and cousins as she pretended to work in her dream job. This straight-A, first-generation Spartan will graduate in May with a degree in elementary education.