Dr. Tiffanie Lewis-Durham, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations, came to UNC Greensboro in 2018 after working for a non-profit in New York City.
In February 2024, alumnus Mohammed Alshuayl ’18 received a call from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Education nominated him to join a group of experts tasked with updating the Kingdom’s special education regulations.
In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, the urgency to address mental health needs in underserved communities has never been more critical. The Extending the Trauma-Informed Professional Pipeline (ETIPP) project is not just a program; it’s a transformative initiative that’s changing lives, one trained counselor at a time. Dr. Jennifer Deaton (Principle Investigator) and Dr. L. DiAnne Borders, faculty within the Department of Counseling and Educational Development developed ETIPP to tackle the pressing challenges of mental health care in high-need areas and fostering a new generation of trauma-informed professionals.
In an era where the mental well-being of our students has never been more critical, the SCALE UP initiative is making transformative strides to address these pressing needs.
Holly Kolarova, an ESL and Special Needs Teacher at Clear Creek Elementary, has received a Fulbright Teacher Exchange award for the 2024-2025 cycle from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Kolarova participated in UNC Greensboro’s Project IGNITE as a PLC faciliator from the spring of 2023 through the summer of 2024.
The Institute for Partnerships in Education, a UNC Greensboro School of Education initiative that works with local school districts on projects including tutoring, professional development, and dual enrollment, has rapidly expanded in recent years. While IPiE may be the lead in these external partnerships, none of them would be possible without the assistance of many different offices within UNCG.
Dr. Diane Ryndak, a professor in the UNC Greensboro Department of Specialized Education Services, has been selected for induction to the Illinois State University College of Education’s Hall of Fame. Ryndak is one of eight ISU alumni being celebrated with this honor later this month.
National recognition has been lauded upon the tutoring partnership fostered between the Institute for Partnerships in Education and Guilford County Schools, but the work this group is doing extends far beyond one program with one school district.
UNC Greensboro School of Education faculty members and initiatives were awarded an impressive $8,865,473 in external grants and funding through over 44 awards during the 2023-24 academic year.
Dr. Ye He, professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education, has been named the recipient of the Helena Gabriel Houston Distinguished Professor for Elementary Education.