From UNCG Student to Fourth-Grade Teacher Malcolm Jones, an Elementary Education student in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education, has been named the 2026 UNCG Student Teacher of the Year. Jones completed his student teaching in a fourth-grade classroom at Caleb’s Creek Elementary School in Kernersville. Jones will now represent UNC Greensboro at the upcoming Student Teacher of the Year… Continue reading…
Dr. Marcia Rock, a professor in UNC Greensboro’s Department of Specialized Education Services, served as an editor of the recent publication Transforming the Special Education Workforce: Research and Complex Systems Perspectives. The volume was written for the American Educational Research Association and is the first work that unifies special education… Continue reading…
School of Education scholar Shameeka M. Wilson ’18, ’20 MEd established an endowment at UNCG in 2019 as she was finishing her master’s program. Her first scholarship was awarded in 2020.
Harriet Shain Evenson ’53 built her legacy around a simple charge: Make more teachers. Her lifelong commitment to public education – shared with her husband, Jerome – culminated in the largest gift in UNCG history, one that will transform the School of Education beyond her expectations.
Yana Gaitan is a Statesville, N.C., native who will graduate in May with a degree in Elementary Education. She is minoring in business.
As a senior in UNCG’s School of Education, AnnaGrace Berry is already doing what she once only imagined – leading her own classroom. Guided by resilience, empathy, and the support of her service dog, Berry has found purpose in teaching students with special needs while completing her student teaching.
For most people, dreams are fleeting — strange stories that fade with the morning alarm. For Dr. Scott Young, UNC Greensboro counseling and educational development professor, dreams can offer powerful insight into emotional well-being and clinical care.
UNC Greensboro’s PPEERS Cohort 5 — the program’s largest — celebrates leadership growth, equal access, and impact in rural schools across North Carolina.
Sawyer Wemyss is a Middle Grades Education major with a concentration in mathematics. She is minoring in Spanish. The Kernersville, N.C., native plans to graduate in May of 2029.
The Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations in UNC Greensboro’s School of Education hosted its eighth annual Brock’s Critical Conversations Conference on Saturday, March 21. This year’s theme was “The Urgency of Now: Leading and Learning in Uncertain Times.” The theme addressed the urgent need for educators, students, artists, and communities to engage in critical dialogue and action around social justice, leadership, and learning in an increasingly uncertain and rapidly changing world.
