Among the 10 recipients of the Governor’s Educator Discovery Award, which provides grants for educators to participate in professional development, was a trio of Spartans – Rong Zhang, Jessamyn Bailey, and Ameriki Somers.
Jason Johnson began his career in education as a business ed teacher in Chatham County in 1997. Now, as the principal of Orange High School in Orange County, Johnson is the 2025 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year.
Storytelling has long been used as a tool to educate and entertain. At the Greensboro Central Library, that tradition is embraced and practiced daily by Peter Turner – who has served as the branch’s children’s librarian for going on 10 years.
UNCG’s School of Education makes a profound impact on classrooms in North Carolina. Teachers trained at UNCG, who often have more than 1,000 hours of hands-on experience in classrooms by the time they graduate, are ready for successful careers.
Wishing to recognize the significant impact that so many educators have made in the lives of students, the UNC Greensboro School of Education (SOE) is thrilled to announce its latest class of Inspirational Educators.
Join us from 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, for a special Q&A session with Dr. Morgan Chitiyo, Interim Dean of the UNCG School of Education. This is a unique opportunity to hear directly from Dr. Chitiyo as he reflects on his vision for the School of Education, shares insights from his leadership experience, and answers your questions about current priorities and future directions.
Vacc Counseling and Consulting Clinic director Alex Cammarano on training counselors and providing accessible mental health services to the UNC Greensboro community
Alumna Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, president and CEO of AACTE, discusses the education ecosystem and how UNCG helped set her up for leadership.
AACTE announced that Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, Ph.D., will become the new president and CEO, beginning Jan. 6, 2025. Holcomb-McCoy joins AACTE after serving as a distinguished professor and dean of the School of Education at American University in Washington, D.C., for over eight years.
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.
