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.
UNC Greensboro’s School of Education (SOE) continued to be well-recognized by U.S. News & World Report. The SOE has been rated No. 36 among the 2026 Best Online Master’s in Education Programs, No. 12 among the 2026 Best Online Master’s in Special Education Programs, and No. 16 among the 2026 Best Online Master’s in Education Programs for Veterans.
Katelyn Cruthirds is an Elementary Education major who is also pursuing a minor in American Sign Language. The Thomasville, N.C., native will graduate in the spring of 2027.
With nearly 300 dual language immersion programs across the state of North Carolina, the state is among the national leaders in such offerings for its students. These programs allow students to learn in a multitude of languages, preparing them for life in a global society.
Caleb Kirk is familiar with a stutter step. He grew up swing dancing with his parents and is a National Shag Dance Champion with his partner and wife, Emily. After graduating from UNC Greensboro with his undergraduate degree in business management in 2020, he started a career in that field and realized after a couple of years that he needed to pivot.
Tyler Bacote is a doctoral student in the Educational Studies with a concentration in Higher Education program. The Columbia, S.C., native expects to graduate in 2027.
The UNCG Spartan Education Scholars program is a scholarship program for students in specific School of Education major programs and emphasizes servant leadership within a diverse and global context.
School of Education students, as well as any UNC Greensboro student with an education major, may now apply for the 2026 Smiley Award. The application deadline is March 1, 2026.
Dr. Vicki Jacobs serves as the Yopp Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education. What is your educational background? I was an undergraduate at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where I was a psychology major. Then I did my master’s and Ph.D. in educational psychology at the University… Continue reading…
Marilyn Tucker is an Elementary Education major from Madison, N.C., who is minoring in Human Development and Family Studies. She expects to graduate in May of 2027.
