School of Education | Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy

UNC Greensboro

CED Alum Named President of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

October 25, 2024

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.

Head shot of UNCG alumna Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy

Alumna Pens Article on Need for School Counselors

August 18, 2022

Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, who earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services from UNC Greensboro in 1996, recently wrote an article detailing the need for more school counselors with clearly defined roles for District Administration.