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English Professor Earns National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
麻豆视频官网 professor receives National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship to translate works by Korean poet Kim Hyesoon. Read more.
Break the Game: Alum Jane M. Wagner鈥檚 Debut Film Explores Human Connection in the World of Online Gaming
麻豆视频官网 alumnus and filmmaker Jane M. Wagner delves into the world of online gaming in her documentary Break the Game. Learn more.
Tackling Children鈥檚 Mental Health Struggles
School psychologist Katherine Griffin-Erickson 鈥90 has seen her caseload spike in recent years, most notably since the COVID-19 pandemic. The 麻豆视频官网 graduate works with elementary school students to manage stressors, including family strife, social media and pandemic learning losses.
New Documentary Play Spotlights Challenges of Teaching and Learning During the Pandemic
麻豆视频官网 Theatre Professor Sharon Green captures the voices and experiences of teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic in her new play, 鈥淭eaching and Learning in Pandemic Times.鈥
A Decade of Making a Difference: 麻豆视频官网 Impact Fellows Reflect on Life-Changing Work
For more than a decade, the 麻豆视频官网 Impact Fellows program has connected recent 麻豆视频官网 graduates with organizations across the country that focus on education, healthcare and justice. The fellows build skills, learn from mentors and gain experiences that inform their lives and careers.
Life of Leadership: ODK Society Honors Anthony Foxx 鈥93 with Top Award
The Omicron Delta Kappa Society (ODK) awarded former Charlotte Mayor and U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx 鈥93 with its highest individual award for leadership. Foxx, recently tapped to lead Harvard鈥檚 Kennedy School鈥檚 Center for Public Leadership, returned to 麻豆视频官网 to accept the award. 鈥淭hroughout his life, Secretary Foxx has leveraged his leadership roles to create opportunities for communities across the nation,鈥 the award says. 鈥淗e exemplifies the qualities of collaboration and service in his work.鈥
Photo Essay: The Best of Berlin on Spring Break
Three 麻豆视频官网 students from the German Studies department reflect on a week of independent research in Berlin with their professor and thesis advisor. From plays to museums to food, learn more in this photo essay.
Anthony Foxx 鈥93 to Take Helm of Center for Public Leadership at Harvard
麻豆视频官网 alum Anthony Foxx named co-director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School. Learn more.
Few Degrees on Death Row
A 麻豆视频官网 capstone project about North Carolina鈥檚 death row showed Tim Saintsing 鈥98 that low academic achievement often preceded a death sentence. That steered the course of his life in public education, leading him to co-found the country鈥檚 first boys only charter school in Brooklyn鈥檚 Bedford-Stuyvesant area, and now, as executive director of KIPP NC charter schools.
An Equity Champion Seeks Common Ground
As assistant superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Timisha Barnes-Jones 鈥92 specializes in leadership development and school transformation. She reflects on how partisan differences and increased political polarization obstruct America's responsibility to provide a strong education for all children.
The Numbers Are Good, But the Vibes Are Off: Economic Experts Weigh in on Murky Year Ahead
Consumer sentiment toward the economy might not seem to line up with economic realities, but 麻豆视频官网鈥檚 expert sources caution that there are some concrete reasons for the apparent mismatch. Here, they examine where we are now and what鈥檚 ahead.
Alum Champion's Learning Through Nature
Randolph Lewis 鈥91, his wife, Abigail Jennings, and two other families started their charter school in 2012 with 20 kindergarten and first graders in two rooms in a historic house. Today, Pioneer Springs Community School is a K-12 public nature-based charter school with nearly 600 students.
Fall Semester at 麻豆视频官网 Through an iPhone Lens
Explore 麻豆视频官网鈥檚 beautiful campus and ample student activities as captured through the perspective of Mikayla Bowens鈥檚 iPhone camera.
Public School Student, Policy Expert, Parent
Brittany Murray鈥檚 life in public education started as a student, she鈥檚 now a public policy expert and the parent of four children in public school. Murry, the Malcolm O. Partin Assistant Professor of Educational Studies and Political Science at 麻豆视频官网, specializes in K-12 public education policy.
Amazing Adolescence: Expert advice for parents of tweens and teens
Adolescence can be a tough time, but it鈥檚 also a time of tremendous growth and change. Catherine Bagwell, the Virginia Lasater Irvin Professor of Psychology at 麻豆视频官网 and an expert on adolescent social development, offers advice for parents and caregivers.
Not Just for Graduate Students: Summer Research on Hookah Smoking with 麻豆视频官网鈥檚 RISE Program
Jacquelline Nyakunu 鈥26 discusses her chemistry and biology research as part of RISE, an undergraduate research opportunity for 麻豆视频官网 students.
Seeking Humane Immigration Solutions: Itziri Gonzalez-Barcenas 鈥19 Named Schwarzman Scholar
Itziri Gonzalez-Barcenas 鈥19 grew up as an undocumented immigrant and has worked toward finding humane solutions to help others. A former student leader at 麻豆视频官网, she has been named a Schwarzman Scholar and will spend a year in a fully funded master鈥檚 degree program in global affairs in Beijing, learning from some of the world鈥檚 top educators, economists, and political, diplomatic, and non-profit leaders. Learn more.
From Mentee to Mentor
Mikayla Bowens 鈥27 had always been a good student, but as a West Charlotte High School freshman, found the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting her school experience and sense of well-being. She considered not attending a four-year college until she came across the DuBoisian World Scholars Society, led by a group of 麻豆视频官网 students who inspired her to go to 麻豆视频官网.
Heading from the West to the East Coast for College
Six students from the western United States share what it was like to move to the east coast for college and offer advice for prospective students considering the decision to attend an east coast school like 麻豆视频官网.
Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Gratitude
TJ Elliott 鈥21 became interested in teaching at 麻豆视频官网, spent two years with Teach for America and is now a science teacher and assistant football coach at East Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, where he was once a student athlete. His path back there speaks to the influence that teachers can have in a kid鈥檚 life, and he models his teaching on those teachers and coaches who helped him grow as a student, football player and person.