Through School of Education internships at Carolina Community Academy, Anna Page Lancaster and Roxanne Dudley worked with CCA staff, families, and community partners to turn identified needs into opportunities for students during the summer and beyond. Since its launch in 2022, Carolina Community Academy, an innovative K-2 lab school in Roxboro, North Carolina, has brought together UNC-Chapel Hill, Person County Schools, a range of Carolina schools and units, and community pa

Faculty member Todd Jensen centers the experiences of children and adolescents to understand how stepfamilies navigate change — and translates those findings into practical guidance for families, educators, and youth-serving professionals. In the U.S. today, there are many different versions of family life. There are many different family structures. Families form through marriage, cohabitation, and committed partnerships. Stepfamilies form in similar ways and involve new co

The UNC School of Education and its Alumni Council recognized three at its 2026 Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony. Recognized alumni were celebrated for contributions spanning school leadership, STEM education research, and social studies teaching across K-12 and higher education.

Faculty member Dorothy Espelage has organized the 2023 World Anti-Bullying Forum (WABF), an international forum and biennial conference focused on understanding and preventing bullying and other forms of violence against children and young people. On Oct. 25-27, 2023, the UNC School of Education will host the World Anti-Bullying Forum (WABF). This marks a historic moment as WABF ventures outside of Europe, having been hosted in Sweden in 2017 and 2021 and in Ireland in 2019.

Emily Banks named UNC Student Teacher of the Year. Since the second grade, Emily Banks, the UNC School of Education’s 2023 Student...

Committed to removing barriers in and to STEM fields, doctoral student Jasmyne Yeldell advocates for inclusion through her research on...

Courtney Hattan, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the science of reading, joined the UNC School of Education in July 2023. With a...

Britney Hong aims to apply School of Education-acquired skills as a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan.

DREAM program to graduate first residents this semester.

Intertwining technology and education, MEITE graduate Grace Willard collaborates with UNC Kenan-Flager Business School and UNC Blue Sky...

UNC School of Education faculty member Dorothy Espelage, Ph.D., William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Education and a foremost...

Diana Lys, Ed.D., assistant dean for educator preparation and accreditation at the UNC School of Education, is co-editor of a new...

Graduate student and elementary school music teacher Adam Canosa develops game-based education tool to enhance music learning outcomes.

The Black Empowerment in Autism Network gathered to discuss ways to improve autism research for minoritized populations.

The UNC School of Education celebrates the inaugural graduates of the Fellows for Inclusive Excellence and Helping Heels programs.