General News
Alumnus Darrin Hartness is All About Relations
by: Mebane Rash, founding CEO and editor-in-chief, EducationNC Darrin Hartness has always been an educator. He has served as a vocational teacher, principal, chief technology officer, assistant superintendent, superintendent, and is now president of Davidson-Davie Community College. Regardless of his role, he told us, “It’s really all about relationships.” Read more
Perspective: What I Wish I’d Known About Community College Transfer
Professor Mark D’Amico offered perspective on the community college transfer process for EdNC. I started my career in the mid-1990s as an admissions staff member and met with many individual students (walk-ins, as we called them) about how to gain admission. The university was focused on transfer with a high proportion of first-generation college students, […]
UNC Charlotte and Partners Awarded $17 Million to Support Student Mental Health
by: EdNC Staff The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) was recently awarded roughly $17 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education to help meet the mental health needs of students in the state’s public schools. UNC Charlotte is leading the way. Read more
Alumna Builds Momentum for Biomanufacturing Careers Nationwide
Alumna Dr. Pamela Mims is joining a team of researchers expanding access and interest in biomanufacturing careers nationwide. The Greenville Sun Government, business and education leaders across the United States are working collaboratively to make clear to high school students and others that bio industrial manufacturing is a career path open to all. Dr. Pamela […]
Ra’Quan Leary’s Golden Niner Win a “Dream Come True”
Ra’Quan Leary’s Niner Nation story is one that many students share across the country: he went to the school that made the most sense for him financially. “Once I came here, I realized I love it here, and that I want to stay,” said Leary, a third-year middle grade education major in the Cato College […]
Professor Adriana Medina Wins Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence
Professor Adriana Medina has won the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence. Medina is an associate professor of reading and elementary education in the Cato College of Education. She is a global educator — using study abroad opportunities to expand her students’ perspectives of education beyond the United States, while enhancing their understanding of […]
Teacher Quality Partnership Drives Forward with Multi-Million Dollar Grant
The Cato College of Education, in partnership with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the Office of International Programs has been awarded a multi-million dollar Teacher Quality Partnership Grant. Led by Scott Kissau, Teresa Petty, Lan Kolano, Joan Lachance, and Michelle Stephan, Project TLC: Preparing Teachers of Language and Content […]
Alumna Wins Beginning Teacher of the Year Award
We’re so proud of alumna Natalia Mejia on her selection as the 2022-23 Cabarrus County Schools Beginning Teacher of the Year. https://wbtv.com/2022/09/07/cabarrus-county-schools-names-beginning-teacher-year/
Student Perspective: What Getting a Scholarship Looks Like
In 2016, John Cato and the Cato Corporation made a $5 million gift to establish the Cato Scholarship for Education and the Cato Award for Faculty Excellence at UNC Charlotte to help prepare a new generation of teachers. In June, Cato was awarded the UNC Charlotte Distinguished Service Award. Amiya Ingram, a recipient of the […]
UNC Charlotte’s Project ENRICH Provides Valuable Clinical Experience for Future Teachers
Mebane Foundation Founder, Allen Mebane, believed that to achieve our nation’s greatest potential, we must ensure its young people receive a top-tier education. Knowing that teacher quality is one of the most important school-related factors influencing student achievement, the Foundation cultivates partnerships with leading colleges of education to fund transformative training opportunities for both in-service […]