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In Memoriam: Dr. Robert L. Barret, Cato College of Education Professor Emeritus
Shared by colleague and friend John Nance The recent passing of Dr. Robert “Bob” Barret brings sadness to family, friends, colleagues, students, alumni, clients, and those throughout the UNC Charlotte Department of Counseling. Bob leaves an extensive legacy, starting with his three daughters and 10 grandchildren. He taught at UNC Charlotte in the Department of […]
UNC Charlotte’s Elementary Education Program Earns Highest Rating for Mathematics Preparation of Teachers
UNC Charlotte Program Named National “Exemplar” The undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program at UNC Charlotte has been named among the best in the nation when it comes to ensuring future elementary teachers have the essential content knowledge and skills they need to teach mathematics. It is one of only 79 programs in the country to […]
Alumnus John Cato Receives UNC Charlotte Distinguished Service Award
John Cato ’73, president and chief executive officer of The Cato Corporation, is the 2022 recipient of the UNC Charlotte Distinguished Service Award. He was honored Wednesday, June 22, during a special luncheon in the Popp Martin Student Union. “We are thrilled to add John Cato to the distinguished list of recipients for this award,” […]
Professor Awarded $1 Million National Science Foundation Grant for Pioneering Research Supporting Gifted Black Girls
Part 1 of a 3-Part Series on Dr. Anderson Top Research Agency Funds UNC Charlotte Professor Brittany Anderson, assistant professor of Urban Education in the Cato College of Education, was awarded a $1,062,034 grant from the National Science Foundation for her pioneering research on gifted Black girls (GBGs) with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) […]
Senior Profile: Dakota Walker
Dakota Walker loved school growing up. When she found out she could teach professionally, she wanted to pursue it. As she progressed through high school and college, she found service projects and clinical placements that made her especially interested in the unique needs and talents of special education students. “I want to be able to […]
Dr. Tuba Gezer was selected as the 2022 Legacy for Leadership Award winner in the Department of Educational Leadership.
Dr. Gezer was a 2021 graduate of the Ph.D. in Educational, Research, Measurement, and Evaluation. The award recognizes outstanding academic performance for a doctoral dissertation successfully defended during the previous academic. Dr. Gezer’s winning dissertation “Providing Equal Access to English Learners in Educational Settings” is about providing equal educational opportunities to English learners in the […]
Program Combines Clinical Experiences Tutoring to Support Early Literacy
UNC Charlotte Reads is a tutoring program that combines high-quality clinical experiences with evidence-based early literacy tutoring: a win-win for both teacher candidates and students. The program is supported financially through a partnership with the Belk Foundation. Reading tutors are undergraduate students, primarily juniors, in UNC Charlotte Cato College of Education. They implement Sound Partners, […]
Educational Leadership Alumna Wins National Dissertation of the Year Award
UNC Charlotte’s Christine Reed Davis, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, has been awarded the Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the Year Award by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. Davis was selected for the award in a competitive field of submissions from across the country and will be recognized […]
C.D. Spangler Foundation Funds Historic Literacy Professorship
Gift of $8 million will establish four new professorships at UNC Charlotte, Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, N.C. A&T State University. An $8 million gift from the C.D. Spangler Foundation has helped create the Spangler Distinguished Professor of Early Child Literacy in the Cato College of Education. The Spangler Foundation in December 2021 pledged […]
Malcolm Butler Appointed Dean of Cato College of Education
Malcolm Butler has joined UNC Charlotte’s Cato College of Education as dean. He arrives from the University of Central Florida where he was a professor and director of the School of Teacher Education and coordinator of the Ph.D. program in Science Education in the College of Community Innovation and Education. Butler led an academic unit […]