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Cato College of Education alumna Amy Hicks says her heart was rejuvenated and skills shapened by earning a master’s degree. Now, the 35-year teaching veteran is a finalist for Cabarrus County Teacher of the Year for the third time. One colleague described her as a LeBron James of the classroom. Read more

A unique initiative created by the Cato College of Education and Kannapolis City Schools has been recognized as an Exemplary Partnership by the National Association for Professional Development Schools. UNC Charlotte and Kannapolis City Schools are currently in the third year of an initiative allowing an annual group of elementary school candidates to pair with […]

A project led by a UNC Charlotte doctoral candidate along with local high school students and experts is tracing the history of the Black educational experience in Charlotte and finding wisdom in the past to apply to the issues of today. The brainchild of Jimmeka Anderson, a Ph.D. student in the Curriculum and Instruction – […]

On March 16, eight people including six Asian women in the Atlanta, Georgia area were murdered, in yet another senseless act of racism, committed this time against our Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. We acknowledge the long history of anti-Asian hate towards Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders throughout the United States. The recent escalation […]

Cato College of Education professor Ryan Miller has been named a 2021 Emerging Scholar by The American College Personnel Association (ACPA). The ACPA recognizes exemplary students, administrators, educators, and initiatives, during its annual convention. ACPA’s core values of education and development of the whole student and diversity, multicultural competence and human dignity. “It is humbling […]

Ya-yu Lo, professor of Special Education and graduate program director for the M.Ed. and MAT programs in the Department of Special Education and Child Development, is the 2021 recipient of the Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award. She was honored at a special Zoom ceremony Thursday, Feb. 18. “Dr. Lo always went above and […]

BY: JENNIFER HOWE, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS Ryan Haines ‘16, ‘20 and Sarah Tozer ‘19 were planning a destination wedding in St. Maarten for April 5, 2021. St. Maarten means a lot to the young couple. That is where they went on their first vacation together and it is where they said “I love you,” for the […]

In the 2021 rankings for Best Colleges from U.S. News & World Report, the Cato College of Education was ranked nationally for its online programs and among the top 10 for online special education programs. UNC Charlotte Distance Education has been recognized consistently by U.S. News & World Report during the past four years, with […]

Candace Chambers, a Ph.D. student in Curriculum and Instruction, is among the literacy leaders named to the International Literacy Association’s 2021 30 Under 30 list. The global list celebrates rising innovators, disruptors and visionaries in the literacy field. Chambers, who was recognized for her efforts within community-based literacy, has conducted college-readiness workshops for more than […]

UNC Charlotte professor Spencer Salas has been announced as a recipient of the English Language Specialist Program 30@30 Award by the United States Department of State in honor of the Specialist Program’s 30th Anniversary. The award recognizes Salas as one of a select group of thirty specialists who have made a lasting impact on the […]