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Ph.D. student Ela Ziv awarded Lucille P. and Edward C. Giles Dissertation-Year Fellowship for research on AI perspectives in classrooms
Ela Ziv, a doctoral candidate in the Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction program, has been selected as the recipient of the Lucille P. and Edward C. Giles Dissertation-Year Fellowship for the 2026–2027 academic year, which covers tuition and fees as well as funds for travel to present her research. Her dissertation examines teacher perspectives on […]
‘Scholarship that Serves the Community’: Charlitta Hatch ’25 Ph.D. wins CMS school board seat with priorities driven by doctoral research
Academics often love to say that their research drives real change in the world, but sometimes it’s hard to prove that it does. Charlitta Hatch, however, has some pretty concrete proof. Earlier this year, she ran for Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board in District 1 and won, defeating several other candidates. She defended her dissertation in urban […]