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Hilary Dack named finalist for Charlotte’s 2026 Teaching Excellence Award

Posted on September 28, 2026
Categories: Faculty Spotlight, General News Tags: Education, faculty, faculty awards, Faculty Recognition, MDSK, Middle Grades, Teaching, Teaching Excellence Awards, UNC Charlotte

Hilary Dack, professor of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education, was named a finalist for Charlotte’s 2026 Teaching Excellence Award for tenured faculty. Award recipients were announced Thursday, Sept. 24, during a reception in the Popp Martin Student Union Multipurpose Room. Dack is a professor whose teaching is wholly centered on her students’ growth. Her pedagogy […]

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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

Posted on August 26, 2026
Categories: Research Spotlight, Student Spotlight Tags: AI, awards, dissertation, doctoral program, Education, graduate student, MDSK, PhD, Research, UNC Charlotte

Ela Ziv, a doctoral candidate in the Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction program, has been selected as one of four recipients 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 […]

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Cato College adds seven new colleagues in key areas of expertise

Posted on August 18, 2026
Categories: Faculty Spotlight, General News Tags: ABA, Addiction Counseling, applied behavior analysis, BCBA license, Counseling, CSLG, EDLD, Education, Educational Leadership, elementary education, higher education, K-12 Leadership, new faculty, REEL, SPCD, Special education, Teaching, UNC Charlotte

Cato College welcomes six new faculty and one senior staff member for the new semester from all across the country, in fields like STEM education, play therapy, international education, addictions counseling, Board Certified Behavior Analyst training, higher education, assessment and accreditation and cultural competency in education. Their experience and accolades add to the prestige and […]

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