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November 2023

Hip-hop scholars explain the importance of the genre to education

To celebrate 50 years of hip-hop, the College of Education at East Carolina University invited three hip-hop artists and scholars to talk about the importance of the genre to the […]

11.27.2023

Chambers receives Barbara Townsend award, lecture due to research

Dr. Crystal Chambers is the 2023 recipient of the Association for the Study of Higher Education’s Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs Barbara Townsend Lecture and Award. “The […]

11.9.2023

October 2023

“You Believe in Me:” Celebrating 50 years of hip-hop in education event – Nov. 2

The East Carolina University College of Education is inviting three renowned hip-hop and hip-hop education scholars and artists to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the genre. The “You Believe in […]

10.10.2023

September 2023

Murvartian seeks to expand her research on intimate partner violence through time at ECU

Lara Murvartian has wanted to help people since she was a child. Now a current predoctoral fellow at the University of Seville in Spain, an email exchange with Dr. Allison […]

9.23.2023

July 2023

College hosts equity summit for local district leaders

The Department of Educational Leadership (LEED) in ECU’s College of Education hosted the annual Equity Summit for Educational Leadership on May 8. The summit was part of professional development held […]

7.18.2023

March 2023

Avent Harris named to new role of assistant dean of diversity, equity and inclusion

Avent Harris seeks to be a changemaker in her new role as assistant dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the ECU College of Education. “At first, I wasn’t sure […]

3.3.2023

February 2023

Join us for our 2023 diversity speaker series “Teaching in the Age of Book Bans”

Teaching in the Age of Book Bans: Supporting Educators and School Leaders with Controversial Topics  Thursday, March 16, 2023, 4:00 pm Speight 203  Are you nervous to teach controversial topics in […]

2.15.2023

Bright to deliver Kilgour Lecture at UNC

Dr. Kawanna Bright, assistant professor of library science (COE), will deliver the 2023 OCLC/Frederick G. Kilgour Lecture hosted by the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS). The Frederick G. Kilgour Lecture […]

2.14.2023

October 2022

Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Dr. Laura Levi Altstaedter

Name: Laura Levi Altstaedter Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina Degree(s): Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, Second Language       Education, Virginia Tech                      MA in History, Latin American Studies, Virginia Tech                      Future Professoriate […]

10.14.2022

Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Estefanie Gonzalez

Name: Estefanie Gonzalez Hometown: Puerto Rico Year in School: 3rd year at ECU Major: elementary education Concentration: social studies Most influential professor: Dr. Wrenn Why did you decide to be […]

10.12.2022