Faculty News

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

November 2022

Rhodes attended conference in Morocco

Over the summer, associate professor of adult education Dr. Christy Rhodes was invited to attend the seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII) in Marrakech, Morocco, as delegates from […]

11.8.2022

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: Dr. Matthew Militello

Name: Matthew Militello Hometown: Menominee, Michigan Degrees: BEd University of Michigan, 1992MEd Michigan State University, 1994PhD Michigan State University, 2004 Why did you choose to be an educator/professor? Both my […]

10.11.2022

Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Dr. Christopher Rivera

Name: Christopher J. Rivera Hometown: Newark, NJ (Representing Puerto Rico!) Degree(s): PhD in Special Education Why did you choose to be an educator/professor? I choose to be an educator because […]

10.4.2022

September 2022

COE faculty publish research on DEI, mental health, library & information science, co-teaching and more

Dr. Kawanna Bright was an author on “Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) into Research” in the Journal of Education for Library and Information Science. The abstract reads: Despite demographic […]

9.28.2022

Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Dr. Monica Gonzalez

Name: Monica Gonzalez Hometown: Houston, Texas Degree(s): BS in Elementary Education, Med in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Mathematics Education, PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis […]

9.22.2022

Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Dr. Marjorie Campo Ringler

Name: Marjorie Campo Ringler Title/Department: Professor and Chair, Department of Educational Leadership Hometown: Barranquilla, Colombia, South America; has lived in Greenville, NC since 2005 Major/Degrees: Doctor of Education, Higher Education […]

9.19.2022

Fales named Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Affairs

Dr. Holly Fales is no stranger to education in eastern North Carolina. From growing up in Pollocksville, NC and teaching for Greene County Schools to attending and now working for […]

9.6.2022