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January 2024

Inaugural assembly of SRCUACS gathers in Elizabeth City

More than 80 public school advocates gathered in Elizabeth City to formulate a progressive blueprint for enhancing the educational system through collaborative partnerships and cross-sector programming during the inaugural assembly […]

1.26.2024

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

August 2022

COE welcomes new faculty and staff members this fall

The College of Education welcomed 17 new faculty and staff members for the 2022-2023 academic year. The new faculty and staff members include Sonya Small (Partnership Teach), Maya Hart (REI), […]

8.31.2022

College welcomes Johnson as inaugural Dail Distinguished Professor in Rural Education

The College of Education is pleased to welcome Dr. Jerry Johnson to East Carolina University as the inaugural Phoebe Moore Dail Distinguished Professor in Rural Education. “I had been aware […]

8.22.2022

December 2021

Crumb and Chambers receive award to establish equity, rural education research agenda

Dr. Loni Crumb of counselor education and Dr. Crystal Chambers of educational leadership received a prestigious award from the Spencer Foundation to help establish a research agenda speaking to equity […]

12.14.2021

November 2021

Faculty publish research, serve as guest editors

Faculty across the College of Education have recently published research in their discipline. Several of our faculty also served as guest editors of Theory & Practice in Rural Education, which […]

11.23.2021

March 2021

Continuing a Family Legacy

Following in her mother’s footsteps, May 8, 2020 graduate, Jasmine Garland McKinney states that she wants to carry on the legacy that her mother left behind as a counselor in […]

3.8.2021

ECU Graduate goes Rural

As a newcomer to NC, Elizabeth Japczyk Shuler did not have extensive experience in rural settings until she started working as a graduate assistant in REI. Though her major was in […]

3.8.2021

February 2020

Matrix of CARE approach works to support children impacted by ACEs

Note: The Matrix of CARE was featured in the Roanoke Beacon on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. A PDF of the scanned article can be found here: “Schools, ECU partner on Matrix […]

2.3.2020