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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

January 2022

Lloyd recognized as teacher of excellence

Robin Lloyd is being recognized as the North Carolina Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (NCASCD) Teacher of Excellence on Feb. 4 during the annual conference in Pinehurst. Lloyd graduated […]

1.5.2022

March 2021

Special Education program ranks on Study.com

The East Carolina University special education program has been recognized by Study.com as the top online bachelor’s degree program in special education in its 2021 rankings. According to Study.com, over […]

3.26.2021

October 2019

Special Education interns participate in reading curriculum training for students with disabilities

On September 12 and 13, 2019, teachers from Lenoir and Wilson counties joined East Carolina University special education students in Greenville for a professional development workshop for the Hill Reading […]

10.18.2019

June 2018

Cross-campus team awarded $1.25 million for special education cohort

Breaking down the silos of public and higher education for the benefit of learners with disabilities with high-intensity needs is the mission behind a new East Carolina University graduate cohort […]

6.29.2018

March 2018

College of Education alums honored with teaching awards

Two East Carolina University College of Education alumni were recently honored with teaching awards in North Carolina. Julie Brickhouse, a special education teacher at Wahl Coates Elementary School of the […]

3.23.2018

December 2017

Owens named recipient of Council for Exceptional Children Award

Dr. Tosha Owens, East Carolina University assistant professor of special education, was selected as the recipient of the 2018 Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Research, Student Research Award in […]

12.13.2017

April 2017

Special Education Students Explore Practicum Teaching Experiences in Northern Ireland

College of Education juniors in the special education program traveled to Northern Ireland from Feb. 24 to March 11 as part of a pilot study to explore international practicum teaching […]

4.13.2017

Special education major receives Bassman Honors Thesis Award

Sarah Bonin, a College of Education student majoring in special education from Cary, has received the 2016-2017 Michael F. Bassman Honors Thesis Award. One student is selected each year for […]

4.12.2017

ECU Special Education Alumna Breaks World Record

ECU alumna, Lauren Ball ’15, recently orchestrated the creation of the largest human puzzle piece in the world, breaking a Guinness World Record. Lauren is currently an Exceptional Children’s Teacher at […]

4.11.2017