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Dr. Dawson Hancock, a professor in Educational Leadership, received an honorary doctoral degree from the Ludwigsburg University of Education at the 30th annual German-American Research Symposium. This award recognized his leadership and long-term contributions to international collaboration in education, celebrating 30 years of shared scholarship between German and American educators. What is the catalyst for […]

The 2025 UNC System Learning and Technology Symposium, held June 2-3 at Chapel Hill, brought together faculty, staff, librarians, and graduate students from across the system to explore innovative ways to enhance teaching and learning through technology. Centered on the theme “Connect, Collaborate, Create: Embracing the Future of Learning,” the symposium served as a platform […]

Dr. Rebecca Shore, Associate Professor, in the Department of Educational Leadership was an invited guest panelist for National Mental Health Month in May. The discussion focused on “Raising Resilience in NC Schools: A Youth Mental Health Summit” at Queens University in Charlotte, NC. She shared research on Mindfulness training and interventions in schools. The panel […]

Kelly Merges received the 2024 College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences Award for Outstanding Teaching by a part-time faculty member. Kelly is a 2020 alumni of the M.Ed. Educational Leadership – Higher Education program. Criteria for the award include a consistent record of (1) strong/distinguished teaching, (2) evidence of impact on student learning […]

On December 8, 2023, the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, P-12 Superintendency concentration students visited Raleigh, NC, the state capital, and met with Governor Roy Cooper. Dr. Walter Hart, Superintendency Coordinator, and faculty Dr. Jim Watson and Dr. Jamie Kudlats organized the trip for first-year superintendency students. Dr. Walter Hart and students Nicole Lawson and Melissa […]

Congratulations to Leonardo Herrera Mosquera, doctoral candidate for the Ph.D. in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation, and Dr. Richard Lambert on their recent publication “Helping children achieve literacy proficiency: A case study” with Taylor & Francis Online, Literacy Research and Instruction Journal, a top-tier journal (Q1) with an 18% manuscript acceptance rate. The article results […]

Drs. Stella Kim and Carl Westine, faculty in the Department of Educational Leadership and the Ph.D. in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation, recently were awarded the AEAR Classroom Observation SIG for their study “Examining peer observation practices of online teaching and learning through analysis of existing instruments.” Kim and Westine share key attributes of their […]

Liane She, alumnus of the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and the Learning, Design and Technology concentration received the 2023 Graduate Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award in the field of Humanities and Fine Arts. The Graduate School presents the distinction to recognize outstanding research and scholarship by a doctoral student at UNC Charlotte. Dr. She has been […]

Brandon D. Wilson, an alumnus of the M.Ed. in Educational Leadership – Learning, Design and Technology program, was recently named the Director of Educational Technology & Support for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS). Wilson begins his new role on July 3 and will provide continuous professional development for school technology staff, oversee the implementation of technological […]