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Kimberly Laney won the award in the human resources category. She is Director of Niner Central. Congratulations Kimberly!
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Ken Smith is a first-year doctoral student in the higher education
concentration. He was recently featured in the University Niner Insider.
Read here to learn more about Ken.
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Congratulations to Dr. Christa Guilbaud (program alum, higher education concentration) on the recent publication of her dissertation in the Online Learning Journal. The article "Faculty Perceptions on Accessibility in Online Learning: Knowledge, Practice and Professional Development" was co-authored by Dr....
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Congratulations to the Spring 2021 Doctoral Graduates!
Follow this link to view our video message to the graduates.
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The Kannapolis City Schools named Kevin Garay as the new Superintendent beginning in August. He was unanimously selected as a proven educational leader with over 20 years of experience connected to improving student learning and staff development. In 2014, Mr. Garay become the principal of Mallard Creek High School, which is part of the Charlotte Mecklenburg School System. Garay is in the Ed.D...
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Dr. Christine Reed Davis, 2020 graduate of the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership-Higher Education concentration, was selected as the 2021 recipient of the Legacy for Leadership Award. This recognition is for the dissertation of the year in the Department of Educational Leadership. Her dissertation titled "A Phenomenological Case Study of Faculty and Staff Experiences in Green Zone Training to...
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Dr. Walter Hart was recently named the 2021-2022 Distinguished Research and Practice Fellow recipient by the National Education Finance Academy. Dr. Hart will be recognized and awarded during the annual (virtual) NEFA conference during the first week of April.
https://www.nationaledfinance.com/
The mission of the National...
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On March 3, 2021, Dr. Mark D'Amico, Professor of Higher Education, provided a keynote address to the Achieve Alabama Transfer Student Success 2021 Conference. D'Amico delivered his address to the statewide virtual convening on "Transfer Patterns, Paths, and Trends: Implications for Equity and the COVID Effect." For more information about the conference: ...
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Congratulations to Dr. Dana Ayers on being selected by the Jackson County Board of Education to serve as the new Superintendent of Schools beginning June 1, 2021. She is noted as having more than 21 years of experience and a philosophy for wanting students and staff to recognize their self-worth and potential. Jackson County is located in Western North Carolina. Dr. Ayers is currently the...
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Dr. Xiaoxia Newton, Associate Professor of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation has been elected to a three-year term on the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Board of Directors. AEA is the leading national organization for evaluators with 7700 members representing all 50 states in the United States as well as over 60 countries.
