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A banner for the Friday Institute reads "The Friday Institute: The Building of Ideas."

Dec 11, 2025

Friday Institute Marks 2 Decades of Innovation in Education

From the expansion of the World Wide Web to the dawn of artificial intelligence, the William & Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation has been there to help educators prepare their students for the technology and careers of tomorrow. 

Three graduates in red caps and gowns cheer during commencement.

Dec 10, 2025

Celebrating Our Fall 2025 Graduates

Our fall graduates will leave NC State with knowledge, skills and an entire Wolfpack behind them. Get to know six new members of our alumni Pack. 

Chad Hoggan poses with other award winners

Nov 20, 2025

Professor Chad Hoggan Inducted into International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame

As Professor of Adult Education Chad Hoggan toured the University of Oklahoma building that houses the International Adult and Continuing Education (IACE) Hall of Fame, perusing the plaques with photos of more than 430 people who have been inducted over the past three decades, he had a surreal feeling knowing he would soon be counted among them when he was inducted himself on Nov. 8. 

Will Wade

Oct 27, 2025

Why I Chose Education: NC State Men’s Head Basketball Coach Will Wade

Before coaching his first official game as head coach of the NC State men’s basketball team, Will Wade sat down with the NC State College of Education to share why… 

The Memorial Belltower

Jan 22, 2025

Online Degree Programs Climb Atop the Rankings

Programs for business students, educators and engineers ranked high in this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings for online programs. 

Athletic director Boo Corrigan presents Debbie Antonelli with a banner that will be displayed in the Ring of Honor at Reynolds Coliseum.

Jan 16, 2025

Antonelli’s Name To Be Lifted Into Ring of Honor

The former NC State basketball player and groundbreaking announcer will have her name added to the rafters of Reynolds Coliseum at a halftime ceremony during Thursday night’s Pittsburgh game. 

Lauren Turner sits by a tree in her red cap and gown

Dec 9, 2024

Sending Off NC State’s Fall 2024 Graduates

We’re celebrating a whole new class of Wolfpack graduates. Meet a few of the students who will be earning their degrees this fall and find out how they’ve made the most of their NC State experiences. 

Mary Ann Danowitz in cap and gown

Oct 29, 2024

Danowitz Will Use Fulbright Specialist Award To Explore Gender Equality for European Union INSPIRE Project

NC State College of Education Professor and Dean Emerita Mary Ann Danowitz will spend six weeks at the Open University of Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, this fall as the recipient of a Fulbright Specialist Award. 

A large group of people who participated in the event in front of a red wall

Sep 18, 2024

Literacy and Community Initiative Shares Framework for Critical Literacy and Successes of Program in New Book

The success of the Literacy and Community Initiative and its critical literacy framework are outlined in a new book entitled Amplifying Youth Voices through Critical Literacy and Positive Youth Development: The Potential of University-Community Partnerships, which is written by Associate Professor Crystal Chen Lee, Professor and Friday Institute Deputy Director Jose Picart and recent College of Education graduate Jennifer C. Mann ’23PHD. 

Sep 5, 2024

Meet Elevate Program Director Tamira White: ‘Elevate Is Going To Be a Transformational Experience’

Tamira White joined the NC State College of Education this past spring as the program director for Elevate, NC State’s new inclusive post-secondary education program. She talks about this new program and her background in the field. 

North Carolina Central University Chancellor Karrie Dixon holds a red banner than reads "Howl Back" while standing in front of the seal for North Carolina Central University on a white wall.

Jul 31, 2024

A Leader From the Pack

Karrie Dixon ('97 Communication, '03 Ed.D.) is prepared to lead North Carolina Central University to new heights as its chancellor. 

Team member at the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research converse in the Belk Center's offices.

Jun 26, 2024

Supporting the Colleges That Serve Our Communities

The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at the College of Education drives collaboration to support North Carolina's 58 community colleges. 

A close-up of the while and gold tassel on a graduating woman's commencement mortarboard.

May 2, 2024

5 Questions With 3 Graduating Seniors

After the COVID-19 pandemic transformed their high school graduations, members of the class of 2024 share what this year's commencement ceremony means to them. 

Mar 21, 2024

Remembering Former Associate Professor, Assistant Dean for Diversity Paul F. Bitting

Dr. Paul F. Bitting, a former longtime faculty member in NC State’s College of Education and a lifelong advocate for educational access and opportunity, recently passed away. Bitting was a member of the College of Education’s faculty for about 30 years and retired in 2016 as associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development. He also served as the college’s assistant dean for diversity from 2006-2007. 

NC State's Memorial Belltower among evening clouds

Feb 15, 2024

3 Online Degree Programs Crack the Rankings Top 10 

NC State was well-represented in the U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings.