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Associate Professor DeLeon Gray, Doctoral Students Outline Path for Communally Engaged Educational Psychology in New Publication
Associate Professor DeLeon Gray, along with several of his mentees from the College of Education as well as Michigan State University, are hoping to provide guidance for educational psychologists engaging in community-focused work through a concept they call a communal philosophy of engagement.
My Student Experience: Holmes Scholars Program Creates Opportunities for Mentorship, Collaboration
The Holmes Scholars Program, which recruits, prepares and sustains scholar-leader students who reflect and understand the implications of diverse perspectives in the nation’s learning communities, is creating mentorship and collaboration opportunities for doctoral students in the NC State College of Education.
How Racism Shapes Black Motherhood in the U.S.
A new study underscores how being a Black mother in the U.S. involves navigating aspects of parenthood that are explicitly tied to dealing with racism.
Starting Off Strong With the Symposium for Multicultural Scholars
For more than 20 years, students from a variety of backgrounds have been welcomed to NC State through the Symposium for Multicultural Scholars — a three-day program consisting of events, resource fairs and connections.
Department Head Kevin Oliver, Associate Professor Angela Wiseman Help Preserve Historic Russell School Through Virtual Tour, Alumni Interviews
In the early 1900s, more than 800 Rosenwald Schools – schools for Black students built through philanthropic donations and funds raised by activists – were built in North Carolina. To preserve their history, Kevin Oliver, head of the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences, and Associate Professor Angela Wiseman, have created a virtual tour of the Historic Russell School.
Black Farmers Address Mental Health and Find Strength in Community
Black farmers like Temika Parker find that building social support networks is critical to circumventing systemic inequities in the farming industry and improving their mental health.
A Poole Student on the Presidential Seat
Business administration student Timothy Reid was elected to serve as NC State Student Body President for 2023-24.
Africana Studies Program Celebrates 25 Years
NC State’s Africana Studies program turns 25 this year. To celebrate, we spoke with faculty and students about their time in the program.
OIED Recognizes 16 Award Winners at the 2023 Recognizing Excellence in Diversity (RED) Event
The Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity hosted its 17th annual Recognizing Excellence in Diversity (RED) Event this week, on Monday, presenting the Chancellor’s Creating Community Awards in six categories and the inaugural DEI Awards.
Howling Success: Joshua Wright
This month’s Howling Success is a Ronald E. McNair Scholar, producer and host for TRIO’s Beyond the Bell Tower podcast, and a member of NC State’s Uninhibited Praise Gospel Choir.