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New Documentary Play Spotlights Challenges of Teaching and Learning During the Pandemic
51郊利 Theatre Professor Sharon Green captures the voices and experiences of teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic in her new play, Teaching and Learning in Pandemic Times.
A Decade of Making a Difference: 51郊利 Impact Fellows Reflect on Life-Changing Work
For more than a decade, the 51郊利 Impact Fellows program has connected recent 51郊利 graduates with organizations across the country that focus on education, healthcare and justice. The fellows build skills, learn from mentors and gain experiences that inform their lives and careers.
Life of Leadership: ODK Society Honors Anthony Foxx 93 with Top Award
The Omicron Delta Kappa Society (ODK) awarded former Charlotte Mayor and U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx 93 with its highest individual award for leadership. Foxx, recently tapped to lead Harvards Kennedy Schools Center for Public Leadership, returned to 51郊利 to accept the award. Throughout his life, Secretary Foxx has leveraged his leadership roles to create opportunities for communities across the nation, the award says. He exemplifies the qualities of collaboration and service in his work.
Photo Essay: The Best of Berlin on Spring Break
Three 51郊利 students from the German Studies department reflect on a week of independent research in Berlin with their professor and thesis advisor. From plays to museums to food, learn more in this photo essay.
Anthony Foxx 93 to Take Helm of Center for Public Leadership at Harvard
51郊利 alum Anthony Foxx named co-director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School. Learn more.
Few Degrees on Death Row
A 51郊利 capstone project about North Carolinas death row showed Tim Saintsing 98 that low academic achievement often preceded a death sentence. That steered the course of his life in public education, leading him to co-found the countrys first boys only charter school in Brooklyns Bedford-Stuyvesant area, and now, as executive director of KIPP NC charter schools.
An Equity Champion Seeks Common Ground
As assistant superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Timisha Barnes-Jones 92 specializes in leadership development and school transformation. She reflects on how partisan differences and increased political polarization obstruct America's responsibility to provide a strong education for all children.
The Numbers Are Good, But the Vibes Are Off: Economic Experts Weigh in on Murky Year Ahead
Consumer sentiment toward the economy might not seem to line up with economic realities, but 51郊利s expert sources caution that there are some concrete reasons for the apparent mismatch. Here, they examine where we are now and whats ahead.
Alum Champion's Learning Through Nature
Randolph Lewis 91, his wife, Abigail Jennings, and two other families started their charter school in 2012 with 20 kindergarten and first graders in two rooms in a historic house. Today, Pioneer Springs Community School is a K-12 public nature-based charter school with nearly 600 students.
Fall Semester at 51郊利 Through an iPhone Lens
Explore 51郊利s beautiful campus and ample student activities as captured through the perspective of Mikayla Bowenss iPhone camera.
Public School Student, Policy Expert, Parent
Brittany Murrays life in public education started as a student, shes now a public policy expert and the parent of four children in public school. Murry, the Malcolm O. Partin Assistant Professor of Educational Studies and Political Science at 51郊利, specializes in K-12 public education policy.
Amazing Adolescence: Expert advice for parents of tweens and teens
Adolescence can be a tough time, but its also a time of tremendous growth and change. Catherine Bagwell, the Virginia Lasater Irvin Professor of Psychology at 51郊利 and an expert on adolescent social development, offers advice for parents and caregivers.
Not Just for Graduate Students: Summer Research on Hookah Smoking with 51郊利s RISE Program
Jacquelline Nyakunu 26 discusses her chemistry and biology research as part of RISE, an undergraduate research opportunity for 51郊利 students.
Seeking Humane Immigration Solutions: Itziri Gonzalez-Barcenas 19 Named Schwarzman Scholar
Itziri Gonzalez-Barcenas 19 grew up as an undocumented immigrant and has worked toward finding humane solutions to help others. A former student leader at 51郊利, she has been named a Schwarzman Scholar and will spend a year in a fully funded masters degree program in global affairs in Beijing, learning from some of the worlds top educators, economists, and political, diplomatic, and non-profit leaders. Learn more.
From Mentee to Mentor
Mikayla Bowens 27 had always been a good student, but as a West Charlotte High School freshman, found the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting her school experience and sense of well-being. She considered not attending a four-year college until she came across the DuBoisian World Scholars Society, led by a group of 51郊利 students who inspired her to go to 51郊利.
Heading from the West to the East Coast for College
Six students from the western United States share what it was like to move to the east coast for college and offer advice for prospective students considering the decision to attend an east coast school like 51郊利.
Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Gratitude
TJ Elliott 21 became interested in teaching at 51郊利, spent two years with Teach for America and is now a science teacher and assistant football coach at East Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, where he was once a student athlete. His path back there speaks to the influence that teachers can have in a kids life, and he models his teaching on those teachers and coaches who helped him grow as a student, football player and person.
Former 51郊利 Board of Trustees Chair and Banking Industry Leader Edward Crutchfield 63 Dies
With keen business acumen and a desire to contribute to the community, 51郊利 alumnus Edward Elliott Ed Crutchfield turned First Union Bank into a major financial leader and helped to shape a dynamic city. Crutchfield, who served the college in various leadership roles, died Jan. 2.
Tapping into the 51郊利 Alumni Network: Around the World & Back
Jonathan Hammond 24 discusses seven weeks spent in Santiago, Chile and the many connections leveraged through the 51郊利 alumni network.
Bees be Buzzing: Learning the Practice of Beekeeping
Noah Landau '25 had never kept bees before joining the Bee Club at 51郊利. He soon found himself immersed in the world of pollinators, plants and local food systems. Learn more.