Dr. Sophia Rodriguez (ELC) receives new funding from the Spencer Foundation
Congratulations to Dr. Sophia Rodriguez, assistant professor for the Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations in the School of Education at UNC Greensboro, for receiving new funding from the Spencer Foundation for the project “Promoting education equity for immigrant students: Examining the influence of school social workers.” From the abstract: “This mixed-methods study focuses […]
Wayne Journell awarded 2018 Exemplary Research in Social Studies Award
Congrats to Teacher Education and Higher Education (TEHE) professor, Wayne Journell, who will be receiving the 2018 Exemplary Research in Social Studies Award from the National Council for the Social Studies at their annual conference in November. Read more about this prestigious research award in the UNC Greensboro Campus Weekly article.
Upcoming Event: CDLC Book Study on Sentipensante (Sensing/Thinking) Pedagogy
The Teacher Education and Higher Education department is joining the Coalition for Diverse Language and Culture in a book study of Laura Rendón’s book Sentipensante (Sensing/Thinking) Pedagogy. Over the fall semester, we meet monthly to discuss the book and prepare for Dr. Rendón’s visit May 3-4, 2019 as part of the second annual Diversity in […]
Summer 2019 Critical Language Scholarship has just opened
Applications for the Summer 2019 Critical Language Scholarship has just opened. The deadline for students to apply is November 27th. The Critical Language Scholarship is an intensive, overseas language and cultural immersion program. During the summer, students spend eight to ten weeks abroad studying one of 15 critical languages including: Arabic Azerbaijani Bangla Chinese Hindi […]
Dr. Katherine Mansfield Presents at the World Education Research Association (WERA) in South Africa
On August 3 – 5, 2018, Dr. Katherine Cumings Mansfield, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations (ELC), presented her research at the World Education Research Association (WERA) World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. WERA is a consortium of national, regional, and international specialty research associations aimed at advancing education […]