CHAPEL HILL (November 4, 2021) – When there aren’t many folks like yourself in your field, it helps to have some support. That’s what the LatinxEd Fellowship builds: A network of Latinx educators across North Carolina who share experiences and strategies through summer retreats, online workshops and webinars. “I feel like I’m seeing things unfold… READ MORE
Dreaming of more teachers of color
CHAPEL HILL (November 4, 2021) – It’s so important to have someone who looks like you at the front of the class. That’s what the DREAM program – Diverse and Resilient Educators Advised through Mentorship – aims to provide in the Durham Public Schools. DREAM is a partnership between the School of Education at UNC-Chapel… READ MORE
Buck Goldstein: The partnership is broken
By Buck Goldstein CHAPEL HILL (October 28, 2021) – In North Carolina, the relationship between the flagship public university and the state seems to be broken and getting worse. And that’s despite the good intentions of the chancellor, the chair of the faculty, and the leader of the Board of Trustees. Trust is at the… READ MORE
Becoming better teachers
Each fall, UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz co-teaches a seminar for graduate students – professors of the future – called ‘The American Professoriate.’ The class focuses on the role of public universities. This year, he teaches with Matt Springer and Buck Goldstein from the School of Education and Dean Suzanne Barbour of the Graduate… READ MORE
Higher Ed Works welcomes four new board members
RALEIGH (October 28, 2021) Higher Ed Works board members are the best. We are deeply appreciative of their support, and without them could not have achieved our goals. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our board members as we welcome four new members: Millie Tan is a seasoned marketing executive… READ MORE
LatinxEd: ‘Freedom to create a better future’
CHAPEL HILL (October 21, 2021) – The college admission process is complicated as it is. Just imagine trying to navigate it in a new language: Acronyms like SAT, ACT and FAFSA1 to translate. Schedules for new tests and varying deadlines for applications to different schools. Those are just some of the barriers the children of… READ MORE
‘A strong Latina woman’
CHAPEL HILL (October 21, 2021) – In high school in Hamlet, college seemed a long way off for Camila Perez. Perez was undocumented until she was 15 years old, she says in the accompanying video. “So thinking about college kind of seemed like a far concept, just because I knew I would have to face… READ MORE
Somos Carolina: ‘A family’
CHAPEL HILL (October 21, 2021) – Helping Latinx students prepare for college isn’t just about filling out forms. It’s also about helping them feel comfortable with themselves. And that’s what Somos Carolina (We Are Carolina) is all about. “I would describe it as a family – it’s an organization that helped me feel less alone… READ MORE
John Sanders: Giant of NC civic life
By Eric Johnson CHAPEL HILL (October 14, 2021) – I don’t remember what first prompted John Sanders to come looking for me in The Daily Tar Heel office, but I know he was carrying a book. He was always carrying a book, usually with a type-written note paper-clipped to the front, directing wayward undergrads to… READ MORE
SUMMIT: A critical conversation on Latinx education
CHAPEL HILL (October 12, 2021) – The 2020 U.S. Census revealed that Latinx people now account for more than 10% of North Carolinians – and if Latinx students don’t succeed, North Carolina won’t succeed. But a virtual summit Wednesday and Thursday will discuss the current state of Latinx education in North Carolina and ways to improve… READ MORE
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