A Full Circle Moment: A New Meaning to Homecoming
Jan 5, 2024
I come from a small town in between western and piedmont North Carolina. In between Hickory and Shelby. In between the older generations yes ma'am and...
Tu Sueño
Dec 7, 2023
Have you ever thought you had your whole life planned out since you were a child? I had my whole life planned out since I was about five years old. My...
Eight from the RCOE Participate in the Education Policy Fellowship Program
Dec 1, 2023
Eight faculty and staff in the Reich College of Education (RCOE), including four CAP staff members, will be participating in the Education Policy Fell...
Find Your Why
Nov 29, 2023
I grew up in a small town in rural North Carolina. My father, who was a self employed truck driver for his own father’s trucking company, passed awa...
Adviser Prospective: The Trailer Park Kid
Nov 17, 2023
I grew up as a “trailer park kid”. With that statement, many images come to mind. Some are stereotypical of what is shown in movies, news headline...
What’s Next? Confronting the Fear of Failure and the Unknown
Nov 3, 2023
When I was in high school, college wasn’t even on my radar. I despised having to sit in a classroom for eight hours a day and couldn’t bring mysel...
ETL Reflections
Oct 22, 2023
Rachel Nelson, Empowering Teacher Learning Assistant Director for Teacher Outreach, reflects on the progress and growth of the program over the past f...
For The Women Who Hold Me Up
Oct 12, 2023
“We mothers stand still so our daughters can look back to see how far they’ve come.” - quote from Barbie (film), 2023This summer, like many, I w...
Upward Bound Disc Golf Exploration
Oct 10, 2023
“My hope was that this would be an experience that they bring back home with them to encourage them to get outside and be active while playing a new...
Celebrating GEAR UP During National GEAR UP Week
Sep 28, 2023
Each year, GEAR UP programs across the country celebrate National GEAR UP Week. From September 25-29, 2023, thousands of students, families, school pe...