School of Education
At the UNC School of Education, our community of scholars, students, staff and alumni works to make the world a better place through education. We work to solve pressing problems, to better understand learning, to improve teaching and to redefine what it means to educate lifelong and lifewide. We innovate. We ask and answer tough questions — to ensure that every learner has the opportunity to reach their maximum potential.
Preparing exceptional professionals for lasting impact
Across North Carolina and the nation, there is growing demand for educators and leaders who are not only well-prepared but ready to lead in complex, real-world contexts. Our graduates leave Chapel Hill with research-grounded practices and a deep commitment to the public good.
Outpacing educational challenges, accelerating success
Educational challenges evolve rapidly — and meeting them requires more than individual faculty excellence. By combining our faculty expertise in innovation with implementation, Carolina can create sustainable, large-scale improvements in education.
Charting a new model of collaboration across education, health and well-being
Education doesn’t operate in isolation, and neither should educational solutions. Our deep educational research expertise and long-standing community and health partnerships have the ability to bring the right people together in unique ways — providing an opportunity to fundamentally change the way a university engages with communities.
Preparing North Carolina’s rural educators
With support from private philanthropy, programs like the Fellows for Inclusive Excellence create new pathways for students to serve North Carolina — bringing innovation, commitment and highly effective educators to communities that need them most.
Ask a Professor: Marisa Marraccini on suicide prevention
The associate professor in the UNC School of Education focuses her research on developing and testing interventions for preventing youth suicide.
'Realizing dreams, beyond your dreams'
Jordyn Middleton ’25 came to Carolina with a plan, but the opportunities she found along the way took her further than she ever expected.
Bridging access
Lauren Rymer, a doctoral student in the UNC School of Education, promotes research skills and offers perspective to undergraduates.
Megan Garrett
Secures resources and works with volunteers, donors and alumni.
Robyn Soffera
Connects people to the causes they care about.
Alena Brown
Informs donor acquisition and cultivation strategies.
Laurie J. Norman
Directs alumni activities and alumni relations.
Jensen Broadhurst
Aims to further the positive impact the department has on its students, alumni and community.
Jill V. Hamm
Cindi Rigsbee ’79, ’03 (M.Ed.)
Zach Howell ’06
