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First home for Roberts Academy now ‘art in the making’
April 10, 2026
From flexible furniture for kids who fidget to desks with writable surfaces to walls to be filled with student projects, writing and artwork, renovations are stirring the imaginations of those designing a temporary location for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµâ€™s new private elementary school for children with dyslexia.
Veteran educator named director of business and school operations for Roberts Academy at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ
April 7, 2026
Recently retired from Guilford County Schools in North Carolina, Tracy Roof will help develop systems and policies for a full-day, private transitional school set to open on campus in August for children with dyslexia.
Huemanity of People: Where Her Power Lives
April 3, 2026
Sylvie McCavanagh ’29 learned to embrace her identity as a student with dyslexia and uses her experience to uplift others with learning differences.
Education faculty and alumni win national research award for published article
April 2, 2026
Sponsored by the Robert Schuck Fund, this award recognizes and promotes exceptional research that makes a substantial contribution to the improvement of teacher education
Ruppert and Räisänen publish on culture of wellness
April 1, 2026
Scarlett Ruppert, assistant professor of wellness and Anu Räisänen, director of HealthEU initiatives and assistant professor publish on faculty and staff perceptions of culture of wellness on campus.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ mourns the loss of staff member Allison Keill
March 26, 2026
Keill served as the director of the Curriculum Resources Center and associate librarian in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education.
Providence Montessori receives grant In partnership with ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ faculty
March 25, 2026
The grant is from the National Earth Science Teachers Association and will support an ongoing collaborative project called “Living Land Legacy: Habitat Restoration and Conservation at Providence Montessori."
Izzie Crowley ’28 finds purpose through making a difference in special education system
March 18, 2026
Motivated by her cousin Grace, who has Down syndrome, Izzie Crowley found her purpose in helping children reach their potential, no matter their challenges. Supported by a personal donor relationship that reminds her why she chose this path, Crowley aims to make a difference in the education system.
Emily O’Hearn ’27 presents undergraduate research at State Reading Conference
March 17, 2026
Emily O'Hearn '27 Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education Teaching Fellow and Elementary Education major, presented her undergraduate research on math and picture books at the North Carolina Reading Association Annual Conference in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Lisa Buchanan and Anna Sophia Steinki ’24 G’26 present community engaged learning scholarship at State Literacy Conference
March 17, 2026
Lisa Buchanan and Master of Education candidate Anna Sophia Steinki presented their collaboration in community engaged learning at the NC Reading Associate Annual Conference.