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      <title>Student News - School initiates undergraduates into Kappa Delta Pi</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 13:55:31 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The School of Education’s chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the 90-year-old international honor society for outstanding undergraduate students in education, welcomed 45 new initiates April 16, 2008. Eligibility requirements include at least a 3.4 grade point average and a strong record of leadership and service.]]></description>
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      <title>Student News - Sarah Fish to graduate with highest honors</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 12:43:56 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sarah Fish, a senior student in Child Development and Family Studies (CDFS), will graduate with highest honors from the School on May 11. Fish, a Teaching Fellow from Lexington, N.C., garnered highest honors due to her outstanding academic record as well as the successful defense of her undergraduate thesis titled “Predicting Positive Outcomes: Prenatal Attitudes and Knowledge as Indicators of Cognitive Readiness to Parent in Pregnant Adolescents.”]]></description>
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      <title>Alumni News - Cindi Rigsbee (A.B.Ed. '79, M.Ed. '03) named North Carolina Teacher of the Year</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:18:27 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cindi Rigsbee, a sixth- and seventh-grade reading resource teacher at Gravelly Hill Middle School in Orange County, was named the 2008-2009 North Carolina Teacher of the Year. The award was presented April 29, 2008, at a banquet in Raleigh.]]></description>
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      <title>Student News - Natalie Martin receives FLAS fellowship to study Arabic in Jordan</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:30:50 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Natalie Martin, a master’s student in Early Childhood, Intervention and Literacy, recently received a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship to study Arabic and relevant area studies courses in Jordan for the 2008-2009 academic year. The award includes tuition and fees, health insurance and a living stipend. ]]></description>
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      <title>Faculty News - Gerald Unks receives Class of 2008 faculty award</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:57:09 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Gerald Unks, professor of social foundations of education, has been selected as the recipient of the Class of 2008 distinguished faculty award. The award will be presented by senior class president Ashley Shores at the Senior Send-off, Wednesday evening, April 23, on Polk Place. Upon receiving the award, Unks will deliver the Last Lecture to the Class of 2008.]]></description>
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      <title>SOE News - GSA to host annual symposium May 7</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:36:01 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The School of Education’s Graduate Student Association (GSA) will host the School’s Annual Symposium on Wednesday, May 7, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in Peabody Hall. The symposium brings together School of Education graduate students and faculty from across program areas to discuss educational issues and research interests. It aims to foster collaborations that contribute to scholarly productivity.]]></description>
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      <title>Student News - Kari Lee Siko awarded first place for presentation at University’s Research Day</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:27:30 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kari Lee Siko, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Culture, Curriculum and Change, was awarded first place in the Best Graduate Student PowerPoint Presentation category at UNC-Chapel Hill’s University Research Day on March 4.  The award-winning presentation, titled “WebQuests in the English classroom: How do they affect student learning?,” is Siko’s dissertation research.]]></description>
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      <title>SOE News - G. Williamson McDiarmid recommended as new dean</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:28:41 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[G. Williamson McDiarmid, Boeing Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Washington, Seattle, has agreed to be recommended to the Board of Trustees of UNC-Chapel Hill as the new dean of the School of Education.  It is anticipated that the appointment will become effective January 1, 2009.]]></description>
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      <title>Faculty News - Madeleine Grumet receives Willystine Goodsell award</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:23:18 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://soe.unc.edu/news_events/faculty_news/2008/grumet_madeleine.php</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Madeleine Grumet was awarded the 2008 Willystine Goodsell Award March 25, 2008 in New York City for her outstanding scholarship, activism and community building on behalf of women, girls and education. The award is presented annually by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) to a person who has made a significant contribution to women and education.]]></description>
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      <title>SOE News - New program fast tracks science students to produce more teachers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:29:43 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new program will increase the number of science teachers produced at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by offering biology and physics majors a way of earning N.C. teaching licensure while simultaneously completing their undergraduate science degree.]]></description>
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      <title>SOE News- School ranked among America’s best by U.S. News &amp; World Report </title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:00:37 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://soe.unc.edu/news_events/news/2008/us_news.php</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education has maintained its position as one of the top schools of education in America, according to rankings released on March 28, 2008, by <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report</em>.]]></description>
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      <title>Alumni News - Kelley Dull (M.Ed. '02) named 2008 ASCA School Counselor of the Year semi-finalist</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:17:41 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://soe.unc.edu/alumni/alumni_today/alumni_news/2008/dull_kelly.php</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kelley Dull, who received her master’s degree in School Counseling from the School of Education in 2002, has been named a semi-finalist for the 2008 School Counselor of the Year Award from the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). ]]></description>
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      <title>SOE News - Melissa Thibault new executive director of LEARN NC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:32:32 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The School of Education has tapped the acting director of LEARN NC as the program’s new executive director.]]></description>
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      <title>SOE News - New resources for middle school teachers from CareerStart</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:20:18 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[New resources for middle school teachers will soon be available online from CareerStart, a project designed to increase student engagement and ultimately reduce student dropout rates.]]></description>
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      <title>Alumni News - George B. Forsythe (MACT '77, Ph.D. '84) named president of Westminster College</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:47:52 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[George B. Forsythe, who received both his master’s degree in college teaching and doctoral degree in Higher and Adult Education from the School of Education, recently was named the 20th president of Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.]]></description>
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      <title>Alumni News - Zollie Stevenson, Jr. (Ph.D. '84) assumes new role at U.S. Department of Education</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:29:38 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://soe.unc.edu/alumni/alumni_today/alumni_news/2008/stevenson_zollie.php</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Zollie Stevenson, a 1984 graduate from the School of Education’s Ph.D. program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, recently was named the director of Student Achievement and School Accountability (SASA) programs for the U.S. Department of Education. ]]></description>
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      <title>SOE News - Lynne Vernon-Feagans’ work featured in Education Week</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:00:13 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://soe.unc.edu/news_events/news/2008/vernon-feagans_lynne_ed_week.php</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The work of Lynne Vernon-Feagans, William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Early Childhood, Intervention and Literacy, was featured in a recent edition of <em>Education Week</em>.]]></description>
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      <title>Faculty News - Pat Shane elected national president of NSTA</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:07:55 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://soe.unc.edu/news_events/faculty_news/2008/shane_pat.php</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Pat Shane, Associate Director of the Center for Mathematics and Science Education (CMSE) and Clinical Professor of Science Education at the School, recently was elected the 2009-2010 president of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). Shane will serve a three-year term beginning in June 1, 2008. She will first assume the position of president-elect followed by president in 2009-2010 and then past-president in 2010-2011.]]></description>
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      <title>SOE News - School recognizes National School Counseling Week</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:09:59 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://soe.unc.edu/news_events/news/2008/sch_counseling_week.php</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[National School Counseling Week will be celebrated nationwide Feb. 4-8, 2008, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of professional school counselors within U.S. school systems. ]]></description>
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