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Sheree Harper’s Graduate Student Research Grant proposal was selected to receive a 2023 ACES Graduate Student Grant in the amount of $1000 from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, a division of the American Counseling Association (ACA). This award aims to increase opportunities for graduate students to contribute to the knowledge of Counselor Education […]

Dr. Sejal Foxx was featured in The Thoughtful Counselor Podcast episode entitled, “Belief in a Just World and Working in Urban Communities.” In this episode, Dr. Jessica Tyler talks with Dr. Sejal Parikh Foxx, professor and department chair at UNC Charlotte, to discuss urban education and counselor beliefs and attitudes about their role in social […]

The team composed of Drs. Florence Martin, Callie Edwards, and Rebekah Davis at NCSU; Sejal Foxx, and Chao Wang at UNCC were one of 20 selected to be funded by the NC Collaboratory Grant. Their research project entitled, “Keeping Students Safe in the Digital World: Examining Monitoring Technologies Used by K-12 Schools During the Pandemic” […]

Drs. Yudan Wang, Maylee Vazquez (Alumna), and Shirlene Coopwood’s (at NCA&TSU) research project entitled, “Assessing the Impact of COVID on the Applications to and Enrollment in UNC System Institutions” was one of 20 selected to be funded by the NC Collaboratory Grant. Below is the description and purpose of their research project. Investigating the impact […]

UNCC’s Alumna, Dr. Rachel Saunders, has been selected as a 2022 North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NCACES) Grant Award recipient. The purpose of this grant award is to fund studies that increase understanding of the counselor education profession (including research, teaching, supervision, leadership, and advocacy). Drs. Saunders and Foxx received $750 for […]

UNCC’s Alumna, Dr. Rachel Saunders, has received the 2022 North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NCACES) Teaching Award. The purpose of this award is to honor excellence in teaching in a counseling, counselor education, or counseling supervision program in the North Central Region. This award is given to a professional who demonstrates excellence […]

Sheree Harper has been selected as a 2022 Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Diversity Scholarship recipient. ACES provides scholarships to increase access for diverse students and new professional members to attend ACES Region Conferences. Sheree was awarded the scholarship to assist with attending her ACES Region Conference, Southern Association for Counselor Education and […]

Alumna Dr. Maylee Vazquez was selected as North Carolina A&T State University’s Dept. of Counseling School Counselor Representative for First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona! Dr. Jill Biden and Miguel Cardona were on their stop at North Carolina A&T State University for their Road to Success Back to School […]

The Professional Certificate in College and Career Coaching is now available! The College and Career Coaching Certificate program equips counselors, educators, advisors and non-profit personnel with essential knowledge and strategies for culturally competent and equity-focused practices. The certificate is designed to meet the needs of individuals seeking access to postsecondary education that is aligned to […]

Dr. Taryne Mingo, along with Dr. Tabitha Haynes of UNCC’s Department of Counseling, have been selected as researchers within the fourth cohort of Gambrell Faculty Fellows. Dr. Mingo and Dr. Haynes’ project, focusing on how Black women business owners have coped with the stresses of the pandemic, is among the four projects selected for funding. […]

Dr. Taryne Mingo has been selected as the North Carolina School Counselor Association’s (NCSCA) Southwest Region 6 Vice President. She is currently an Assistant Professor at UNCC and serves as Director of the School Counseling program and Director for school placements. In spring 2020, she was selected as one of four NCSCA Emerging Leaders. She […]

In Spring 2022, Clare Merlin-Knoblich was selected as co-editor of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Teaching Practice Briefs. In this inaugural project, Dr. Merlin-Knoblich will serve a three year-term facilitating the annual publication of two issues of teaching practice briefs, practical guides that counselor educators and students can read to learn best […]