What should I study?
Human and Organizational Leadership Development (HOLD) B.A.
Online Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with a concentration in Organizational Learning and Leadership Ed.D.
Policy, Leadership, and School Improvement (PLS) Ph.D.
Developing People and Organizations
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Tristan Slates exemplifies how determination and a willingness to embrace change can create transformative opportunities. A December 2024 graduate of the UNC School of Education's Human and Organizational Leadership Development (HOLD) program, Slates has charted a unique path, leveraging his experiences in hospitality to build a career focused on organizational leadership. Slates' journey to Carolina…
The UNC School of Education welcomed students to the first classes of its first fully online degree program, the Ed.D. concentration in Organizational Learning and Leadership, on Monday, Aug. 26. The online Ed.D., the University’s first fully online doctor of education, will provide working professionals with knowledge, skills, and experiences to take a human-centered approach…
Launched in fall 2021, the UNC School of Education’s Human and Organizational Leadership Development (HOLD) program will celebrate the graduation of its first class of students at the School’s graduation ceremony held May 13 in the Dean E. Smith Center. Students enrolled in HOLD are offered a program of study combining and building upon courses…
Growing up in eastern North Carolina, D.J. Murphy was always interested in public safety roles and community service. Spending time with his grandparents watching emergency response television shows, he was inspired by how the characters positively impacted the lives of their on-screen patients. Murphy wanted to make a similar impact in people’s lives. Combined…
Launched in the fall of 2021, the UNC School of Education’s Human and Organizational Leadership Development (HOLD) program will graduate its first students in May 2023. During the spring 2023 semester, many HOLD students are completing capstone projects to complete the major and, more importantly, put their learning around leadership and organizational change into practice.…
With the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year, many UNC School of Education students are returning to campus with summer experiences that will serve them inside the classroom and in their careers after they graduate. This summer, undergraduates in the School’s Human and Organizational Leadership Development (HOLD) program pursued a variety of experiences — interning…
In partnership with the N.C. Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) and UNC-Chapel Hill’s University Career Services, students from the UNC School of Education’s Human and Organizational Leadership Development (HOLD) program traveled to the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh for a Career Trek on March 6, networking and engaging with professionals from more…
