UNC School of Education

Undergraduate Degrees Virtual Information Session
2026-02-09 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-12 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-16 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-05 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-11 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom

MSA Virtual Information Session
2026-02-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom

MEITE Virtual Information Session
2026-02-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-03-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-09-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-10-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-11-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-12-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom

HOLD/HDFS/Elementary Education/BEST Minor/Pre-MAT Spring Virtual Open House
2026-02-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom

Master’s Programs Application Completion Workshop
2026-02-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom

Critical Conversations in Qualitative Research Virtual Speaker Series: Dr. Bretton A. Varga and Dr. Cathryn Van Kessel
2026-02-24 15:00 - 16:30
The 2026 “Critical Conversations in Qualitative Research Virtual Speaker Series” is a collaboration between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education’s #UNCQual program, the University of Alabama College of Education’s #UAQual program, and Baylor University School of Education #BaylorQual program.
Dr. Bretton A. Varga of California State University, Chico and Dr. Cathryn Van Kessel of Texas Christian University will present a virtual talk on Tuesday, February 24th from 3:00 – 4:30 pm (EST) titled “Release the Beast(s): Monstrous Modes of (Post)Qualitative Inquiry.”
Registration is FREE but required: https://tinyurl.com/monsterqualtalk2026

MAT Virtual Information Session
2026-02-25 17:00 - 19:00 | Zoom

Critical Conversations in Qualitative Research Virtual Speaker Series: Dr. Alexandra Panos
2026-03-05 15:45 - 17:00
The 2026 “Critical Conversations in Qualitative Research Virtual Speaker Series” is a collaboration between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education’s #UNCQual program, the University of Alabama College of Education’s #UAQual program, and Baylor University School of Education #BaylorQual program.
Dr. Alexandra Panos of University of South Florida will present a virtual talk on Thursday, March 5th from 3:45 – 5:00 pm (EST) titled “Frictions in Postcritical Research With Teachers Amidst Climate Crisis.”
Registration is FREE but required: https://tinyurl.com/panosqualtalk2026

Critical Conversations in Qualitative Research Virtual Speaker Series: Dr. Kelly W. Guyotte
2026-03-10 14:00 - 15:30
The 2026 “Critical Conversations in Qualitative Research Virtual Speaker Series” is a collaboration between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education’s #UNCQual program, the University of Alabama College of Education’s #UAQual program, and Baylor University School of Education #BaylorQual program.
Dr. Kelly W. Guyotte of the University of Alabama will present a virtual talk on Tuesday, March 10th from 2:00 – 3:30 pm (EST) titled “Exploring Creative Possibilities For Designing and Conducting Qualitative Research.”
Registration is FREE but required: https://tinyurl.com/guyottequaltalk2026

Elementary Education Virtual Information Session (General)
2026-03-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

School of Education Virtual Information Session
2026-03-25 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-26 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-04-01 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-08 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom

Critical Conversations in Qualitative Research Virtual Speaker Series: Dr. Lorien S. Jordan
2026-03-26 15:30 - 17:00
The 2026 “Critical Conversations in Qualitative Research Virtual Speaker Series” is a collaboration between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education’s #UNCQual program, the University of Alabama College of Education’s #UAQual program, and Baylor University School of Education #BaylorQual program.
Dr. Lorien S. Jordan of the University of South Florida will present a virtual talk on Thursday, March 26th from 3:30 – 5:00 pm (EST) titled “AI and the Reconfiguration of Qualitative Ethics.”
Registration is FREE but required: https://tinyurl.com/jordanqualtalk2026

Elementary Education Virtual Information Session (Transfers)
2026-04-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

Graduation 2026
2026-05-09 12:00 - 14:00 | Carmichael Arena, 310 South Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
The UNC School of Education will hold its 2026 graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 9, from noon – 2 p.m. at Carmichael Arena on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

MEITE Innovation Showcase
2026-07-31 | Wilson Library
The 2026 MEITE Innovation Showcase will take place on July 31 from 10 a.m. – 3:40 p.m. on the first floor of Wilson Library on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.
This event is designed to be celebratory, interactive, and high-energy. It features graduating MEITE students pitching and presenting final projects. We invite you to come for part of the day or the full event.
These capstone projects highlight the breadth of the MEITE program and include interactive instructional designs built with leading industry tools and grounded in instructional design theory; adaptive learning experiences that apply learning analytics methods; comprehensive edtech market research reports examining current products and emerging trends; and original edtech tools developed to address real problems in the field.
