An Education to Make a Difference

Angela Stancil Class of 2018, Early Childhood Education NC Teaching Fellow Growing up in Greenville, North Carolina, Angela Stancil felt blessed to have a support system that encouraged her in her educational pursuits. However, she recognized that not all children were as fortunate, and many had no one to take an interest in their education. Angela knew then that she wanted to one day help...

Against All Odds: Community Support Helps Former Foster Youth Succeed

There are 300 students working to become registered nurses in the Martha Mann Smith School of Nursing at Wake Tech. Hundreds more are in pre-nursing, hoping to get into the acclaimed program. It’s one of Wake Tech’s few competitive entry programs, due to the limited availability of clinical training sites. None of that stopped Kelsea Read – she applied to the program and got in! And...