Press Releases
For media inquiries, please contact Amneris Solano, assistant director for communications, at asolano@ncsu.edu.
2023
- NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program receives $1M grant as K-12 education partner for STEPs4GROWTH clean energy workforce program
- Two McDowell County educators named Meta Kenan Fellows
- Halifax County science teacher awarded prestigious Kenan fellowship with Roanoke Cooperative
- Brunswick County Farm Bureau, NC Farm Bureau Federation, and Ag in the Classroom name The COAST science teacher as their 2023-24 Kenan Fellow
- Five NC educators selected as NCDPI Fellows to advance STEM education in computer science
- Dogwood Health Trust grant helps support KFP’s STEM education initiatives in Western NC
- Kenan Fellows Program receives Burroughs Wellcome grant to drive diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM education
- NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program Announces 2023-24 Teacher Leader Fellowship Awards
- ‘Igniting Futures in Tech with SparkNC’: Four North Carolina educators selected for prestigious Kenan Fellowship at NC State
- Five Triangle area teachers named Biogen Foundation Kenan Fellows
- Roanoke Electric Cooperative partners with NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program to advance STEM workforce education
2022
- Duke Energy grant helps Kenan Fellows’ expand Charlotte area STEM education initiative
- Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership Names New Director
- NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program expands its K-12 workforce education initiatives statewide through STEMwork
- Five Triangle Area Teachers Named Biogen Foundation Kenan Fellows
- Two Western N.C. Educators Named Meta Kenan Fellows
- Randolph EMC selects Trinity High School Teacher for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
- Five Eastern NC Teachers Named NC Department of Public Instruction Computational Thinking/Computer Science Kenan Fellows
- Stokes County Farm Bureau Selects Sandy Ridge Elementary Teacher for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund Selects Greene County educator for Kenan Fellowship Focused on Diversity and Equity in STEM
- Dogwood Health Trust Grant Helps Kenan Fellows Advance K-12 Diversity Initiatives and STEM Education in Western NC
- Kenan Fellows Program Awarded Merck Foundation Grant to Expand Environmental Education Initiatives in the Triangle
- NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program Awarded Meta Grant to Drive Innovation in K-12 Workforce Education
- Randolph EMC partners with NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program to advance STEM workforce education
2021
- Kenan Fellows Program and Biogen Foundation Collaborate to Advance Workforce Education
- Kenan Fellows Program Awarded Dogwood Health Trust Grant to Advance Workforce Education in Western NC
- Fidelity Investments Selects Wake County Educator for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
- Five Durham Public Schools Teachers Named Biogen Foundation Kenan Fellows
- Two Western North Carolina Educators Named Facebook Kenan Fellows
- Cleveland County Schools Science Teacher Named AZP Kenan Fellow
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund Selects Two NC educators for Kenan Fellowships Focused on Diversity Initiatives
- Chowan County Farm Bureau Selects Edenton-Chowan Schools Educator for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
- Kenan Fellows Partner with Durham Public Schools and Biogen Foundation to strengthen career pathways
- Kenan Fellows Program partners with Facebook to advance K-12 STEM workforce education in Western NC
2020
- Merck Grant Supports Kenan Fellows Program and EPA Partnership to Offer Cross-Curricular Environmental Education for Durham Educators
- Two Durham Public Schools Teachers Selected for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
- Two Polk County Schools Teachers Receive 2020-21 Kenan Fellowship Supported by Facebook Grant
- Rutherford County Teacher Selected for 2020-21 Kenan Fellowship in Partnership with Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- NC Farm Bureau Selects Mountain View School Teacher for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
- Tri-County EMC Selects James Kenan High School Teacher for 2020-21 Kenan Fellowship
- NC Coastal Federation Selects Craven County Educator for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
- Haywood EMC Selects Waynesville Middle School Teacher for 2020-21 Kenan Fellowship
2019
- Kenan Fellows Program Grows Partnership with Facebook to Advance K-12 STEM Workforce Education in Western North Carolina
- Belk Foundation and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Partner with Kenan Fellows Program to Shape Teacher Leaders
- Wayne County Farm Bureau and NC Pork Council select Fremont STARS Elementary School Teacher for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
- Kenan Fellows Program awarded GSK grant to advance teacher leadership in STEM Education
- Kenan Fellows Program awarded ARC grant to advance K-12 STEM Workforce Education in Western NC
- Union Power Cooperative selects Parkwood Middle School Teacher for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
- Meet the 2019-20 cohort of Kenan Fellows
2018
- Kenan Fellows Program Names 2018-19 Cohort of Teacher Leaders
- Jones-Onslow EMC selects Northside High School Teacher for Prestigious Kenan Fellowship
- GSK Helps Promote Teacher Leadership in STEM Education
- Central Electric selects Bragg Street Academy teacher for prestigious Kenan Fellowship
- NC Farm Bureau Pledges $50K over five years to Kenan Fellows in Support of Ag Education