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July 22, 2025 News, news release

Beekeeping in K-12 Education

Teacher Innovator Spotlight: Brandon Dillman ’25 Connects Weather Science and Beekeeping to Inspire a Love of STEM

By Amneris Solano Our Teacher Innovator Spotlight showcases the creative, hands-on teaching strategies that Kenan Fellows are bringing to their schools, districts, and beyond. In this edition, we...

May 8, 2025 News, news release

Apple Tree in North Carolina Mountains

Henderson Teacher to Explore Apple Industry with NC Farm Bureau

By Amneris Solano HENDERSONVILLE, N.C.– Maggie DeCorah, a STEM and Academically Gifted teacher at Atkinson Elementary School, has been named a 2025-26 Kenan Fellow by the Kenan Fellows...

October 5, 2023 News

Photo by Ashanda Grissett who explored the oyster industry for her fellowship.

Brunswick County Farm Bureau Kenan Fellow dives into North Carolina’s oyster industry

By Amneris Solano BOLIVIA, N.C.⸺On a sweltering summer day in mid-July, high school earth environmental science teacher Ashanda Grissett boarded an oyster boat off the North Carolina coast....

August 22, 2023 News

Students plant a school garden.

Alum fosters cultural heritage and agricultural awareness at Cherokee Elementary School

By Amneris Solano CHEROKEE, N.C.—In collaboration with ASAP, a leading advocate for sustainable agriculture in western North Carolina, Nichole Efird is connecting her students at Cherokee Elementary School...