A recent graduate of the doctoral program, Dr. Erin West, was promoted on June 19th to Principal of Green Ridge Elementary School in Biscoe, NC. She will also be participating in the 2022-2023 North Carolina Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP). Last, Dr. West will present her research on October 19 at the National Curriculum and Pedagogy conference. Her presentation is entitled "Care as ECE Curriculum: Re-centering Care in Early Care and Education in a Neoliberal Landscape."