| Dr. Karen Hornsby of the history department has been named the CASE-Carnegie North Carolina Professor of the Year. Hornsby, an associate professor of philosophy, was honored Thursday at an awards luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington.
Hornsby was selected on the basis of her dedication to undergraduate teaching; impact on students; scholarly approach to teaching and learning; contribution to undergraduate education in the institution, community and profession; and support from colleagues and former students.
She is the first faculty member from a historically black college or university in North Carolina to receive the award, which was created in 1985.
Hornsby specializes in applied ethics and political philosophy. She also serves as the coordinator for the Liberal Studies: Pre-Law program. She received her Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University.
She was a 2005-2006 Carnegie Scholar, exploring the development of moral reasoning skills in undergraduate students. She co-manages the university’s Wabash/Provost Scholars, a group of undergraduate students who analyze qualitative data about the student learning environment at A&T.
Hornsby conducts workshops on scholarly teaching and has published articles on student learning both nationally and internationally.
The U.S. Professors of the Year awards are presented annually by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. It is the only national program to recognize excellence in undergraduate education.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an independent policy and research center that supports needed transformations in American education through tighter connections between teaching practice, evidence of student learning, the communication and use of this evidence, and structured opportunities to build knowledge.
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