The Chancellor's Faculty Excellence Program brings world-class faculty in diverse fields to NC State.

Our faculty clusters place NC State at the forefront of interdisciplinary education.

Dr. Randy Woodson
Chancellor, NC State University

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Creating a Culture of Excellence

See how we successfully developed our faculty cluster-hiring program.

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Supporting Our Faculty

Expanding Our Vision

We’re in the midst of a second cohort of faculty cluster hiring.

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Research Meets Practice

Our clusters support the efforts of research centers in finding solutions to real-world issues.

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Campus Collaboration

University Libraries works with cluster faculty to provide research, teaching and outreach support.

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Outstanding Faculty

At NC State, world-class academic minds come together to solve problems through interdisciplinary research.

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Daniela (Ela) Castellanos-Reyes to Join NC State as Assistant Professor Part of Digital Transformation of Education Cluster

Daniela (Ela) Castellanos-Reyes is the newest Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program cluster hire at NC State University. In August, she will join NC State’s Digital Transformation of Education cluster’s interdisciplinary team and NC State’s College of Education as an assistant professor of learning, design and technology. Currently, she is an National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellow earning her Ph.D. in learning design and technology from Purdue University.

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Gov. Roy Cooper releases analysis to confront climate crisis

Gov. Roy Cooper released the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Analysis for our state. It outlines an action plan to confront the climate crisis and help North Carolina transition to a clean energy economy.