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Early College Research Center

Written by serve on July 14, 2023. Posted in News.

The Early College Research Center at UNC Greensboro is intended to serve as a global hub for building knowledge about early college. The Center’s mission is to conduct, synthesize, and disseminate research concerning topics related to early college. Translating research to practice is also a key goal of the Center.

The Center’s work builds on an extensive body of existing work including: 1) a 17-year longitudinal experimental study of the impact of North Carolina’s early college model; 2) evaluations of five efforts to implement early college strategies in comprehensive high schools in Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas; and 3) an ongoing five-year project examining the impact of North Carolina’s dual enrollment program, a component of which is early college.

For more information and research, please visit the Early College Research Center.

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Written by serve on February 13, 2024. Posted in Staff.

Judi Rossabi

Communication Specialist
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Judi joined SERVE as a Communication Specialist in early 2024. She is an experienced leader in strategic communications. Her background includes branding, media relations, digital technology, and public relations. She enjoys emerging technologies and using communication processes to tell a story and enhance engagement with various constituencies.

Her marketing experience includes work in government, nonprofit, and legal sectors. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina. She serves as a member of the Planning Committee for TEDxGreensboro and chairs the marketing committee.

In her time off, Judi enjoys staying active and walking her dog, Zeus, on local trails. She is a yoga teacher and practitioner, who recently completed Triad Yoga’s 300-hour Certification Program.

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Written by serve on March 9, 2022. Posted in Staff.

Nina Arshavsky, Ph.D.

Senior Research Specialist
Phone: 336-315-7414
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Dr. Nina Arshavsky joined SERVE as a Senior Research Associate in 2008. Dr. Arshavsky’s research and evaluation projects focus on STEM and high school reform efforts. She has also focused on studying the Early College High School model, the implementation of this model, and how it impacts student learning and postsecondary outcomes. She served as a Project Director for a number of projects, including the evaluation of the NSF-funded ATE project MechTech Institute; the evaluation of the Math and Science Partnership ASSIST; the evaluation of the Race to the Top STEM initiative; and the evaluation of North Carolina Department of Public Instruction state-wide professional development initiative on formative assessment, and coordinated an evaluation of the STEM Early College Expansion Partnership. Currently, she leads an evaluation of the Smart Foodscapes project funded by The National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and evaluates early college and dual enrollment implementations in the states of Indiana and North Carolina.

For nearly 30 years, Dr. Arshavsky’s work has spanned all aspects of math education, particularly in the middle and high school levels, including research and evaluation, curriculum development and professional development.