Dr. Monique Perry-Graves Joins WGU North Carolina Board of Advisors
Durham, N.C. – WGU North Carolina Chancellor Ben Coulter, Ed.D., has announced that Dr. Monique Perry-Graves, Executive Director of Teach For America (TFA) North Carolina, has joined the organization’s Board of Advisors. Celebrating its fifth year in the state, WGU North Carolina is an affiliate of Western Governors University, established 25 years ago by a bipartisan group of governors to meet changing workforce needs.
Dr. Perry-Graves is an award-winning leader, community college administrator, educator, and speaker. As of June 2021, she is the first statewide executive director for Teach For America North Carolina. In this role, Dr. Perry-Graves serves as the chief executive for the state in support of TFA’s mission to find, develop, and support a diverse network of leaders working together to end educational inequity. This includes leading a network of 2,000+ TFA teachers and alumni in the Old North State.
Dr. Perry-Graves is a proud graduate of North Carolina Central University where she earned her undergraduate degree in English. She continued her educational pursuits by earning a master’s degree in strategic communications and leadership from Seton Hall University. She then earned a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Florida.
“Dr. Perry-Graves brings a wealth of experience and knowledge from the field of education that will benefit WGU and our students across the state,” said Coulter. “It is an absolute honor to welcome her to our Board of Advisors, and we look forward to her input and advice.”
“At Teach For America, we are working towards a day where all children will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. That only happens through innovative partnerships and shared leadership,” said Dr. Perry-Graves. “That is why I am so excited to work alongside the folks from WGU North Carolina to serve their students and our state. It is an absolute honor to become a member of their Board of Advisors.”
WGU is a fully-accredited, nonprofit online university offering more than 60 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in healthcare, IT, business, and K-12 education. The university has more than 136,000 students enrolled nationwide, including more than 3,800 in North Carolina. Tuition is around $4,000 per six-month term for most degree programs.
For more information about WGU North Carolina, visit nc.wgu.edu. For information about Teach For America, visit www.teachforamerica.org.
About WGU North Carolina
WGU North Carolina is a fully-accredited, nonprofit online university established to expand access to higher education for North Carolina residents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business, K-12 teacher education, information technology, and health professions, including nursing. Degrees are granted under the accreditation of Western Governors University, which is accredited through the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Established in 1997 by 19 U.S. governors with a mission to expand access to high-quality, affordable higher education, WGU is recognized as a highly effective, competency-based postsecondary education model. Learn more at nc.wgu.edu.
About Teach For America North Carolina
Teach For America (TFA) came to North Carolina in 1990. Since then, thanks in part to the strong support we have received from the North Carolina state government, we have trained nearly 4,000 teacher leaders in our great state, impacting more than 250,000 students. Each year, we place and support 225+ teacher leaders in 12 school districts and charter school networks across Eastern North Carolina, Charlotte, and the Piedmont Triad. These corps members impact over 19,000 North Carolina public school students each year. Moreover, we regularly work to further develop the leadership of the 2,000+ Teach For America alumni who continue to live, work, and worship across our great state.