College of Education

Dr. Tiffany Newsome earned her Ed.D in Educational Leadership with a concentration in cultural foundations from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English with double minors in Education and American Ethnic Studies from Wake Forest University. Additionally, she earned her Master's in School Administration from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before coming to UNT, she was an elementary school principal at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in North Carolina. She has also served as an elementary assistant principal, a middle school administrative intern, and a high school English teacher. Her passion is to help educators develop in their leadership capacity and lead as their authentic selves in whatever context they find themselves. She wholeheartedly believes that leadership is about people's lives! At UNT, she serves as a lecturer in the Teacher Education & Administration department in the College of Education. Her research interests include Educational Leadership Preparation, Principal Preparation, Social Justice Education, Faith & Sprituality, Black School Leadership, Career Preparation, and School Administration. When she is not teaching or coaching leaders, Dr. Newsome enjoys watching movies, playing board/card games, traveling internationally, and spending time with her friends and family.