GREENSBORO – Some critics of public universities worry there’s too much duplication across campuses. Those folks need to take a look at all the collaborations between North Carolina A&T State University and UNC Greensboro. “With UNC Greensboro, we have a number of initiatives,” Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. of N.C. A&T says in the accompanying… READ MORE
Making it Work with UNC’s Board
By Mary Sue Coleman, PhD President, Association of American Universities As a proud alumna of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), I have watched with dismay as the UNC Board of Governors (BOG) has plunged one of the world’s most respected institutions of higher learning into a crisis. This is the institution… READ MORE
myFutureNC: 2 million North Carolinians
RALEIGH (Feb. 20, 2019) – With buy-in from all sectors of education, the business community, the governor and legislative leaders, the myFutureNC Commission announced an ambitious goal today: 2 million North Carolinians ages 25-44 with a postsecondary credential or degree by 2030. Currently, just 1.3 million North Carolinians in that age group – or 49%… READ MORE
Video: Governor Roy Cooper – Free Community College
Rural needs urban, and urban needs rural
RALEIGH (Feb. 11, 2019) – Yes, rural North Carolinians are statistically older, poorer, sicker and less-educated than their urban counterparts. But the differences and the oft-bemoaned rural-urban divide aren’t always stark. “We prefer to think about the connections,” Chancellor Randy Woodson of NC State University said Monday as he opened the Institute for Emerging Issues’… READ MORE
Your health shouldn’t depend on your ZIP code
RALEIGH (Feb. 11, 2019) – If there’s one thing North Carolina can do to stabilize rural communities, speakers at the Institute for Emerging Issues’ ReCONNECT Rural & Urban forum agreed, it’s to expand access to health insurance. Dana Weston, the President and CEO of UNC Rockingham Health, noted that rural hospitals are frequently their community’s… READ MORE
‘A leader of stature’ for UNC-Chapel Hill
CHAPEL HILL – The UNC System’s interim president has tapped Kevin Guskiewicz – a rising star in concussion research both at UNC-Chapel Hill and nationally – to serve as interim chancellor following the departure of Chancellor Carol Folt. “As I’ve said, UNC-Chapel Hill needs its interim chancellor to be a leader of stature – someone… READ MORE
John McMillan – Prince of a man
By David Rice Executive Director RALEIGH (Feb. 8, 2019) – We lost a prince Wednesday night. When you work with someone for seven years, you tend to learn their flaws, their foibles, their failings. Yet I simply can’t think of anything negative to say about John McMillan. John’s achievements were manifold: He served as counsel… READ MORE
All the way from Weeksville
WINSTON-SALEM – To hear what a difference education can make in one person’s life, just ask Dr. Stephanie Dance-Barnes. In the accompanying video, Dance-Barnes, the interim associate provost and an associate professor of biology at Winston-Salem State University, talks about how she left a small nearby community in Northeastern North Carolina to attend Elizabeth City… READ MORE
Check out our HBCU coverage
North Carolina has a rich tradition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) – in fact, it has more historically black public universities than any other state.1 Together, North Carolina’s HBCUs have a total economic impact of at least $1.7 billion and generate at least 15,663 jobs. A single year’s graduates will earn $20.7 billion… READ MORE
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