CHAPEL HILL (November 29, 2023) – UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is considering an offer to leave Chapel Hill to become president of Michigan State University.1 In a striking show of support from University faculty, though, Faculty Chair Beth Moracco shared the following letter with Guskiewicz, UNC-CH’s Board of Trustees and the UNC Board of… READ MORE
Perfect example why Guskiewicz needs to stay
RALEIGH (November 29, 2023) – We’re glad John Preyer doesn’t dispute the many ways public education has been damaged in North Carolina. Higher Ed Works Chair Paul Fulton authored a column last week that said it’s no wonder UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is considering a job as president of Michigan State University, given… READ MORE
Van Noort named Chancellor at UNC Asheville
RALEIGH (November 29, 2023) – The new Chancellor of UNC Asheville will be no stranger to the UNC System Office. In a special meeting today, System President Peter Hans and the UNC Board of Governors named Kimberly van Noort, an experienced administrator who previously worked in the System Office, as UNC Asheville’s new chancellor. Van… READ MORE
Little wonder why Guskiewicz might leave
By Paul Fulton WINSTON-SALEM (November 21, 2023) – There’s little wonder why UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is entertaining a new job. Guskiewicz is reportedly a finalist for the presidency at Michigan State University.1 Though he is a nationally renowned expert in neuroscience and concussions, a MacArthur Genius Award winner and a deft administrator,… READ MORE
ROI study shows value of a UNC System degree
GREENSBORO (November 16, 2023) – If there’s any doubt about the value of a UNC System degree, a new study shows an incredible return on that investment. The $2 million study by Deloitte – ordered by the NC General Assembly in 2021 – found that out of 1,299 programs across the UNC System, 93% had… READ MORE
Is NC spending enough on public education?
BENSON (November 1, 2023) – Is North Carolina spending enough on public education? The vast divide between conservative and progressive answers to that question was on full display at a recent debate on education funding. The forum at the Benson Civic Center was the final installment in a four-week series of Home Town Debates on… READ MORE
NC teacher pay: ‘My heart breaks’
RALEIGH (October 24, 2023) – “My heart breaks.” That phrase was repeated more than once in a recent discussion of teacher pay and recruitment in North Carolina. The forum at Meredith College was the third in a four-week series of Home Town Debates on education topics sponsored by Spectrum News and the NC Institute of… READ MORE
Leandro judge takes issue with Hood
RALEIGH (November 7, 2023) – In an op-ed piece that appeared in North Carolina newspapers last weekend, conservative columnist John Hood argued that high-poverty schools in the state already get more funds than schools in wealthier districts. The 29-year-old Leandro lawsuit was transformed from an argument that poor school districts were underfunded to one that… READ MORE
$500M in vouchers for private schools
SANFORD (October 10, 2023) – Is North Carolina’s dramatic expansion of vouchers for private schools – with no limits on family income – an effort to find what’s best for each child? Or an effort to undermine and divert funds from public education? A debate on those questions at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic &… READ MORE
What’s next in UNC admissions case? ‘Hard work’
HENDERSON (October 3, 2023) – What will happen after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race in college admissions in June? Opinions varied widely in a recent debate – yet panelists reached surprising consensus on the need to improve K-12 public schools. The debate at Vance-Granville Community College was the first in… READ MORE
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