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Hans: NC’s universities step up

March 24, 2021 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL (March 24, 2021) – North Carolina’s public universities have stepped up in oh-so-many ways to combat the coronavirus pandemic, UNC System President Peter Hans says. “I’m so proud of our campuses that are offering mass vaccination clinics,” Hans says in the accompanying video. He points to UNC Health – which had already delivered… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Crisis Response, UNC System

Hans: Positives from the pandemic

March 24, 2021 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL (March 24, 2021) – Even the clouds of the coronavirus pandemic have had some silver linings. “The most obvious advancement during the pandemic has been the improvement in our online offerings,” UNC System President Peter Hans says in the accompanying video.  Many instructors weren’t prepared to teach online when the pandemic started a… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Crisis Response, UNC System

Lessons learned from a ‘challenging’ fall semester

March 17, 2021 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

CHAPEL HILL (March 17, 2021) – UNC System schools learned some hard lessons when they tried to resume classes in person last fall. But they’re now applying those lessons, UNC System Peter Hans says in the accompanying video. “We are far better prepared for the spring semester than the fall. We know more, we’ve learned… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Crisis Response, Leadership, UNC System

‘A reimagined university’ at UNC

January 27, 2021 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL – The coronavirus pandemic certainly brought challenges to UNC-Chapel Hill.  But it also prompted advances, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz says in the accompanying video from a recent Zoom interview. Innovations in online instruction, of course, have been most prominent. And that has implications for the University’s reach. “We’re going to be able to expand… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Crisis Response, UNC Chapel Hill

December relief package to send UNC System $288 million

January 22, 2021 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL (Jan. 20, 2021) – UNC System schools should receive nearly $288 million from the coronavirus relief package Congress passed in December, the System’s federal liaison told members of the UNC Board of Governors Wednesday. That’s in addition to $180 million the UNC System received from the CARES Act last spring, for a total… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Crisis Response, UNC System

Guskiewicz: In a better position

January 19, 2021 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL (Jan. 19, 2021) – UNC-Chapel Hill learned a few things about COVID-19 and human behavior last fall.  As students resume classes today, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz says in the accompanying video, officials have put those lessons to work. “It’ll be different from a typical semester, but we’re going to do everything we can to… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Crisis Response, UNC Chapel Hill

Financial challenges at Chapel Hill

January 19, 2021 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL (Jan. 15, 2021) – Between reduced state support over the past decade and additional spending due to the coronavirus pandemic, UNC-Chapel Hill faces substantial financial challenges. “We will have a financial shortfall due to the pandemic that we’re going to have to address. But we don’t yet know the full extent of it,”… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Crisis Response, UNC Chapel Hill

A prudent delay to in-person classes

January 13, 2021 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL – Officials at UNC-Chapel Hill, Appalachian State and UNC-Charlotte are to be commended for holding off on resumption of in-person classes. UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and Provost Robert Blouin announced last week that classes will still resume Jan. 19, but in-person classes will not begin until Feb. 8. “We are making these… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Appalachian State, Crisis Response, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte

2020: Coping with COVID

December 30, 2020 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

Yes, it was a year like no other. More than anything, 2020 was a year of change and continuous adjustment. COPING WITH COVID  Higher education in North Carolina adapted in so many ways: A treatment for COVID-19 was developed. 50,000 classes shifted online in two weeks. A professor shipped virtual-reality headsets to students. 700 laptops… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Crisis Response, Diversity, Governance, Leadership, NC Community Colleges, Our Opinion

Woodson: More back-and-forth in online classes

December 2, 2020 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH – Online course offerings have improved dramatically since UNC System campuses abruptly shifted classes online last spring. But NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson says they can still get better. “You can create very rich course content and very meaningful experiences for students in laboratory settings, etc., through the virtual environment,” Woodson says in… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Crisis Response, NCSU

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