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Small UNC System campuses keep COVID in check

October 7, 2020 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

(Oct. 6, 2020) – Let’s hear it for the little guys. As several of the UNC System’s largest institutions were forced to quickly shift classes online as the coronavirus erupted on their campuses, many of the System’s smaller institutions – including its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) – have managed to keep the virus… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Crisis Response, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, HBCU, NCCU, North Carolina A&T, UNC Asheville, UNC Pembroke, UNC System, Western Carolina University, Winston-Salem State University

Recent grads urge students to ‘Embrace the Weirdness’

August 12, 2020 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL – Three recent graduates of UNC System schools urge students to “Embrace the Weirdness” and abide by community standard during the pandemic in a lively video produced as a public service announcement. Graduates Annalee Banks of Western Carolina University, Liz Chung of UNC Asheville and Najawa Huntley of N.C. A&T State University worked… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Crisis Response, HBCU, North Carolina A&T, UNC Asheville, UNC System, Western Carolina University

‘A culture of expectation’ at Elizabeth City State

July 22, 2020 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

ELIZABETH CITY – For Elizabeth City State University Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon, reopening campus amid the COVID-19 pandemic boils down to holding yourself and those around you accountable for doing the right thing. In the accompanying excerpts from a Zoom interview, Dixon discusses how ECSU will start the fall semester a week earlier than originally… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Crisis Response, Elizabeth City State University, HBCU

ECSU drones to help fight COVID-19 in rural NC

July 22, 2020 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

ELIZABETH CITY – Elizabeth City State University has a tool not many schools have to combat the spread of COVID-19: Its own air force.  Situated just 2 miles from the largest U.S. Coast Guard air station in the country, ECSU has the only four-year aviation program in North Carolina. Last fall, the school also launched… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Crisis Response, Elizabeth City State University, HBCU

No interruption: 700 laptops for FSU freshmen

May 13, 2020 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

FAYETTEVILLE – A thoughtful donor made a timely gift last week to Fayetteville State University’s Class of 2024: Laptop computers for all incoming freshmen next fall. It will mark the first time an entire class at the Historically Black University will be equipped with laptops, the university announced. “I am absolutely thrilled about this generous… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Crisis Response, Fayetteville State University, HBCU

Hopes for 2020

January 2, 2020 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

There’s so much to hope for in 2020…. We hope that: The Governor and the NC General Assembly finally agree on a 2019-21 state budget. As part of that budget, retroactive raises are approved for K-12 teachers, community-college instructors (who are paid less on average than public school teachers) and public university faculty and staff…. READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, HBCU, Our Opinion

A look at NC’s HMSIs

October 22, 2019 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Some North Carolinians aren’t familiar with our state’s Historically Minority-Serving Institutions (HMSIs) – but HMSIs are taking on growing importance in efforts to build an educated workforce in the state. UNC-TV will take a look at the educational opportunities and partnerships North Carolina’s six public HMSIs provide at 8 p.m. tonight… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2019, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, HBCU, HMSI, NCCU, North Carolina A&T, UNC System, Winston-Salem State University

College rankings don’t happen by chance

October 2, 2019 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

Whether it’s U.S. News & World Report or The Wall Street Journal doing the rankings, it’s clear North Carolina is blessed with an abundance of highly rated colleges and universities, both public and private. In all, 13 North Carolina universities are ranked by U.S. News among national universities.1  • Duke University ranked 10th overall among national universities in… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2019, Excellence, Focus on Quality, Great Universities, HBCU

RTI’s Jeff Frederick: “Knowing who you are is pivotal”

September 18, 2019 by Higher Ed Works 4 Comments

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – For a skinny kid from Warsaw, NC, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University made a major difference.  “It’s rare that you can attend an institution that really helps you dig deep into your identity,” Jeff Frederick, RTI International’s senior vice president for global human resources business partnering, says in the… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2019, HBCU, North Carolina A&T, RTI 60th

Liberal arts part of the equation

April 24, 2019 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

Yes, jobs in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields are important these days. But it’s also important to remember the liberal arts are still part of that equation. Employers say they want workers who have critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills.1 Those are skills imparted by a broad, liberal-arts education. First, when we talk… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2019, HBCU, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, UNC School of the Arts, Winston-Salem State University Tagged With: Higher Education, Liberal Arts, North Carolina, UNC System

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