RALEIGH (May 18, 2022) – It’s 2022. And even amid an economy that demands educated workers, North Carolina still has a rule that creates a barrier to higher education for an entire class of people. Undocumented students brought here by their parents – even if they grow up in North Carolina and graduate from a… READ MORE
Community Colleges: The Swiss Army knives of higher ed
RALEIGH (February 9, 2022) – They’re the Swiss Army knives of higher education. That’s because North Carolina’s community colleges do so many different things, whether it’s helping a student complete a GED, learn a skilled trade, train for a specific job with a local employer, earn an associate degree in a high-demand field, or transfer… READ MORE
SECU: People helping a whole lot of people
RALEIGH (February 2, 2022) – The SECU Foundation calls its scholarships “People Helping People” scholarships. And indeed, they help a whole lot of people in North Carolina. With 2.6 million members across the state, one in four North Carolinians is a member of the State Employees’ Credit Union. The credit union began directing a fee… READ MORE
Project Kitty Hawk takes shape
CHAPEL HILL (January 20, 2022) – With $97 million from a new state budget, Project Kitty Hawk – the UNC System’s online learning platform – is rapidly taking shape. And it aims to make it easier for adult learners to earn a degree. With the population of traditional college-age students projected to level off over… READ MORE
2021: Return to not quite normal
RALEIGH (December 29, 2021) – 2021 was slightly less chaotic than 2020, with distribution of vaccines that temporarily calmed the coronavirus pandemic before new variants began to emerge. The state also saw its first new budget in three years, with much-needed raises for higher education faculty and staff and generous investments in capital projects. It’s… READ MORE
Project Kitty Hawk takes flight
RALEIGH (November 17, 2021) – UNC System leaders have launched an ambitious effort called Project Kitty Hawk to use online offerings to reach adult learners in North Carolina. The state budget released this week includes $97 million for the project, which involves creating a nonprofit organization that would provide a platform to offer online programs.1… READ MORE
LatinxEd: ‘Freedom to create a better future’
CHAPEL HILL (October 21, 2021) – The college admission process is complicated as it is. Just imagine trying to navigate it in a new language: Acronyms like SAT, ACT and FAFSA1 to translate. Schedules for new tests and varying deadlines for applications to different schools. Those are just some of the barriers the children of… READ MORE
UNC System enrollment continues to climb
CHAPEL HILL (Sept. 16, 2021) – Despite a global pandemic that clamped down activity nationwide, the University of North Carolina System saw record enrollment this fall for the fourth year in a row. “We are among the fortunate few to see enrollment growth – and that is not true across the nation,” UNC Board of… READ MORE
ONE TEAM: UNC System, K-12, Community Colleges
CHAPEL HILL – As North Carolina pursues a goal to have 2 million people with post-secondary educations by 2030, the Chair of the UNC Board of Governors thinks the University System can do a better job communicating with other levels of education. “One thing I’d like to see us do a better job of …… READ MORE
Cooper announces aid for community-college students
RALEIGH (May 26, 2021) – A new directive from Gov. Roy Cooper will make $31.5 million available to help graduating high-school seniors attend North Carolina community colleges, as well as $12.5 million to help students who stopped out of college return to finish their degrees. In all, Cooper announced Monday that he will direct $51… READ MORE
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