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UNC System: Disinvesting in public universities

October 13, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (October 13, 2022) – North Carolina has an ambitious goal to have 2 million people ages 25-44 with a college degree or credential by 2030. Then why do we continue to disinvest in our public universities? The state spent $2,900 less per student in the University of North Carolina System in 2020-21 than it… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, myFutureNC, UNC System, Underfunded, Where We Stand

Where We Stand: Underfunded

September 15, 2022 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

RALEIGH (September 15, 2022) – North Carolina is on a roll winning new – and future-oriented – business. We’ve seen big job announcements over the past year from household names like Toyota, Apple and Google. We should be proud of that. Between the Triangle and the Triad, we see an emerging corridor that will focus… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, myFutureNC, Underfunded, Where We Stand

In-state tuition for immigrants: ‘Like anybody else’

May 18, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: 2022, Access & Affordability, Diversity, Latinx, myFutureNC

Community Colleges: The Swiss Army knives of higher ed

February 9, 2022 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

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

Filed Under: 2022, Adult Learners, Community Colleges series, myFutureNC, NC Community Colleges

SECU: People helping a whole lot of people

February 2, 2022 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

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

Filed Under: 2022, Access & Affordability, myFutureNC

Project Kitty Hawk takes shape

January 20, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: 2022, Adult Learners, myFutureNC, Online

2021: Return to not quite normal

December 29, 2021 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: 2021, Adult Learners, Budget, Crisis Response, Dispatches from the Classroom, Governance, Latinx, myFutureNC, NC Community Colleges, Nursing Series, PreK - 12 Education, Remembrances

Project Kitty Hawk takes flight

November 18, 2021 by Higher Ed Works 3 Comments

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

Filed Under: 2021, Adult Learners, Budget, myFutureNC, Online, UNC System

LatinxEd: ‘Freedom to create a better future’

October 21, 2021 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: 2021, Diversity, Latinx, myFutureNC

UNC System enrollment continues to climb

September 16, 2021 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: 2021, Adult Learners, myFutureNC, UNC System

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