CHAPEL HILL (April 22, 2021) – The UNC Board of Governors voted today to allow the UNC System’s five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to raise enrollment of out-of-state students to as much as 25% of each freshman class. “This will improve the stability of these campuses,” UNC System President Peter Hans said. Hans… READ MORE
Hans: Increasing out-of-state cap “will help get us there”
In a recent Higher Ed Works webinar, SACSCOC President Belle Wheelan and former UNC Board of Governors Chair Lou Bissette discuss balancing in- and out-of-state students. “It’s a hairy mess,” says Wheelan, but it does improve financial stability. Bissette warns that institutions should not deny admission to qualified in-state students. CHAPEL HILL (Feb. 17, 2021)… READ MORE
Small UNC System campuses keep COVID in check
(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
Recent grads urge students to ‘Embrace the Weirdness’
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
A look at NC’s HMSIs
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
RTI’s Jeff Frederick: “Knowing who you are is pivotal”
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
Martin: A&T investments ‘transforming East Greensboro’
WINSTON-SALEM – Higher education certainly changes the lives of individual students. But North Carolina A&T State University also uses its leverage as a growing institution to help lift East Greensboro, Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. said at the Social Mobility Summit 2019. In a section of Greensboro with lower per-capita wealth than the rest of… READ MORE
N.C. A&T’s partnerships with community colleges
GREENSBORO – Like many universities, North Carolina A&T State University is seeing increasing numbers of students choose to start at a community college, then transfer to N.C. A&T. In the accompanying video, Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. says Guilford Technical Community College is one of N.C. A&T’s biggest partners; the university also recently announced a… READ MORE
N.C. A&T’s partnerships with UNCG
GREENSBORO – Some critics of public universities worry there’s too much duplication across campuses. Those folks need to take a look at all the collaborations between North Carolina A&T State University and UNC Greensboro. “With UNC Greensboro, we have a number of initiatives,” Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. of N.C. A&T says in the accompanying… READ MORE
Check out our HBCU coverage
North Carolina has a rich tradition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) – in fact, it has more historically black public universities than any other state.1 Together, North Carolina’s HBCUs have a total economic impact of at least $1.7 billion and generate at least 15,663 jobs. A single year’s graduates will earn $20.7 billion… READ MORE