By James H. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D., and Donna-Marie Winn, Ph.D. CHAPEL HILL – In a previous essay, I shared personal experiences to give White colleagues examples of how systemic racism is intricately woven into the fabric of predominantly White institutions of higher education (PWIs). In this essay, Dr. Donna-Marie Winn, my research colleague, and I… READ MORE
How to expand Black faculty access
By James H. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D., and Donna-Marie Winn, Ph.D. CHAPEL HILL – The previous two essays in this series offered personal reflections on systemic racism in higher education and recommendations to ensure equitable access and treatment of Blacks and other people of color, especially students, moving forward. In this essay, we offer the leadership… READ MORE
Hopes for 2020
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
UNC Presidential Search: Independence, integrity, stature
EDITOR’S NOTE: A delegation of Higher Ed Works board members met last week with Randy Ramsey, Chair of the UNC System Board of Governors and Co-Chair of the Board’s Presidential Search Committee; and Kim Strach, Executive Director of the Presidential Search, to discuss the search process. The following letter summarizes the group’s major points. December… READ MORE
Who would apply?
ELIZABETH CITY – Randy Ramsey is just settling in as Chair of the UNC Board of Governors. But he deserves credit for wanting to rein in at least one rogue board member for launching personal investigations outside the board’s processes. Ramsey is also co-chair of the committee overseeing the search for yet another UNC System… READ MORE
A discussion of higher ed’s biggest challenges
CHAPEL HILL (Nov. 15, 2019) – The leaders of Higher Ed Works and the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal got together with a group of future professors this week to discuss the biggest challenges facing higher education. And what was striking wasn’t their differences – it was how much they agreed. Paul Fulton,… READ MORE
Plenty of tricks, not many treats
RALEIGH – Perhaps it’s appropriate the 2019 General Assembly adjourned on Halloween, because the inability of the legislature and the governor to come to terms on a budget for the next two years leaves North Carolina with a sense of foreboding. Here’s where we stand: The legislature passed a budget that included average raises of… READ MORE
Studies find payoffs from investments in higher ed
A pair of recent studies reaffirm the value of a college education – both to the individual graduate and to states that maintain strong financial support for higher education. In an update to a 2014 study, Jaison R. Abel and Richard Deitz of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that while rising tuition… READ MORE
The difference is education
Some North Carolinians are celebrating that the state’s business climate was recently ranked No. 3 in the nation by CNBC1 – and they should. The state improved from a rank of 9th in CNBC’s 2018 rankings.2 Of course, North Carolina is no stranger to top rankings Forbes ranked North Carolina the top state for business in… READ MORE
Another bite at the apple
RALEIGH – It’s a good thing state legislators might get a second chance to craft a budget for public education in North Carolina over the next two years. Because the $24 billion budget they put together for 2019-21 – and that Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Friday – falls far short of what’s needed to retain… READ MORE
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