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Susan Jaffe named director of American Ballet Theatre

May 18, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

NEW YORK (May 9, 2022) – With the selection of Susan Jaffe as the new artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre, Jaffe’s career with the prestigious company has come full circle. We’re just glad eight years of that circle were spent as Dean of the School of Dance at the UNC School of the… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, Our Opinion, UNC School of the Arts

Linda Garrou: ‘A woman who lived for others’

March 25, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

WINSTON-SALEM (March 25, 2022) – Linda Garrou was one of the boys. But then again, she wasn’t. Garrou, who died suddenly last week at 79,1 was first and foremost an advocate for children. “A woman who lived for others,” her obituary proclaimed.2 “We pray for children,” said the prayer on the program for her memorial… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, Our Opinion

Our hopes for 2022

January 6, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (January 6, 2022) – North Carolina heaved a collective sigh of relief in 2021 with approval of the first state budget in three years. But enormous issues remain to be resolved in 2022. We hope, of course, that we at least reach sufficient herd immunity and vaccines for North Carolinians to live with the… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, Our Opinion

Leandro: A quarter-century of bickering

November 15, 2021 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

RALEIGH (November 15, 2021) – Robb Leandro was an 8th-grader at West Hoke Middle School in 1994, when the lawsuit over funding for poor North Carolina school districts that bears his name was filed. Twenty-seven years later, he’s 42 years old, with a family and children of his own, and practices law in Raleigh.1  Burley… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Budget, Our Opinion, PreK - 12 Education

John Sanders: Giant of NC civic life

October 14, 2021 by Higher Ed Works 6 Comments

By Eric Johnson CHAPEL HILL (October 14, 2021) – I don’t remember what first prompted John Sanders to come looking for me in The Daily Tar Heel office, but I know he was carrying a book. He was always carrying a book, usually with a type-written note paper-clipped to the front, directing wayward undergrads to… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Our Opinion, Remembrances

Basnight: ‘That bridge for all of us’

September 22, 2021 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (Sept. 22, 2021) – State senators from both parties paid tribute yesterday to Marc Basnight, who led the NC Senate for 18 years and directed billions in state support to North Carolina’s university and transportation systems. “Marc came from humble beginnings to become one of the most influential leaders in our state’s history,” said… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Our Opinion, Remembrances

Mandate vaccines at NC’s public universities

August 10, 2021 by Higher Ed Works 5 Comments

CHAPEL HILL (August 10, 2021) – ‘Pretty please’ won’t cut it anymore.  With COVID-19 cases rapidly on the rise, it’s time for UNC campuses to require all students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated against the virus. The UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Executive Committee adopted a resolution last week that seeks a delegation of authority from… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Crisis Response, Our Opinion, UNC System

Higher ed must get better at second chances

April 28, 2021 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

By Eric Johnson North Carolina is entering a strange economic moment. Less than a year after the sharpest recession in modern history, the state is poised for a booming recovery. After peaking at 13.5% in May of last year, state unemployment now stands at 5.2%. But that’s not the whole story. There are two ways… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, At Risk, Economic Impact, Our Opinion

Legislators on the UNC Board of Governors?

April 9, 2021 by Higher Ed Works 4 Comments

RALEIGH (April 9, 2021) – A proposal that surfaced last week to name state legislators to the UNC Board of Governors would further politicize a board that’s already overly politicized. It’s not a good idea. HB455 would allow each house of the NC General Assembly to appoint two of its own members to the Board… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Governance, Our Opinion

Cooper’s proposed budget: Long-overdue investments

March 31, 2021 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

RALEIGH (March 31, 2021) – Gov. Roy Cooper’s proposed state budget for 2021-23 would award long-overdue raises to educators and put a $4.7 billion bond issue on the ballot to pay for capital projects across North Carolina’s education systems. As State Budget Director Charles Perusse noted, the governor’s proposal is just the first inning in… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Budget, Expert Analysis, Focus on Quality, Our Opinion

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