^Honorary Degree Recipients (left to right: Paul Fulton, Jr., Anne-Marie Slaughter, Sandra Cisneros, Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, and Nell Irvin Painter) stand with Chancellor Carol L. Folt before the Spring Commencement ceremony on May 8, 2016 at Kenan Stadium at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Melanie Busbee/UNC-Chapel Hill). CHAPEL HILL (May 8,… READ MORE
ROSS: Ensure Spellings’ success
By Thomas W. Ross President Emeritus University of North Carolina System Almost every day, someone asks me how I feel about Margaret Spellings as my successor. After acknowledging that I would have preferred to continue in the role myself, I say to those who ask that we must all do everything in our power to… READ MORE
JIM WOODWARD: Public universities exist to serve the public good
By Jim Woodward Chancellor Emeritus, UNC Charlotte The mission of the 17-campus University of North Carolina can be summarized with the following statement: Public universities exist to serve the public good. This goal is pursued through the teaching, research, and service programs conducted by their faculty, staff, and administration. Many of these programs and, hence, those… READ MORE
SPELLINGS: “Affordability, accessibility, accountability and quality”
GREENSBORO – At a retreat last week of the Board of Governors that oversees the University of North Carolina system, President-Elect Margaret Spellings laid out her vision for the university when she takes office March 1. “We can work together to achieve an ambitious goal: to make North Carolina the nation’s leader in affordability, accessibility,… READ MORE
McCrory: With $2B in bonds, NC is “stepping up to the future”
RALEIGH (Jan. 5, 2016) – Since North Carolina’s last bond referendum 15 years ago, 2 million people – the equivalent of the entire state of Nebraska – have moved to North Carolina. “Two million people is a gigantic burden to be placed on our infrastructure,” Jim Rose, a regional president for Yadkin Bank, told several… READ MORE
Lagging university benefits: “That’s real money”
CHAPEL HILL – Stagnant pay for University faculty and staff remains a major problem in North Carolina, hampering the state’s ability to hire and keep top-tier teachers and researchers. State lawmakers have offered a single 1.2% raise in the past seven years, even as other states have recruited aggressively to poach talent. But it’s more… READ MORE
Ross farewell: “This treasure that truly belongs to the people”
CHAPEL HILL (Dec. 11, 2015) – With dignity and grace, University of North Carolina President Tom Ross said farewell to the same board that removed him, urging its members to strengthen the University. “Without question, leading one of the nation’s top public universities, the University of North Carolina, has been a true highlight in my… READ MORE
UNCG Chancellor: “That’s who you want in the classroom.”
GREENSBORO – Though he’s new to campus, Chancellor Frank Gilliam of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro knows UNCG lost a star health economist to the University of Virginia. “If faculty salaries stagnate, you will have retention problems,” Gilliam says in the accompanying video. “Our faculty, the best ones, are as good as anybody… READ MORE
BOG: Faculty pay on the agenda
CHAPEL HILL – Long-stagnant pay for university teachers and researchers will be at the top of the agenda when the University of North Carolina Board of Governors convenes Dec. 11. During a special meeting of the board last week, members spoke of their growing worry about the impact of lackluster pay and benefits for faculty… READ MORE
What about us?
When the Board of Governors that oversees North Carolina’s public universities granted raises recently to 12 chancellors, it prompted faculty across the system to ask: What about us? There is no doubt that faculty – who’ve gone seven years with just one insignificant raise – are long overdue for a raise. This year University faculty… READ MORE
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