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Tom Ross – “One of those carpenters”

June 17, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL (May 26, 2016) – UNC President Margaret Spellings and the Board of Governors that oversees the University of North Carolina System presented President Emeritus Tom Ross the highest award the Board bestows. The University Award recognizes exceptional service to higher education in North Carolina.  Here are remarks delivered that evening by Spellings; Tom… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Focus on Quality

Ross, Spellings: Very little disagreement at forum

May 18, 2016 by Higher Ed Works 4 Comments

GREENSBORO (May 16, 2016) – When it comes to core priorities for public higher education, there’s not much daylight between UNC System President Margaret Spellings and her predecessor, Tom Ross. Spellings and Ross sang one another’s praises during an hour-long appearance at the Governor Morehead Forum in Greensboro this week, highlighting shared concerns for higher… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Focus on Quality, Leadership, President Spellings

Doctor Paul Fulton

May 8, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

^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

Filed Under: 2016, Focus on Quality

ROSS: Ensure Spellings’ success

March 1, 2016 by Higher Ed Works 13 Comments

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

Filed Under: 2016, Focus on Quality, From Our Campuses, Leadership, President Spellings

JIM WOODWARD: Public universities exist to serve the public good

February 23, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: 2016, Focus on Quality, UNC Charlotte

SPELLINGS: “Affordability, accessibility, accountability and quality”

February 16, 2016 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

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

Filed Under: 2016, Focus on Quality, Leadership, President Spellings

McCrory: With $2B in bonds, NC is “stepping up to the future”

January 5, 2016 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

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

Filed Under: 2016, Connect NC, Economic Impact, Expert Analysis, Focus on Quality

Lagging university benefits: “That’s real money”

December 15, 2015 by Higher Ed Works 4 Comments

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

Filed Under: 2015, Focus on Quality, From Our Campuses, Human Capital, teachers

Ross farewell: “This treasure that truly belongs to the people”

December 11, 2015 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

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

Filed Under: 2015, Focus on Quality

UNCG Chancellor: “That’s who you want in the classroom.”

December 1, 2015 by Higher Ed Works 3 Comments

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

Filed Under: 2015, Focus on Quality, From Our Campuses, Human Capital, teachers, UNC Greensboro

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