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$6.2B NC surplus: Make education a priority again

May 18, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (May 18, 2022) – As the NC General Assembly reconvenes today with a $6.2 billion state budget surplus, it’s time to make education a priority again in North Carolina. Officials announced last week that the state will take in $4.24 billion more than projected in the budget year that ends June 30 – a… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, At Risk, NC Community Colleges, PreK - 12 Education, UNC System

Inflation: ‘Our people are affected dramatically’

May 11, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (May 11, 2022) – Everyone was so excited last November – legislators and the governor agreed on the first state budget in three years, and it included raises of 5% over two years for state employees. But now – as the N.C. General Assembly plans to reconvene May 18 – we’re looking at 8.5%… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, NC Community Colleges, UNC System

UNC System: ‘Pervasive and overtly partisan political control’

May 4, 2022 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

RALEIGH (May 4, 2022) – Well what a week it’s been for the UNC System in the national press. If there was any doubt remaining that the UNC System has become overly politicized, the past week made the point: Inside Higher Ed reported a spike in faculty and staff turnover at UNC System institutions that… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, Governance, UNC System

BOG: Inflation bites UNC campuses

April 7, 2022 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

CULLOWHEE (April 7, 2022) – We’re all feeling the bite of inflation.1 Our universities are, too. And despite a state budget that granted 5% raises over two years to university employees last fall, the board that governs the 17-campus UNC System this week began discussing the need for more raises and operating funds – including… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, Governance, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC System

Cooper: ‘Govern it lightly and wisely’

April 7, 2022 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL (April 7, 2022) – A certain two-time graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill says it’s time to take another look at how the University is governed. “This hallowed place was built and nurtured for decades by public servants who knew great universities make great states,” Gov. Roy Cooper said March 23 as one of six… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, Governance, UNC System

UNC Board: Keep tuition flat a sixth year

February 25, 2022 by Higher Ed Works 3 Comments

CHAPEL HILL (February 25, 2022) – The UNC System’s Board of Governors voted yesterday to keep in-state tuition rates the same for a sixth year in a row at the 16 UNC System campuses in 2022-23. “This marks the sixth consecutive year that North Carolina’s public universities have kept tuition flat,” said System President Peter… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2022, Access & Affordability, Governance, UNC System

Wiles: Merger will not improve community colleges

December 15, 2021 by Higher Ed Works 4 Comments

By Paul Wiles WINSTON-SALEM (December 15, 2021) – Sometimes things that sound the same are not really the same at all. I would argue that when you think of higher education, you might assume that college is college, and you might not readily see the differences between community colleges and universities. Both systems offer access… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Governance, NC Community Colleges, UNC System

Art Padilla: On moving the UNC headquarters

December 9, 2021 by Higher Ed Works 8 Comments

By Dr. Art Padilla RALEIGH (December 1, 2021) – Without much discussion, even within the UNC Board of Governors itself, the NC Legislature seems intent on moving the headquarters of the 17-campus University of North Carolina from where it has resided for the last half century, Chapel Hill. The idea is to relocate it to… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Governance, UNC System

NC budget: ‘A remarkable start on a new era’

November 18, 2021 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

RALEIGH (November 18, 2021) – For the first time in three years, it looks like North Carolina will have a budget for 2021-23. After extended negotiations between Gov. Roy Cooper, Senate President Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore, the General Assembly is voting this week on a plan that would spend $25.9 billion in… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Adult Learners, Budget, NC Community Colleges, UNC System

Hans: ‘Multiple paths to success and respect’

November 18, 2021 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (November 16, 2021) – Peter Hans is the seventh president of the University of North Carolina System. But he’s the first in his family to graduate from college. So as he was inaugurated Tuesday on the 50th anniversary of creation of the System, Hans, 51, stressed that the University must be open to a… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Adult Learners, UNC System

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