RALEIGH (September 22, 2023) – To win Medicaid expansion he has sought since he was elected, Gov. Roy Cooper agreed to make it contingent on passage of the state budget. So Republican legislators packed a whole lot of policy into the 1,400-page 2023-25 budget for Cooper to swallow. Here are some highlights – and lowlights. … READ MORE
Elwood Robinson: The importance of the HBCU experience
WSSU celebrates 130 years By Elwood RobinsonChancellor, Winston-Salem State University WINSTON-SALEM (October 26, 2022) – The story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is amazing with complexity, density, and variety, which recognizes the power of a dream and an extraordinary vision of possibilities. This incredible story has provided future generations with a framework, an… READ MORE
Out-of-state cap raised at HBCUs
CHAPEL HILL (April 22, 2021) – The UNC Board of Governors voted today to allow the UNC System’s five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to raise enrollment of out-of-state students to as much as 25% of each freshman class. “This will improve the stability of these campuses,” UNC System President Peter Hans said. Hans… READ MORE
Hans: Increasing out-of-state cap “will help get us there”
In a recent Higher Ed Works webinar, SACSCOC President Belle Wheelan and former UNC Board of Governors Chair Lou Bissette discuss balancing in- and out-of-state students. “It’s a hairy mess,” says Wheelan, but it does improve financial stability. Bissette warns that institutions should not deny admission to qualified in-state students. CHAPEL HILL (Feb. 17, 2021)… READ MORE
Small UNC System campuses keep COVID in check
(Oct. 6, 2020) – Let’s hear it for the little guys. As several of the UNC System’s largest institutions were forced to quickly shift classes online as the coronavirus erupted on their campuses, many of the System’s smaller institutions – including its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) – have managed to keep the virus… READ MORE
A look at NC’s HMSIs
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Some North Carolinians aren’t familiar with our state’s Historically Minority-Serving Institutions (HMSIs) – but HMSIs are taking on growing importance in efforts to build an educated workforce in the state. UNC-TV will take a look at the educational opportunities and partnerships North Carolina’s six public HMSIs provide at 8 p.m. tonight… READ MORE
Liberal arts part of the equation
Yes, jobs in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields are important these days. But it’s also important to remember the liberal arts are still part of that equation. Employers say they want workers who have critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills.1 Those are skills imparted by a broad, liberal-arts education. First, when we talk… READ MORE
At WSSU, ‘it’s about the individual students’
WINSTON-SALEM (April 4, 2019) – Higher education generates benefits to the entire community. But its most immediate impact is the difference it makes in the life of an individual student. That was the focus of a Social Mobility Summit this week at Winston-Salem State University, one of only five universities in the nation that have… READ MORE
Making a difference at WSSU
WINSTON-SALEM – Winston-Salem State University doesn’t participate in U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings. That’s because, rather than celebrate how exclusive it is, WSSU celebrates how inclusive it is and the difference it makes in the social standing of its students. “That’s … a key hallmark of what we do at Winston-Salem State University,”… READ MORE
All the way from Weeksville
WINSTON-SALEM – To hear what a difference education can make in one person’s life, just ask Dr. Stephanie Dance-Barnes. In the accompanying video, Dance-Barnes, the interim associate provost and an associate professor of biology at Winston-Salem State University, talks about how she left a small nearby community in Northeastern North Carolina to attend Elizabeth City… READ MORE
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