Schools
- UNC System hits 70% graduation rate
CHAPEL HILL – Just one year into implementation of its Higher Expectations strategic plan, the University of North Carolina System has already exceeded its five-year goal for improving graduation rates.
While ... Read more - Harry Smith: Strong universities battle urbanization CHAPEL HILL – There’s plenty of hand-wringing these days over North Carolina’s rural-urban divide. But the chairman of the UNC System’s governing board sees a solution in the state’s colleges ... Read more
- Spellings: NC public universities ‘the lifeblood of the state’ CHAPEL HILL – Margaret Spellings gets higher education – she champions the education of a broader cross-section of North Carolinians.
Regrettably, though, Spellings announced last week that she will leave next ... Read more
- Universities: A shifting burden
RALEIGH – Perhaps because it has a constitutional mandate for it, North Carolina is known across the country for strong support of its public universities. The state continues to rank ... Read more
- Former BOG members on good governance Good governance can take many shapes and forms, depending on the organization and circumstance, and is not always easy to see or detect. Bad governance is different – like many ... Read more
- C.D. Spangler Jr. – ‘A giant of our state’ CHAPEL HILL – Dick Spangler understood the role our public universities play in North Carolina – and why it’s essential that all North Carolinians have access to them.
Clemmie Dixon Spangler ... Read more
- Harry Smith: No shortage of UNC strategic priorities CHAPEL HILL – The new Chair of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors sees no shortage of priorities to improve the UNC System.
“The biggest focus will be moving ... Read more
- Harry Smith: The No. 1 online platform CHAPEL HILL – The new Chair of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors pictures big things from the UNC System online, not unlike the massive offerings of Arizona ... Read more
- Harry Smith: An affordable, sustainable UNC System CHAPEL HILL – The incoming Chairman of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors wants to keep state universities efficient and affordable – so they can continue to do ... Read more
- Spellings: Technology can help us do the job CHAPEL HILL – The President of the University of North Carolina System wants to see more students take advantage of online course offerings to complete their degrees and graduate on ... Read more
