Schools
- Making it Work with UNC’s Board
By Mary Sue Coleman, PhD
President, Association of American Universities
As a proud alumna of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), I have watched with dismay as the UNC ... Read more - Check out our HBCU coverage North Carolina has a rich tradition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) – in fact, it has more historically black public universities than any other state.1
Together, North Carolina’s HBCUs ... Read more
- Interim President Dr. William Roper’s report to UNC Board of Governors In his first report to the UNC Board of Governors as Interim President, Dr. William Roper addressed a variety of issues facing the University System…
Thank you, Chair Smith.
It’s an honor ... Read more
- The UNC System’s ask of the 2019 General Assembly CHAPEL HILL (January 25, 2019) – Using summer school to graduate on time, retaining the best instructors, supporting community-college transfers and a $4.4 billion backlog in building repairs and renovations ... Read more
- Spellings: A University that changes with the times CHAPEL HILL – As she prepares to depart as President of the University of North Carolina System, there are a few things Margaret Spellings wants North Carolinians to know.
“While the ... Read more
- 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
