Schools
- UNC is at a crossroads
EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week, a group of North Carolina business, civic, philanthropic and education leaders posted an open letter to those who govern the University of North Carolina System seeking ... Read more - 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
