Schools
- UNC plan: Higher education a goal for all students
Anyone who thinks UNC System President Margaret Spellings isn’t serious about higher education access and affordability needs to take a look at the University’s new strategic plan.
The plan aims to ... Read more - A red state that values higher ed North Carolina might not have a whole lot in common with Wyoming, but it does share one thing: A requirement in its state constitution to keep university tuition as low ... Read more
- UNC 2050: An educated populace critical to succeed
WILMINGTON – By 2050, rapidly growing Southeastern North Carolina could have 600,000 people – and the state as a whole could have 15 million, Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli says.
As demands ... Read more
- NCGAP – Still a flawed idea RALEIGH – Once again, the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy is pushing a flawed idea – a deferred admission plan at state universities that legislators agreed to ... Read more
- Spellings: Expect the extraordinary North Carolina State University Commencement | December 16, 2016
Margaret Spellings
People are capable of extraordinary things when we expect it of them. That has been a guiding belief of my life ... Read more
- Hurricane-affected UNC institutions give back to community Courtesy of [email protected]
Like much of eastern North Carolina, UNC campuses suffered major disruption in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Several campuses closed for more than a week, with students sent ... Read more
- Spellings: Higher education “a new civil right” CHAPEL HILL (October 13, 2016) – At her inauguration today, the 18th president of the University of North Carolina system left no doubt about her view on access to a ... Read more
- Lindsay’s gift By David Rice
Higher Education Works Foundation
RALEIGH (Sept. 28, 2016) – Last October 30, Kevin Howell knew something wasn’t right. He’d had several bouts of nausea. He’d noticed an annoying metallic ... Read more
- An effort to elevate NC’s higher-ed discussion CHAPEL HILL – A new thrust for North Carolina’s public universities aims to elevate discussion among state policymakers from day-to-day operations to strategic, long-range initiatives.
Andrew Kelly, a respected higher education ... Read more
