CHAPEL HILL (May 20, 2020) – The UNC System’s governing board voted Wednesday to freeze tuition and fees at North Carolina’s 16 public universities for 2020-21. Because state law locks tuition for each class of entering freshmen, the action effectively sets tuition levels for four years for students who will enter in Fall 2020. Twelve… READ MORE
BOG talks sanctions for rogue members; Fetzer resigns
CHAPEL HILL (May 20, 2020) – After scandals involving trustees who tried to influence a student election and a member who conducted his own investigations of a job candidate and an interim chancellor, a committee of the UNC System’s governing board discussed new rules this week for policing its own. As if to punctuate the… READ MORE
Susan Cates: COVID-19 crisis offers an education opportunity
By Susan Cates When thoughtfully planned, technology-enhanced learning can improve the educational experience for students and faculty and lower total costs across the system. Although this spring’s emergency response left no room for the luxury of thoughtful planning, COVID-19 may provide an opportunity for North Carolina to consider transformation of its higher education system to… READ MORE
No interruption: 700 laptops for FSU freshmen
FAYETTEVILLE – A thoughtful donor made a timely gift last week to Fayetteville State University’s Class of 2024: Laptop computers for all incoming freshmen next fall. It will mark the first time an entire class at the Historically Black University will be equipped with laptops, the university announced. “I am absolutely thrilled about this generous… READ MORE
Tony Rand: Nothing is more important
CHAPEL HILL – Shortly after Tom Ross was named President of the University of North Carolina System in 2011, he got a call from former NC Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand. He expected congratulations. That’s not what he got. “Remember, nothing is more important to this State than our University,” Rand said. “Don’t mess it… READ MORE
Two talented Susans
WINSTON-SALEM – It’s thrilling to recruit great talent. It also hurts to lose it. The UNC School of the Arts, an under-appreciated gem in the UNC System, had such experiences in the past year with the departures of two talented Susans: Dean Susan Ruskin of the UNCSA School of Filmmaking and Dean Susan Jaffe of… READ MORE
The UNC System’s challenges and opportunities
CHAPEL HILL – Randy Ramsey doesn’t shy away from discussing the challenges facing the University of North Carolina System. “There are a lot of challenges facing the System,” the Chair of the UNC Board of Governors says in the accompanying video. “But at the same time, those challenges become real opportunities if we look at… READ MORE
Ramsey: Calm and direct
CHAPEL HILL – Randy Ramsey openly acknowledges there’s been strife on the UNC Board of Governors. But the Chair of the 24-person board says every member wants what’s best for the state and its 17-campus university system. And the current Chair plans to run the board in a calm manner. “Every single person in this… READ MORE
Ramsey: Most important decision of the decade
CHAPEL HILL – The search for a new UNC System president has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, officials said last week. But a practiced hand will remain at the helm. “The timeline of the search has certainly been changed,” Randy Ramsey, Chair of the UNC Board of Governors, told the board. Ramsey said he… READ MORE
Colleges to help communities ‘grow their own’ teachers
RALEIGH – It had nothing to do with the coronavirus, but the State Board of Community Colleges took an important step last week to expand North Carolina’s pipeline of future teachers. The board approved two new teacher-preparation transfer degrees – an associate in arts in teacher preparation and associate in science in teacher preparation –… READ MORE
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