IOWA CITY, Iowa – A recent report in the Winston-Salem Journal1 highlighted the work of an Iowa economist who challenges popular business-climate rankings that give disproportionate weight to tax cuts. State and local taxes don’t have much impact on economic growth, says Peter Fisher,2 the research director for the Iowa Policy Project who operates www.gradingstates.org…. READ MORE
Just how unusual is the UNC Civil Rights Center?
CHAPEL HILL (July 26, 2017) – With a UNC Board of Governors committee poised to act next week on a proposal to forbid the UNC Center for Civil Rights to file lawsuits,1 just how unusual is it for a law school to have a civil rights center that engages in litigation? Critics of the center… READ MORE
“That’s fine with us.”
FAYETTEVILLE – Fayetteville State University Chancellor James Anderson dismisses any suggestion that there’s something wrong with starting out at a community college. “One of the misperceptions about the relationship between a community college and a four-year institution is that they’re competing,” Anderson says in the accompanying video. “In actuality, that’s not the case. “They’re a… READ MORE
Community colleges: Crucial in multiple ways
RALEIGH – They’re the Swiss Army knife of higher ed: Whether it’s preparing students to attend a four-year institution, training for a trade or training customized for a local employer, community colleges prepare students for many, many different tasks. In an era of rising university tuition and shifting skill demands from employers, they have become so… READ MORE
UNCSA lifts the spirit – and the economy
By M. Lindsay Bierman Chancellor University of North Carolina School of the Arts WINSTON-SALEM – Money can’t buy happiness, but it buys plenty of movies and music, theatre tickets and concert passes, good reads and great art. And if that’s not a means to happiness, I’m in the wrong line of work. As Chancellor of… READ MORE
Fayetteville State: New definition of an HBCU
FAYETTEVILLE – Yes, Fayetteville State University considers itself a Historically Black College and University. But the definition of an HBCU is expanding, Chancellor James Anderson says in the accompanying video. “We like to say FSU is an institution that has a great historical foundation that primarily was African-American,” Anderson says. “However, we recognize that in order… READ MORE
FSU: “Necessary in their life”
FAYETTEVILLE – Chancellor James Anderson readily acknowledges an interdependence between Fayetteville State University and the surrounding community. The university is certainly a local economic driver – one study found it produces an annual economic output of $154 million and 2,210 jobs.1 “Every building we’ve built, we’ve hired people from the city to work on that building,”… READ MORE
Graduate from FSU in one year – at 18?
FAYETTEVILLE – Chancellor James Anderson wants more students like Mikayla Raines and more faculty members like Dr. Carole Weatherford. Anderson likes to highlight exceptional students and faculty at Fayetteville State University. In the accompanying video, he discusses Raines, who spent three years taking college courses at an Early College High School on FSU’s campus – then… READ MORE
Why We Need Federal Funding of Social Science Research
By Jeff Braden Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences NC State University President Trump’s budget proposes to dramatically reduce or altogether eliminate federal funding for social science research, primarily through cuts to the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Mental Health. Budget Director Mick Mulvaney has challenged critics… READ MORE
Fayetteville State: Thinking way beyond traditional mission
FAYETTEVILLE – Fayetteville State University is stepping it up. “We’ve been able to wed our great historical legacy and our tradition and our founding values with what we know we need to do for the 21st century to be competitive, to have high-quality programs,” Chancellor James A. Anderson says in the accompanying video. Five years ago,… READ MORE
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