CHAPEL HILL – There’s plenty of reform underway in public education in North Carolina, and UNC System President Margaret Spellings highlights several innovations at both universities and K-12 schools in the accompanying video. • NC Promise: The NC General Assembly has committed more than $50 million to provide in-state tuition of $500 a semester “to… READ MORE
WINSTON-SALEM – It’s commonly known as virtual reality, but to Susan Ruskin, what’s coming in the field of “immersive technology” is very real. ^ This Introduction to Virtual Reality from Felix + Paul Studios demonstrates some of the capabilities of virtual reality. “The technology is moving more rapidly than it ever has,” says Ruskin, Dean… READ MORE
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – A special presentation this week by UNC TV’s Black Issues Forum featured an engaging panel discussion about the economic impact and continued relevance of North Carolina’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). HBCUs: Legacy and Leadership, moderated by Deborah Holt Noel, includes commentary from: Fayetteville State University Chancellor James Anderson; Winston-Salem… READ MORE
WINSTON-SALEM – Under current trends, out of 100 North Carolina 9th-graders, 72 will graduate from high school in the next four years and say they intend to go to college. But only 53 will eventually enroll, and after 10 years, only 30 will go on to earn a degree. Twenty-three will leave college with no… READ MORE
ASHEVILLE – A recent study demonstrates how a single campus in the University of North Carolina System helps drive the local economy. The study found that UNC Asheville raised the economic output in the Asheville area by $450 million in 2017 – a $100 million increase from a similar study five years ago. For every… READ MORE
DOBSON – David Shockley has felt it himself. He’s felt the stigma, he says in the accompanying video, that going to community college is somehow less than being a student at a four-year university. As his own friends left home for four-year schools, says Shockley, the President of Surry Community College, “I can remember feeling… READ MORE
DOBSON – There’s a reason they’re called community colleges. North Carolinians embrace their community colleges in both big ways and small. “We have had individuals in the community that just are always on the lookout for students in need. And I’ll get a call that says, ‘OK, this student is headed your way – please… READ MORE
CHAPEL HILL – Chancellor Carol Folt refers to UNC Chapel Hill’s medical/pharmaceutical research complex as “a biomedical juggernaut” – and others are starting to take notice of North Carolina’s university-driven research economy as well. The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, for example, recently ranked North Carolina the top state in the nation for industry-funded university… READ MORE
DURHAM – North Carolina Central University makes a promise to its students, and in the accompanying video, Chancellor Johnson Akinleye outlines the Eagle Promise. Akinleye traces NCCU’s emphasis on providing access to quality higher education to the university’s founder, Dr. James E. Shepard. “That’s number one, our priority,” he says. “That access is very important.”… READ MORE
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