CHAPEL HILL – The incoming Chairman of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors wants to keep state universities efficient and affordable – so they can continue to do great things. “When I look at higher education, one of the major points of concern for me is actually the sustainability – particularly for us… READ MORE
“The Value of a College Degree”
EDITOR’S NOTE: Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber delivered the following remarks at Princeton’s commencement exercises June 5. President Eisgruber sounded some familiar themes that bear repeating…. 2018 Princeton University Commencement Address President Christopher L. Eisgruber In a few minutes, all of you will march through FitzRandolph Gate as newly minted graduates of this University. Before you… READ MORE
How educated does North Carolina need to be?
CARY – Just how educated are North Carolinians? And how educated do we need to be by 2030? If we count high-quality credentials, 47.4% of North Carolinians had obtained a degree or credential beyond high school in 20161 – that’s 13 percentage points below the Lumina Foundation’s national goal of 60% attainment by 2025.2 It lags… READ MORE
Reflection on Dr. David Belcher
By Teresa Williams Former Chair, WCU Board of Trustees When Dr. David O. Belcher swept into our lives in 2011, the Western Carolina University family saw only a glimmer of the powerhouse he would soon reveal himself to be. Seen then as the highly energetic, personable and visionary new chancellor coming to campus, he quickly… READ MORE
MBA@UNC takes Chapel Hill to you
CHAPEL HILL – MBA@UNC, the online MBA offered by the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, has been ranked among the best in the nation by various publications. But its students certainly aren’t limited to this nation. UNC Kenan-Flagler has had students attend class from aircraft carriers, while fighting pirates in Africa, on deployment… READ MORE
Spellings: Technology can help us do the job
CHAPEL HILL – The President of the University of North Carolina System wants to see more students take advantage of online course offerings to complete their degrees and graduate on time – wherever they are. “One of the tools we’re going to have to use more vigorously and more powerfully is technology-based education,” UNC System… READ MORE
ECU: Leader in online education
GREENVILLE – If there’s one institution in the UNC System that’s led the way in online education, it’s East Carolina University. “We are the leader in distance learning in the state of North Carolina,” Dr. Regis Gilman, Executive Director of Continuing Studies at ECU, says in the accompanying video. “We’ve been doing it for a… READ MORE
“The spoils will go to the better-educated”
NEW YORK (May 31, 2018) – Policymakers and college leaders from the across the country took the stage last week at The New York Times’ Higher Education Leaders Forum. UNC System President Margaret Spellings helped set the agenda during a morning panel about declining public trust in colleges and universities. She called for stronger accountability measures… READ MORE
Budget stokes “engine of opportunity for every North Carolinian”
RALEIGH – Raises for public school teachers and state employees are welcome, as is money to accommodate growing numbers of university students. So higher education leaders praised the 2018-19 state budget adopted last week by the NC General Assembly. The budget “builds on the UNC System’s strongest budget in a decade and provides an additional… READ MORE
“Not there without Crosby”
WINSTON-SALEM – If there’s a model for helping young North Carolinians get interested, get into and get through college – and yes, get it paid for – it’s the Crosby Scholars Partners program. Begun in 1992 by organizers of The CROSBY National Celebrity Golf Tournament and sponsored initially by Sara Lee Corporation, the program asks… READ MORE
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