GREENSBORO – One thing that makes a great university is strong state support. In the accompanying video, UNC Greensboro Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. says North Carolina has a history of doing just that. “We’re at a watershed in American public higher education,” Gilliam says. “For so long, the states subsidized state universities at high… READ MORE
By Paul Nowell UNC Charlotte [email protected] CHARLOTTE – UNC Charlotte economics professor Matthew Metzgar teaches Managerial Economics, a requirement for all majors in the Belk College of Business. With about 275 students, the course covers basic business concepts such as demand, cost, production, and market analysis. So Metzgar decided to make it more hands-on for… READ MORE
By ELWOOD L. ROBINSON Not all college rankings are created equal. Many national rankings reward universities for their selectivity or focus on metrics like reputation, recognizing universities that spend more money to game the system. Over the years, universities like Winston-Salem State University, which serve a large number of minorities, low-income, and first generation students,… READ MORE
DURHAM – If a smart student on Ocracoke wants to take Honors Physics, odds are her high school won’t have enough students to offer it. But the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham can make it happen. The School of Science and Math was the first residential school of its kind in the… READ MORE
DURHAM – ‘The Arts’ aren’t part of the name at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. But the arts are an integral part of the school. “People, when they hear ‘North Carolina School of Science and Math,’ they think that’s all we do,” Chancellor Todd Roberts says in the accompanying video. “We are a… READ MORE
By DAVID O. BELCHER CULLOWHEE – While Western North Carolina’s mountains attract millions of visitors from around the world, beneath the beauty of the majestic peaks and long-range vistas exists a threat to the region’s economic viability. That threat is the low level of higher education attained by those who call these mountains home and… READ MORE
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper’s proposed state budget for 2017-19 asks lawmakers to choose education over the tax cuts they’ve favored in recent years. “We have a world-class University System, a culture of innovation and creativity, and an abundance of natural beauty,” Cooper said in a letter presenting his budget to legislators. “However, over the past… READ MORE
RALEIGH – Shiny new buildings are cool, but Gov. Roy Cooper apparently realizes we need to take care of what we have. The governor’s budget recommendation for 2017-19 includes $351 million in bonds to pay for renovations to state buildings,1 half of them in the University of North Carolina System. The needs are substantial –… READ MORE
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget plan includes a proposal that’s vital both to North Carolinians’ health and to our economy: Restoration of the University Cancer Research Fund to full funding.1 Nearly 40 percent of us will contract cancer at some point in our lives. Even if we manage to avoid it, we each have… READ MORE
RALEIGH (March 9, 2017) – Legislative and education leaders proposed a partial restoration today of the N.C. Teaching Fellows Program that would offer forgivable loans to college students who agree to become public school teachers in high-demand STEM and special-education fields. The Teaching Fellows program began in 1986 and offered four-year scholarships to promising students… READ MORE
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