WINSTON-SALEM (March 25, 2022) – Linda Garrou was one of the boys. But then again, she wasn’t. Garrou, who died suddenly last week at 79,1 was first and foremost an advocate for children. “A woman who lived for others,” her obituary proclaimed.2 “We pray for children,” said the prayer on the program for her memorial… READ MORE
‘SO FAR’: HEW’s Debra Rezeli and husband Jeff tackle Mountains-to-Sea Trail
RALEIGH – In this beautiful short film, Debra Rezeli, Higher Ed Works’ Engagement Director, and her husband Jeff hike, paddle and bike the 1,175-mile Mountains-to-Sea Trail across North Carolina. “Hiking the trail makes me feel part of nature – it gives me more purpose,” Debra says. They emphasize how the trail leads through North Carolina’s… READ MORE
Community college: Critical path to NC State
RALEIGH (March 23, 2022) – NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson knows the importance of community colleges – the state’s 58 colleges send NC State about 1,000 students a year. “Community colleges across the state have become a critical pathway to NC State, and I know that’s true for many other universities in the UNC… READ MORE
Goodnight Transfer Scholars: ‘They’re phenomenal’
RALEIGH (March 23, 2022) – Jim and Ann Goodnight understand the value of community-college students who transfer to universities. The Goodnight Scholars Program that they launched in 2008 is NC State University’s largest scholarship program; it is expected to grow to 350 or more students. In 2017, the program began gradually increasing the number of… READ MORE
Forsyth Tech: What is it that Stokes County needs?
WALNUT COVE (March 17, 2022) – When Forsyth Technical Community College set out to start a campus in Stokes County, college officials didn’t assume – they asked. “We try to meet the individual needs of the counties that we serve,” Forsyth Tech President Janet Spriggs says in the accompanying video, explaining that the college serves… READ MORE
‘Customized training just for them’
WINSTON-SALEM (March 17, 2022) – One of the reasons they’re called community colleges is they provide precisely the training that local employers – and employees – need. “At Forsyth Technical Community College, that means we work with employers like Reynolds American,” President Janet Spriggs says in the accompanying video. “We provide for them education –… READ MORE
NC State: What two billion dollars will do
RALEIGH (March 11, 2022) – Chancellor Randy Woodson knows what NC State University’s successful “Think and Do the Extraordinary” campaign means for the university. When Woodson arrived at NC State in 2010, he saw a glaring need to deepen its endowment. And the University set its sights on $1.6 billion for the “Think and Do”… READ MORE
Woodson: Ripple effects
RALEIGH (March 11, 2022) – The 2.1 billion dollars NC State University raised for its endowment don’t help just NC State – they help North Carolina’s entire economy. “They have a tremendous impact on the economy,” Chancellor Randy Woodson says in the accompanying video, “by providing the critical workforce for the economy, by funding the… READ MORE
‘Free’ community college? ‘That’s crazy’
WALNUT COVE (March 9, 2022) – ‘Free’ is a loaded term – somebody has to pay. But education leaders say free community-college tuition could help lift more North Carolina students out of poverty. “Community college tuition in North Carolina is an extremely good deal,” Forsyth Technical Community College President Janet Spriggs says in the accompanying… READ MORE
Background: NC and ‘free’ community college
RALEIGH (March 9, 2022) – The Republicans in Tennessee get it. In 2014, the state legislature and then-Gov. Bill Haslam approved Tennessee Promise, which let the state’s recent high-school graduates attend community college free of tuition and fees. In its first year, the program boosted the college-going rate of Tennessee high-school graduates by 6 percentage… READ MORE
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