RALEIGH (Sept. 22, 2021) – State senators from both parties paid tribute yesterday to Marc Basnight, who led the NC Senate for 18 years and directed billions in state support to North Carolina’s university and transportation systems. “Marc came from humble beginnings to become one of the most influential leaders in our state’s history,” said… READ MORE
COVID slows community-college transfers
CHAPEL HILL (Sept. 22, 2021) – Fewer students have transferred from North Carolina’s community colleges to state universities during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released last week. But importantly, students who completed their associate degree before transferring performed as well as students who started out at a four-year school. After repeated increases in… READ MORE
UNC System enrollment continues to climb
CHAPEL HILL (Sept. 16, 2021) – Despite a global pandemic that clamped down activity nationwide, the University of North Carolina System saw record enrollment this fall for the fourth year in a row. “We are among the fortunate few to see enrollment growth – and that is not true across the nation,” UNC Board of… READ MORE
No-Brainer: Guaranteed admission for NCSSM grads
CHAPEL HILL (Sept. 16, 2021) – How often do members of the UNC Board of Governors talk about “no-brainers”? Well they did this week before approving a policy to guarantee admission to UNC System schools for graduates of the NC School of Science and Mathematics. The high school in a former hospital in Durham identifies… READ MORE
Guskiewicz: The virtue of raucous debate
Each fall, UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz co-teaches a seminar for graduate students – professors of the future – called ‘The American Professoriate.’ The class focuses on the role of public universities. This year, he teaches with Matt Springer and Buck Goldstein from the School of Education and Dean Suzanne Barbour of the Graduate… READ MORE
2 + 2 = Teachers!
RALEIGH (August 27, 2021) – State education leaders sealed an agreement this week to expand a program for aspiring teachers to start their education at a North Carolina community college and finish at one of the state’s public universities. Thomas Stith III, President of the NC Community College System, and UNC System President Peter Hans… READ MORE
Nurses: Can North Carolina meet the demand?
RALEIGH (August 25, 2021) – All too often, we take them for granted – until we get sick. It’s then that we realize how critical North Carolina’s nurses are not only to our health, but to our workforce, our communities and our economy. If we didn’t before, we’ve come to show nurses appreciation that’s long… READ MORE
Hans: Nurses to care for all of us
CHAPEL HILL (August 25, 2021) – Peter Hans has seen it both as President of the UNC System and President of the NC Community College System: To solve North Carolina’s nursing shortage, it will take more instructors. “If we could recruit and compensate nurses to actually prepare other nurses… then we would be better off… READ MORE
Who spends time with patients?
RALEIGH (August 20, 2021) – We’ve heard team-based care is increasingly important in health care – and it is. But is there any question who spends the most time with patients, particularly in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted-living centers? “Probably 99 percent of the time is nurse-patient contact,” Dr. Ann Marie Milner, Director of Nursing… READ MORE
Needed update for a respected nursing school
CHAPEL HILL (August 18, 2021) – The first time Lauren Kiefer arrived at Carrington Hall at UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Nursing, she got lost. It’s two buildings – an older one and a younger one – mashed against one another, and the hallways can indeed be confusing. “I was a little bit surprised by the… READ MORE
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