RALEIGH – At a time when demands for an educated workforce are only growing, the proposed 2019-21 budget the state Senate adopted last week reaffirms the Senate’s tendency to under invest in higher education. Senate leaders made great fanfare out of giving state employees a 5% raise over two years – yet inexplicably, they left out… READ MORE
The stakes are too high
By Emma Singletary BattlePresident/CEO, Higher Ed Works In a recent column titled “North Carolina ranks high in college funding,” John Hood reminds us that the N.C. Constitution requires that the benefits of our public colleges and universities “as far as practicable, be extended to the people of the state free of expense.” Hood acknowledges that between 2008 and 2018,… READ MORE
London Graham: About My First Year of College
My name is London Graham and I am a rising sophomore at UNC-Chapel Hill studying Business Administration with a minor in Spanish. I would describe my freshman year experience to be similar to that of a roller coaster, filled with a variety of highs and lows and a few steady points. The highs consisted of… READ MORE
UNC System alumni: Oh so worth it
CHAPEL HILL (May 21, 2019) – Graduates of the University of North Carolina System are much more likely than other college alumni to appreciate and promote their schools, according to a survey of 77,695 alumni that Gallup conducted for the system. The UNC System’s strategic plan calls on university officials to collect data on graduates’… READ MORE
A competition for talent
CHAPEL HILL – Attracting and keeping the best instructors to teach university students is an ongoing battle, Interim UNC System President William L. Roper says. “We have a great university system in North Carolina. We have outstanding faculty. And universities, colleges all over America know that. They’re trying to raid our faculty to go elsewhere,”… READ MORE
Substantial UNC capital needs
CHAPEL HILL – The 17-campus University of North Carolina System has at least a $3 billion backlog of postponed building repairs and renovations. The System could use the N.C. General Assembly’s help figuring out how to catch up on that deferred maintenance over the next 10 years, Interim UNC President William L. Roper says in… READ MORE
Adviser Spotlight: Arbre’ya Lewis
Arbre’ya Lewis is a first-year adviser serving with the Duke University College Advising Corps at Riverside High School in Durham Public Schools. By Arbre’ya LewisCollege Advising Corps DURHAM – I graduated from Duke University on Mother’s Day in 2018. I believe there could have been no better day for me to receive my degree —… READ MORE
Roper on UNC System challenges: ‘Settle things down’
CHAPEL HILL – The Interim President of the University of North Carolina System says his job is a remarkable privilege – but he also knows the University faces some trials. “We have some challenges,” Interim President Dr. William L. Roper says in the accompanying video. “And one challenge, just to be direct about it, is… READ MORE
Roper on UNC Charlotte: ‘A horrific event’
CHAPEL HILL – A day after visiting UNC Charlotte following shootings that left two students dead and four injured, Interim UNC System President William L. Roper balanced his sympathy for the victims with praise for the response by UNC Charlotte. “It is a horrific event that one wishes never had happened, never could happen in… READ MORE
Mourning with Charlotte
CHARLOTTE – It’s not just another day in America. We join the UNC Charlotte community in mourning the loss of life Tuesday of two students. We hope for the recovery of the four students who were injured and healing of the entire UNC Charlotte community. We join schools across the nation in feeling the loss of… READ MORE
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