RALEIGH (May 2, 2019) – The 2019-21 state budget the N.C. House is moving to approve this week continues to award healthy raises to K-12 teachers and makes some strategic investments in higher education, especially in the area of capital. But it doesn’t do nearly enough for our public colleges’ and universities’ human capital. House… READ MORE
Cable to be installed today as Chancellor of UNC Asheville
ASHEVILLE – Dr. Nancy J. Cable will be installed as the eighth Chancellor of UNC Asheville in ceremonies that begin at 3 p.m. today. Cable is a nationally recognized leader in higher education, educational access, financial aid and affordability, and liberal arts and sciences curricula. She has held leadership positions at Denison University, Guilford College,… READ MORE
Liberal arts part of the equation
Yes, jobs in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields are important these days. But it’s also important to remember the liberal arts are still part of that equation. Employers say they want workers who have critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills.1 Those are skills imparted by a broad, liberal-arts education. First, when we talk… READ MORE
Woodson: ‘Lives that will be transformed’
RALEIGH – NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson sees the power of higher education every day. In the accompanying video, Woodson shares the story of a student who worked hard to become the first in his family to go to college and to be admitted to NC State’s College of Engineering – then his mother… READ MORE
Woodson: Seamless transfer from community college
RALEIGH – All 16 universities in the University of North Carolina System are trying to smooth transfers from North Carolina’s community colleges. “All of us are working hard on seamless transfers from the Community College System,” NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson says in the accompanying video. NC State works in a number of ways… READ MORE
Basnight’s vision
MANTEO – The dedication recently of the new Marc Basnight Bridge over Oregon Inlet1 brings to mind the visionary former state Senate leader’s passion not just for the Outer Banks, but for higher education. Partly because he didn’t go to college himself and considered it a shortcoming, Basnight became an ardent supporter of the University… READ MORE
At WSSU, ‘it’s about the individual students’
WINSTON-SALEM (April 4, 2019) – Higher education generates benefits to the entire community. But its most immediate impact is the difference it makes in the life of an individual student. That was the focus of a Social Mobility Summit this week at Winston-Salem State University, one of only five universities in the nation that have… READ MORE
Martin: A&T investments ‘transforming East Greensboro’
WINSTON-SALEM – Higher education certainly changes the lives of individual students. But North Carolina A&T State University also uses its leverage as a growing institution to help lift East Greensboro, Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. said at the Social Mobility Summit 2019. In a section of Greensboro with lower per-capita wealth than the rest of… READ MORE
Adviser Spotlight: Rosalia Polanco
Rosalia Polanco is a first-year adviser serving with the Davidson College Advising Corps at Starmount High School in Yadkin County. By Rosalia Polanco College Advising Corps My journey with College Advising Corps began with my memory of my own high school experience. I wanted to advise because of how lost I felt going through the… READ MORE
Making a difference at WSSU
WINSTON-SALEM – Winston-Salem State University doesn’t participate in U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings. That’s because, rather than celebrate how exclusive it is, WSSU celebrates how inclusive it is and the difference it makes in the social standing of its students. “That’s … a key hallmark of what we do at Winston-Salem State University,”… READ MORE
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