CULLOWHEE – North Carolina faces a nursing shortage, but the need is particularly pronounced in Western North Carolina. So Western Carolina University’s School of Nursing came up with what Chancellor David Belcher describes in the accompanying video as an “ingenious” effort to educate nurses quickly – and affordably. Under RIBN, which stands for Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate… READ MORE
Investing in North Carolina’s best and brightest
By DR. TODD ROBERTS Chancellor North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics DURHAM (April 7, 2017) – The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics grew out of a simple conviction on the part of state policymakers: that North Carolina’s students are as bright and capable as any in the world. Give them the opportunity… READ MORE
WCU Chancellor: “Intentional relationships” with students
CULLOWHEE – While people in other parts of the state wring their hands over the rural-urban divide, the folks at Western Carolina University live it every day. The university is intensely focused on its students, Western Carolina Chancellor David Belcher says in the accompanying video. “This is what Western lives every single day,” he says…. READ MORE
WCU: Jobs, economic mobility for WNC
CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University’s commitment to its region is nearly as strong as its commitment to its students – it seems most of Chancellor David Belcher’s sentences end with “Western North Carolina” or “this region.” So what will it take to make Western greater? Students from Western North Carolina, which tends to lag the rest… READ MORE
UNCW Chancellor: Growing numbers of qualified students
By DR. JOSE V. SARTARELLI Chancellor University of North Carolina Wilmington WILMINGTON (March 31, 2017) – We learn early in life to ask “why,” but I often prefer to ask “why not.” Our perspectives are shaped by our own experiences, and mine were shaped by growing up in the developing country of Brazil; the opportunity… READ MORE
Legislature votes to repeal HB2
Restoring NC’s reputation begins RALEIGH (March 30, 2017) – The N.C. House and Senate both voted today to repeal HB2, the notorious “bathroom bill” that stigmatized North Carolina and its universities in the eyes of corporate leaders, job candidates and athletic leagues nationwide. And Gov. Roy Cooper signed the bill within hours. “It’s not a… READ MORE
Spellings: ‘The commitment is absolutely palpable’
CHAPEL HILL – A year into her job as President of the University of North Carolina System, what strikes Margaret Spellings the most is the fundamental devotion of university faculty and staff to 225,000 students. “The reason I took the job … was it’s truly one of the finest university systems in the country,” Spellings… READ MORE
UNC Charlotte Chancellor: Access and opportunity for every deserving student
By PHILIP L. DUBOIS CHARLOTTE – Founded just 70 years ago to educate veterans returning from World War II, what is today known as UNC Charlotte remains committed to its original mission to provide access to the benefits of higher education for every deserving student. The 278 veterans who enrolled in the Charlotte Center of the… READ MORE
Poll finds 54% of NC voters oppose HB2
RALEIGH –A year after it was adopted in a single day, a new poll finds that HB2 still polarizes North Carolina voters – and a majority of us don’t like it. “Overall, 33% of North Carolina voters support HB2, while 54% oppose it (11% undecided/not sure). Nearly two out of three hold strong views about… READ MORE
Invest in innovation – or leave it to chance?
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
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