- VIDEO: Randy Woodson on NC State and AgricultureAgriculture remains North Carolina’s biggest industry – 80 billion dollars a year big. In the accompanying video, NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson talks about the technology – much of it ...Read more
- SWEET POTATOES: NCSU finds new homes for an old friendSweet potatoes are a traditional crop in North Carolina – the state leads the nation in sweet potato production, and the sweet potato is even recognized as the state vegetable. In ...Read more
- Set the bar highBy Paul Fulton and Brad Wilson Co-Chairs, Higher Education Works The University of North Carolina is revered as one of the best – if not the best – public university system ...Read more
- Bonds will build capacity for ‘jobs that don’t yet exist’RALEIGH (Sept. 30, 2015) – A bright spot for higher education in the final days of the 2015 General Assembly is a $2 billion bond package that North Carolina voters ...Read more
- BONDS: $980M for Universities, $350M for community collegesRALEIGH (Sept. 24, 2015) – Voters in North Carolina – now the nation’s 9th-largest state – appear headed for a decision in March on more than $1.3 billion in bonds ...Read more
- NYT: An expanding role for public institutions?By ERIC JOHNSON NEW YORK – For the second year, UNC Chapel Hill has been named one of the best universities in the country for serving an economically diverse group of ...Read more
- State Budget: Tax cuts limit optionsRALEIGH (Sept. 16, 2015) – Even with conservative revenue targets, Republican legislative leaders say their budget compromise for 2015-17 boosts education spending by more than half a billion dollars. The $21.7 ...Read more
- VIDEO: A&T Chancellor: Demand for EngineersGREENSBORO – As voters consider the $2 billion Connect NC bond referendum on the ballot March 15, Chancellor Harold Martin of N.C. A&T State University, discusses the demand for engineers ...Read more
- VIDEO: UNC-CH Chancellor Carol Folt on Access, AffordabilityWASHINGTON – Speaking recently to the National Press Club, Chancellor Carol Folt of UNC-Chapel Hill described efforts to keep costs down, reach into high schools, set examples for students and ...Read more
- REVIEW: Will College Pay Off?Will College Pay Off? A Guide to the Most Important Financial Decision You’ll Ever Make. By Peter Cappelli. Public Affairs, $25.99. By Eric Johnson For many years, asking Will College Pay Off? ...Read more