- Rapid design, rapid growthCULLOWHEE – When the product designers at the Snap-on plant in Murphy, NC, need a full-size prototype of a new power tool, they don’t have to venture far. The students ...Read more
- Carol Folt: The Envy of AmericaIn an interview with the Higher Education Works Foundation, Chancellor Carol Folt says that what sets UNC-Chapel Hill apart is its ability to keep its doors open to all qualified ...Read more
- REVIEW: The End of College actually calls for more collegeThe End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere. By Kevin Carey. Riverhead Books, 2015. By Eric Johnson Given the ominous title, Kevin Carey’s look into the ...Read more
- What’s the vision?By Paul Fulton Higher Education Works Two years ago, the board that oversees our state’s public universities adopted a plan with an ambitious goal: To raise the percentage of North Carolinians with ...Read more
- ECONOMIC DRIVER: Higher Ed pumps $63.5B into NC economyRESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK (Feb. 18, 2015) – Higher education pumps $63.5 billiona year and more than 1 million jobs into North Carolina’s economy, according to an independent economic group’s analysis released ...Read more
- Bandwidth CEO: NC Higher Ed A BlessingDavid Morken is the Co-Founder and CEO of rapidly growing mobile phone provider Bandwidth, headquartered on NC State University’s Centennial Campus. In an interview, Morken discusses why the company moved from ...Read more
- Pay attention and speak up, or we will lose something we cannot soon replaceDr. Mitchell Simpson, Pastor, University Baptist Church An Open Letter from a Chapel Hill pastor to his congregation: If you’re not alarmed over the future of academic freedom at UNC, you’re not ...Read more
- McCrory budget: Economy’s up, but another cut for universitiesAs Gov. Pat McCrory likes to point out, North Carolina is now the 9th most-populous state in the nation. Our state is growing by 276 people a day. North Carolina’s economy is ...Read more
- ROSS: Higher ed cuts come at a priceRALEIGH (March 10, 2015) – Tom Ross, President of the University of North Carolina system, issued a sharp warning today about declining support for public higher education in North Carolina and ...Read more
- UNC Chancellor: “Economic Impact of UNC Has Never Been Greater.”In a video interview with Higher Education Works, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt discusses the statewide economic impact of the flagship campus and points to very specific benefits for both ...Read more