- Making “Orgo” accessible at UNC-CHCHAPEL HILL – Few classes in undergraduate life are as dreaded as organic chemistry. It is the gatekeeper class, the prerequisite that guards pre-med majors, pharmacy programs, and a ...Read more
- Government by auto-pilotNorth Carolina’s Senate is considering a drastic step to restrict state revenue: A proposed constitutional amendment would cap the state income-tax rate at 5.5%, sharply limiting the state’s ability to ...Read more
- Not a profession but a passionRALEIGH – When Jeff Joines was an undergraduate at NC State University, IBM kept making him job offers – offers that would seem a dream to many electrical engineers. But Joines ...Read more
- Tom Ross – “One of those carpenters”CHAPEL HILL (May 26, 2016) – UNC President Margaret Spellings and the Board of Governors that oversees the University of North Carolina System presented President Emeritus Tom Ross the highest ...Read more
- Gergen: “Let’s not go back”CAMBRIDGE, MASS. – As an advisor to four presidents – Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton – David Gergen has seen his share of controversy. And as a native North Carolinian, he ...Read more
- Don’t limit access in the land of opportunityGraduation rates for North Carolina’s public universities must improve. There’s almost total consensus on that point, especially with tuition rising steadily in recent years. Though North Carolina’s public universities have an ...Read more
- Teacher and studentPINEHURST – Ed Spitler started out as a community college student. And through five degrees and 19 years teaching civil engineering technology and surveying, that’s where his heart remains. Spitler, a ...Read more
- Reward teachers at every levelThe $22.2 billion budget proposal adopted last week by the NC Senate offers generous raises to public school teachers that average 6.5%.1 The move is part of an effort to raise ...Read more
- Not your typical math teacherDURHAM – For 12 years, Philip Rash has helped some of the state’s most promising high schoolers tackle some of the world’s toughest math challenges. As a teacher at the ...Read more
- An effort to elevate NC’s higher-ed discussionCHAPEL HILL – A new thrust for North Carolina’s public universities aims to elevate discussion among state policymakers from day-to-day operations to strategic, long-range initiatives. Andrew Kelly, a respected higher education ...Read more