GREENSBORO – Whether they’re juggling the demands of a job, caring for children or caring for parents, nontraditional students can find it hard to make it to a university campus. So – because about 80% of its students work full- or part-time – UNC Greensboro has vastly expanded online course offerings both for nontraditional students… READ MORE
UNCG Online: Immediate ROI in the workplace
GREENSBORO – Students in at least one online program at UNC Greensboro don’t have to wait for their degree to put their new skills to work. They can do it right now. In the accompanying video, Dr. Karen Bull, Dean of UNCG Online, highlights UNCG’s Bachelor of Science in Integrated Professional Studies, an online program… READ MORE
Hopes for 2020
There’s so much to hope for in 2020…. We hope that: The Governor and the NC General Assembly finally agree on a 2019-21 state budget. As part of that budget, retroactive raises are approved for K-12 teachers, community-college instructors (who are paid less on average than public school teachers) and public university faculty and staff…. READ MORE
2019: The turmoil continues
Turmoil continued through 2019 among the leadership of individual UNC campuses and the UNC System itself. A new state budget for 2019-21 still hasn’t been adopted; raises for K-12 teachers and higher education faculty are still on hold. And the fate of a statue continued to divert energy from the university’s more noble pursuits. Yet… READ MORE
Guskiewicz: Researcher, listener, conciliator
CHAPEL HILL – When he named Kevin Guskiewicz as Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill last week, UNC System Interim President Bill Roper named a nationally recognized concussion researcher, a listener and a conciliator. “Kevin Guskiewicz possesses the leadership qualities needed to take Carolina forward: strength, poise, humility, vision, the strong… READ MORE
Guskiewicz shares concerns about Silent Sam settlement
After listening to faculty and students, then-Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz of UNC-Chapel Hill sent the following letter to UNC Interim President Bill Roper and UNC Board of Governors Chair Randy Ramsey regarding the campus climate and concerns about the legal settlement of the Confederate Monument. December 11, 2019 President William RoperRandy Ramsey, Chair – UNC… READ MORE
UNC Presidential Search: Independence, integrity, stature
EDITOR’S NOTE: A delegation of Higher Ed Works board members met last week with Randy Ramsey, Chair of the UNC System Board of Governors and Co-Chair of the Board’s Presidential Search Committee; and Kim Strach, Executive Director of the Presidential Search, to discuss the search process. The following letter summarizes the group’s major points. December… READ MORE
UNCG: No. 1 in NC Social Mobility
GREENSBORO – Chancellor Frank Gilliam is proud of UNC Greensboro’s recent ranking by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 university in North Carolina for social mobility.1 Not only that, Gilliam notes in the accompanying video, but UNCG is one of just five universities in the country with more than 50% of students… READ MORE
Student success at UNCG: ‘In their corner’
GREENSBORO – Officials at UNC Greensboro have a firm grasp on who their students are: 34% are first-generation college students. 51% are eligible for low-income Pell Grants. 51% are non-white. 26% are from rural counties. That means paying special attention to students’ needs in curriculum, advising and financial aid, Andrew Hamilton, UNCG’s Associate Vice Provost… READ MORE
UNCG: 20,000 students and counting
GREENSBORO – The number of students at UNC Greensboro has grown steadily in recent years, making the university a richer, more diverse community. “We’re now over 20,000 students,” UNCG Chancellor Frank Gilliam says in the accompanying video. “Which makes us sort of big enough to matter, but still small enough that we can provide our… READ MORE
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