WINSTON-SALEM – The UNC School of the Arts wins high praise – not just as an arts school, but as a degree-granting university. Yet salaries for its teachers fall far short of those at the schools with which it competes. USA Today College recently ranked the School of the Arts 7th-best among 51 colleges and… READ MORE
UNCSA: A hive of cultural energy
WINSTON-SALEM – When Susan Ruskin came to the UNC School of the Arts, she found a hive of cultural energy. “I found it to be a place that was extremely exciting to me from the first minute that I walked on the campus,” Ruskin, a former Hollywood producer who’s now Dean of UNCSA’s School of… READ MORE
Know it – and communicate it
WINSTON-SALEM – Instructors in the arts need to know their field – but they also need to know how to communicate it to students, which can be a different challenge altogether. “At the end of the day, our job is to prepare students for professional careers in the arts,” UNC School of the Arts Interim… READ MORE
McColl: Community colleges touch more people
CHARLOTTE – The man who built Bank of America says North Carolina’s community colleges have been vital to the state’s business community – and to his own career. Community colleges serve as “a tremendous adjunct” to the university system, because they allow “working people to get an education that they otherwise might not get,” Hugh… READ MORE
U.S. lags in a global competition for talent
Across the world, countries from Norway to Japan have been making generational leaps in college completion. In Ireland, barely 24% in the 55-64 age group have earned a degree after high school. Yet nearly 51% of those 25-34 have a degree. In South Korea, progress has been even more remarkable. Just 17% of the older… READ MORE
McColl: UNC Charlotte “hugely important to our city”
CHARLOTTE – The former chief of Bank of America knows how integral UNC Charlotte has been to the growth of his bank and the entire Charlotte region. In the accompanying video, former Bank of America Chairman and CEO Hugh McColl Jr. traces UNC Charlotte from its beginnings after World War II as Charlotte College to… READ MORE
Let’s sustain NC’s lead in higher education
Like other students across the country, students at North Carolina’s public universities have seen state support reduced and tuition increase since the Great Recession. Yet because of North Carolina’s tradition of generous state support, state funds here remain almost $2,000 more per student than the average across the nation – and tuition at our public… READ MORE
A continuing retreat
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s public universities are obliged to cut $62.8 million this year. That’s what lawmakers required in the state budget signed into law this month.1 It’s not a devastating amount. Chancellors will work to limit the damage for students, researchers, and programs that directly impact regional economies. But it’s yet another decision to… READ MORE
Be a butterfly at Western
CULLOWHEE – For Dr. Carmen Huffman, the chemistry lab never stands still. “Each student has unique strengths and weaknesses, and I love working with them on their own personal journeys of learning chemistry and developing as a lifelong learner,” she said. “Each day, I learn more chemistry, I learn more about education, and I learn… READ MORE
Farewell to a great friend
RICHMOND – Higher education lost a great friend July 11 with the death of William Johnston “Billy” Armfield IV, after a brief illness. Armfield, 81, was a 1956 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1962. In 1970, he co-founded… READ MORE
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