RALEIGH – We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Teacher pay in North Carolina is headed in the right direction. The National Education Association released estimates in March that ...

RALEIGH – At a time when demands for an educated workforce are only growing, the proposed 2019-21 budget the state Senate adopted last week reaffirms the Senate’s tendency to under invest ...

By Emma Singletary BattlePresident/CEO, Higher Ed Works In a recent column titled “North Carolina ranks high in college funding,” John Hood reminds us that the N.C. Constitution requires that the benefits of our public ...

London Graham My name is London Graham and I am a rising sophomore at UNC-Chapel Hill studying Business Administration with a minor in Spanish. I would describe my freshman year experience ...

CHAPEL HILL (May 21, 2019) – Graduates of the University of North Carolina System are much more likely than other college alumni to appreciate and promote their schools, according to ...

CHAPEL HILL – Attracting and keeping the best instructors to teach university students is an ongoing battle, Interim UNC System President William L. Roper says. “We have a great university system ...

CHAPEL HILL – The 17-campus University of North Carolina System has at least a $3 billion backlog of postponed building repairs and renovations. The System could use the N.C. General Assembly’s ...

Arbre’ya Lewis is a first-year adviser serving with the Duke University College Advising Corps at Riverside High School in Durham Public Schools. By Arbre’ya LewisCollege Advising Corps DURHAM – I graduated from ...

CHAPEL HILL – The Interim President of the University of North Carolina System says his job is a remarkable privilege – but he also knows the University faces some trials. “We ...

CHAPEL HILL – A day after visiting UNC Charlotte following shootings that left two students dead and four injured, Interim UNC System President William L. Roper balanced his sympathy for ...