- UNC is at a crossroadsEDITOR’S NOTE: Last week, a group of North Carolina business, civic, philanthropic and education leaders posted an open letter to those who govern the University of North Carolina System seeking ...Read more
- N.C. A&T’s partnerships with community collegesGREENSBORO – Like many universities, North Carolina A&T State University is seeing increasing numbers of students choose to start at a community college, then transfer to N.C. A&T. In the accompanying ...Read more
- N.C. A&T’s partnerships with UNCGGREENSBORO – Some critics of public universities worry there’s too much duplication across campuses. Those folks need to take a look at all the collaborations between North Carolina A&T State University ...Read more
- Making it Work with UNC’s BoardBy Mary Sue Coleman, PhD President, Association of American Universities As a proud alumna of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), I have watched with dismay as the UNC ...Read more
- myFutureNC: 2 million North CaroliniansRALEIGH (Feb. 20, 2019) – With buy-in from all sectors of education, the business community, the governor and legislative leaders, the myFutureNC Commission announced an ambitious goal today: 2 million ...Read more
- Video: Governor Roy Cooper – Free Community CollegeAt myFutureNC’s announcement of North Carolina’s postsecondary attainment rate goal on February 20, 2019, Governor Roy Cooper shared his vision to offer free community college in high-demand fields.Read more
- Rural needs urban, and urban needs ruralRALEIGH (Feb. 11, 2019) – Yes, rural North Carolinians are statistically older, poorer, sicker and less-educated than their urban counterparts. But the differences and the oft-bemoaned rural-urban divide aren’t always ...Read more
- Your health shouldn’t depend on your ZIP codeRALEIGH (Feb. 11, 2019) – If there’s one thing North Carolina can do to stabilize rural communities, speakers at the Institute for Emerging Issues’ ReCONNECT Rural & Urban forum agreed, ...Read more
- ‘A leader of stature’ for UNC-Chapel HillCHAPEL HILL – The UNC System’s interim president has tapped Kevin Guskiewicz – a rising star in concussion research both at UNC-Chapel Hill and nationally – to serve as interim ...Read more
- John McMillan – Prince of a manBy David Rice Executive Director RALEIGH (Feb. 8, 2019) – We lost a prince Wednesday night. When you work with someone for seven years, you tend to learn their flaws, their foibles, their ...Read more