- How university startups deliver an economic boost to North CarolinaHow university startups deliver an economic boost – and improve lives – in North Carolina communities By JUDITH CONE Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill If ...Read more
- North Carolina’s professional pipelineEven if you never enroll as a student, higher education touches your life. Think about it: Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, dentists, law enforcement, firefighters, EMTs – and of course, teachers – all ...Read more
- UNC’s ‘uncommon education to the common man’CHAPEL HILL – In June, a foundation established by the late owner of the Washington Redskins awarded the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $1 million for its efforts ...Read more
- Giving middle-schoolers a First Look at collegeCHAPEL HILL – Thinking about college doesn’t start when you’re a senior in high school. It starts in middle school, if not sooner. Or – especially if no one in your ...Read more
- A budget that treads waterRALEIGH – At best, we’re treading water. An analysis of the budget state legislators approved in June reveals that when broken down per student, university spending is still nowhere near pre-recession ...Read more
- NC Chamber panel: Pre-K a worthy investmentDURHAM (Aug. 10, 2017) – Some of North Carolina’s most powerful CEOs understand the importance of early-childhood education and making sure students read well by third grade. But do the politicians? At ...Read more
- SPELLINGS: Strengthening NC’s Education ContinuumUniversity of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings made the following remarks Thursday, Aug. 10 at the North Carolina Chamber’s 2017 Conference on Education. Thank you so much for welcoming me this ...Read more
- Building – quite literally – on UNC researchSANFORD (Aug. 9, 2017) – UNC Chapel Hill and biopharmaceutical giant Pfizer offered a textbook example this week of the value of university research – and not just in Research ...Read more
- UNCG/GTCC/ACC: Building expectations for a 4-year degreeGREENSBORO – There are fancy names for the partnerships UNC Greensboro announced last week to make it easier for students from Guilford Technical Community College and Alamance Community College to ...Read more
- Another jolt to the systemRALEIGH (Aug. 2, 2017) – The sudden departure of NC Community College System President Jimmie Williamson1 is yet another jolt to North Carolina higher education systems that have seen their ...Read more