PINEHURST – Ed Spitler started out as a community college student.  And through five degrees and 19 years teaching civil engineering technology and surveying, that’s where his heart remains. Spitler, a ...

The $22.2 billion budget proposal adopted last week by the NC Senate offers generous raises to public school teachers that average 6.5%.1 The move is part of an effort to raise ...

DURHAM – For 12 years, Philip Rash has helped some of the state’s most promising high schoolers tackle some of the world’s toughest math challenges.  As a teacher at the ...

CHAPEL HILL – A new thrust for North Carolina’s public universities aims to elevate discussion among state policymakers from day-to-day operations to strategic, long-range initiatives. Andrew Kelly, a respected higher education ...

RALEIGH – A bill backed by state Senate leaders that would cap tuition at five North Carolina universities at $1,000 a year deserves praise for attempting to limit costs for ...

GREENVILLE – It takes special talent to make therapy for spinal cord injuries seem fun.  But Dr. Richard Williams has that talent. Williams, an Associate Professor of Recreation Therapy at East ...

RALEIGH – The budget proposal adopted last week by the state House includes raises of 2% plus a $500 bonus for state employees, and raises for K-12 teachers that average ...

ELON (May 21, 2016) – Elon University’s Commencement speaker, David Gergen, departed from the tradition of showering graduates with praise and advice to discuss his concerns about the future of ...

BOONE – At its best, a college education treads a fine line between learning and invention.   Students need the discipline to master existing knowledge, but also the creativity to discover ...

GREENSBORO (May 16, 2016) – When it comes to core priorities for public higher education, there’s not much daylight between UNC System President Margaret Spellings and her predecessor, Tom Ross. Spellings ...