By Leslie BoneyNC State University LUCAMA – It was a strange group of visitors looking down on the sweet potato processing line at Scott Farms one day last month. As they listened to a plant manager talk about everything from planting to shipping, a nuclear engineer stood next to a graphic designer, a women’s studies… READ MORE
College Advising Corps: ‘I did it – and you can too’
Nestor Ramirez is a former adviser at Surry Central High School and East Surry High School. He now works as a research education analyst at RTI International and is pursuing a PhD. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – When he graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill, Nestor Ramirez was so grateful that he wanted to give back. So he… READ MORE
Carolina faculty roll out to explore NC
CHAPEL HILL – You don’t normally picture professors from UNC-Chapel Hill in Kinston. Or Eden. Or Rocky Mount. Or Cherokee. Or North Wilkesboro. Or Lumberton. But those are just some of the places they visited Oct. 16-18 on the Tar Heel Bus Tour, an effort launched in 1997 by the late Chancellor Michael Hooker. Interim… READ MORE
Plenty of tricks, not many treats
RALEIGH – Perhaps it’s appropriate the 2019 General Assembly adjourned on Halloween, because the inability of the legislature and the governor to come to terms on a budget for the next two years leaves North Carolina with a sense of foreboding. Here’s where we stand: The legislature passed a budget that included average raises of… READ MORE
Adviser Spotlight: Frances Beroset
Frances Beroset is a first-year adviser serving with the Duke College Advising Corps at Southern Lee High School in Lee County. By Frances BerosetCollege Advising Corps I once spoke to a woman who said she thought that “staying where we were put” is the best way to minimize the negative impact we have on the… READ MORE
A look at NC’s HMSIs
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Some North Carolinians aren’t familiar with our state’s Historically Minority-Serving Institutions (HMSIs) – but HMSIs are taking on growing importance in efforts to build an educated workforce in the state. UNC-TV will take a look at the educational opportunities and partnerships North Carolina’s six public HMSIs provide at 8 p.m. tonight… READ MORE
NC student debt on the rise
Student debt is on the rise, both in North Carolina and across the nation. More than 45 million Americans now owe a collective $1.6 trillion.1 Once upon a time, North Carolina prided itself on low tuition and low student debt among its graduates. But as the chart above illustrates, as tuition has risen, debt among… READ MORE
Low stone walls at Carolina
CHAPEL HILL – When Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz looks at the stone walls that surround UNC Chapel Hill’s campus, he doesn’t see barriers. He sees something easy to climb. Sure, there are distinct disciplines at Carolina. But in those low stone walls, Guskiewicz says in the accompanying video, he also sees a symbol of the… READ MORE
Andrew Perrin: Don’t rush to choose a major
By Andrew J. Perrin As students settle into college this fall, they’re likely to hear one question over and over again: What’s your major? The honest answer should be “I don’t know yet.” But far too many students feel pressure to choose a major too early and stick with it too firmly. The percentage of… READ MORE
Yet another UNC leadership change
CHAPEL HILL – With the resignation of Harry Smith as Chair of the UNC Board of Governors, we have yet another in a series of leadership changes across the University of North Carolina System. The Board elected Randy Ramsey yesterday to serve the remainder of Smith’s term as Chair until June 30, 2020.1 But this revolving door… READ MORE
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