Some North Carolinians are celebrating that the state’s business climate was recently ranked No. 3 in the nation by CNBC1 – and they should. The state improved from a rank of 9th in CNBC’s 2018 rankings.2 Of course, North Carolina is no stranger to top rankings Forbes ranked North Carolina the top state for business in… READ MORE
MyFutureNC: 2 million educated workers by 2030
CHAPEL HILL – The NC General Assembly and Gov. Roy Cooper adopted an ambitious goal: To provide an additional 400,000 North Carolinians with degrees or high-quality credentials by 2030 beyond those who are already expected to earn degrees or credentials.1 “The goal of myFutureNC is by the year 2030, to have 2 million people (ages… READ MORE
Roper: ‘More people graduating faster than ever’
CHAPEL HILL – The strategic plan developed by former UNC System President Margaret Spellings, Higher Expectations, talks about building more “on ramps” to higher education for underrepresented rural, minority and first-generation students. The System’s Interim President, William Roper, says he sees no need for that to change. Roper quotes Spellings’ “crisp” description of the plan… READ MORE
Carolina’s biggest challenge? Staying at the top
CHAPEL HILL – One of the biggest challenges for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is to maintain its momentum in areas of excellence while focusing on preparing students for careers of the future. “Every university right now has some number of challenges that they’re faced with,” Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz says in… READ MORE
Guskiewicz: Strategic, bold, student-focused
CHAPEL HILL – Interim Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz describes his priorities for UNC Chapel Hill very concisely. “At Carolina, I talk about us really needing to be strategic, bold and student-focused,” Guskiewicz, who established himself as an academic researching sports concussions, says in the accompanying video. He points to Blueprint for Next, the university’s strategic… READ MORE
Another bite at the apple
RALEIGH – It’s a good thing state legislators might get a second chance to craft a budget for public education in North Carolina over the next two years. Because the $24 billion budget they put together for 2019-21 – and that Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Friday – falls far short of what’s needed to retain… READ MORE
Gallup finds dissatisfaction among recent UNC System grads
CHAPEL HILL – A recent Gallup survey of UNC System graduates found that almost two-thirds – 64 percent – strongly agreed that their education was worth the cost. That’s 14 points higher than the percentage of graduates nationally who feel that way. But officials would do well to study the responses of the system’s most… READ MORE
Roper: ‘That’s all given us by research’
CHAPEL HILL – Check this on your smartphone: In the past 30 years, we’ve seen technological innovations we never could have dreamed of in health care, communications and any number of fields. “That’s all given us by research,” Interim UNC System President William L. Roper says in the accompanying video. “And we, the University of… READ MORE
Roper on containing higher ed costs
CHAPEL HILL – Interim UNC System President William Roper knows our state’s public universities have endured budget cuts. But he also knows great organizations constantly look for ways to improve efficiency. “Higher education is expensive,” Roper says in the accompanying video. “If we were to create a great university today from scratch, I don’t think… READ MORE
NCSU to use tiniest organisms to improve yields, reduce chemicals
RALEIGH – In a search for solutions to some of the world’s biggest agricultural challenges, a team of researchers from NC State University and three Danish universities will look to the tiniest of organisms. To raise yields to feed a fast-growing world population, they want to find ways to harness microbes that live on, in or… READ MORE
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