WINSTON-SALEM – When state legislators proposed this summer to offer tuition of $500 a semester at five state universities, they said they targeted schools with falling enrollment, suggesting those schools were somehow struggling. But in the case of Winston-Salem State University, reduced enrollment was part of a deliberate strategy to improve performance and graduation rates… READ MORE
Third class of Wilson Scholars heads for Appalachian
BOONE – Appalachian State University will welcome six students this fall as the third class to receive the Wilson Scholarship, the university’s most prestigious merit scholarship. The scholarships were established in 2013 by Brad and Carole Wilson of Raleigh, both 1975 graduates of Appalachian. Brad Wilson is the CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield… READ MORE
‘One of the most honorable and humbling professions’
DURHAM – Dr. Peggy Whiting calls teaching “one of the most honorable and humbling professions.”1 Which makes it especially fitting that she was honored and humbled this year to receive the Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Whiting is a professor at North Carolina Central University’s School of Education, where she works… READ MORE
2016 General Assembly took a pass
RALEIGH – With the 2016 session of the General Assembly now over, it’s clear legislators largely took a pass on urgent issues facing higher education in North Carolina: Fixing HB2 and providing a meaningful raise for university and community college faculty: Faculty raises. The folks who teach our children at the university level have seen… READ MORE
Teaching from the headlines at Fayetteville State
FAYETTEVILLE – Heather Griffiths almost missed out on becoming a professor. “I worked two or three jobs at a time to pay for college,” she recalled in an interview this year. “I didn’t think I could afford grad school.” Luckily, the sociology major found her way into a stipend-supported graduate program and kept on studying…. READ MORE
Faculty raises welcome, but won’t stem poaching
RALEIGH (June 29, 2016) – The $22.3 billion budget for 2016-17 that state legislators are moving to approve this week offers stable funding for state universities and community colleges, but it fails yet again to make investments in faculty sufficient to keep our campuses competitive. The budget cuts income taxes by $145 million by raising… READ MORE
Making “Orgo” accessible at UNC-CH
CHAPEL HILL – Few classes in undergraduate life are as dreaded as organic chemistry. It is the gatekeeper class, the prerequisite that guards pre-med majors, pharmacy programs, and a host of other high-demand scientific fields. “Orgo,” as students tend to call it, is rarely beloved. Which is one of the reasons UNC Chapel Hill… READ MORE
Government by auto-pilot
North Carolina’s Senate is considering a drastic step to restrict state revenue: A proposed constitutional amendment would cap the state income-tax rate at 5.5%, sharply limiting the state’s ability to support services in a downturn or natural disaster. Higher education would likely bear the brunt of that policy. Much of state spending is mandated by… READ MORE
Not a profession but a passion
RALEIGH – When Jeff Joines was an undergraduate at NC State University, IBM kept making him job offers – offers that would seem a dream to many electrical engineers. But Joines kept putting off Big Blue. Then one of his professors encouraged Joines – son of a 7th-grade English teacher – to teach. “You know… READ MORE
Tom Ross – “One of those carpenters”
CHAPEL HILL (May 26, 2016) – UNC President Margaret Spellings and the Board of Governors that oversees the University of North Carolina System presented President Emeritus Tom Ross the highest award the Board bestows. The University Award recognizes exceptional service to higher education in North Carolina. Here are remarks delivered that evening by Spellings; Tom… READ MORE
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