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NCGAP – Still a flawed idea

December 21, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH – Once again, the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy is pushing a flawed idea – a deferred admission plan at state universities that legislators agreed to postpone this year. Seeking to save money, improve graduation rates and reduce student debt, state legislators adopted the NC Guaranteed Admission Plan (NCGAP) in 2015…. READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, HBCU, Our Opinion, UNC System

Spellings: Expect the extraordinary

December 19, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

North Carolina State University Commencement | December 16, 2016 Margaret Spellings People are capable of extraordinary things when we expect it of them. That has been a guiding belief of my life and my career, and it remains my strong conviction today. When we ask for the best in others, and offer our best in… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Leadership, NCSU, President Spellings, UNC System

UNCW: Great students, great faculty, great programs

December 15, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

WILMINGTON – Great students, great faculty, great programs – that’s what UNC Wilmington Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli says attracted him to Wilmington a year and a half ago. “We had great students – we had quality students coming in,” Sartarelli says in the accompanying video.  “We had great faculty from all over the country, from… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Excellence, UNC Wilmington

… And what will make UNCW greater?

December 15, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

WILMINGTON – The formula doesn’t change to make UNC Wilmington even greater. The university must continue to recruit quality students and professors and build innovative programs, Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli says in the accompanying video. Sartarelli, himself a native of Brazil, wants to double the 1,000 UNCW students who currently study overseas – by next… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Excellence, UNC Wilmington

The open world of design at NC State

December 8, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH – It’s a field that touches us dozens of times a day – yet we seldom notice. “Design touches us in ways we might not even realize,” Dean Mark Hoversten of NC State University’s College of Design says in the accompanying video.  “Design is not just what it looks like – design is how… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Excellence, NCSU

The creativity of engineering

December 8, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH – Engineering isn’t all mathematics and formulas – it also takes creative juices. Things we take for granted these days – smartphones, public water systems and even light sockets – all started with an idea, Dean Louis Martin-Vega of NC State’s College of Engineering says in the accompanying video. “The level of creativity associated… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Excellence, NCSU

Dr. Debra Saunders-White: A Legacy of Eagle Excellence

December 7, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

By George R. Hamilton Chairman, North Carolina Central University Board of Trustees On November 26, our nation lost a fearless champion for students, for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and for higher education in America with the passing of North Carolina Central University Chancellor Dr. Debra Saunders-White. Dr. Saunders-White was a visionary and innovative leader… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, HBCU, NCCU

NC the prime example of state support

November 30, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH – For the Dean of NC State University’s College of Engineering, state support for higher education is both a tradition and an ongoing obligation. “For many, many years, this state was probably the prime example of what it meant to support higher education,” Dean Louis Martin-Vega says in the accompanying video. Martin-Vega came to… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Excellence, NCSU

The challenge of keeping great professors

November 30, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH – When it comes to competing for some of the nation’s best engineering professors, Louis Martin-Vega uses a sports analogy. “We’re there in a major league division – not with the highest payroll,” Martin-Vega, Dean of NC State University’s College of Engineering, says in the accompanying video. The College of Engineering has been successful… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Excellence, NCSU

Demand for NC State engineers “has never been greater”

November 23, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH – No one says North Carolina has too many engineers. “From my perspective, the demand has never been greater,” Dean Louis Martin-Vega of NC State University’s College of Engineering says in the accompanying video. Martin-Vega describes how 400 companies now come to the College’s Career Fair twice a year – some of them represented… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Excellence, NCSU

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