- VIDEO: UNC-CH Chancellor Carol Folt on Access, AffordabilityWASHINGTON – Speaking recently to the National Press Club, Chancellor Carol Folt of UNC-Chapel Hill described efforts to keep costs down, reach into high schools, set examples for students and ...Read more
- REVIEW: Will College Pay Off?Will College Pay Off? A Guide to the Most Important Financial Decision You’ll Ever Make. By Peter Cappelli. Public Affairs, $25.99. By Eric Johnson For many years, asking Will College Pay Off? ...Read more
- Reward the folks who teach our kidsA one-time, $750 bonus.1 That’s $2.05 a day – before taxes. A cup of coffee. That’s how state legislators say they’ll reward the people who prepare our children – from kindergarten ...Read more
- SUSTAINABILITY: Not a trend but a tradition at AppalachianBy Dr. Sheri N. Everts Chancellor, Appalachian State University BOONE – Appalachian State University’s national reputation as a leader in sustainability was evident to me before I arrived on campus in ...Read more
- VIDEO: “Massive growth” in online coursework across University systemSome students add an online course to fit the schedule dictated by their job. Some take “blended” courses that combine online with classroom instruction. Others take all their courses online. “There’s ...Read more
- CAROL FOLT Video: ‘Makerspace’ lends child a helping handWASHINGTON – At a recent appearance before the National Press Club, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt was asked whether a trend toward fancier dorms, fitness facilities and climbing walls contributes ...Read more
- Seven yearsIt’s been seven years since teachers and researchers at North Carolina’s public universities have seen a meaningful raise. Seven years when university instructors have coped with $700 million in budget cuts ...Read more
- CAROL FOLT Video: “Very Tough Decisions”Speaking in Washington to the National Press Club, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt emphasizes the challenges of balancing student affordability with faculty salaries in an era of 30% cuts in ...Read more
- BOWLES: Aid is key to college access, economic mobilityBy Erskine Bowles News reports and economic journals written by both conservatives and progressives today rightly focus on the lack of economic mobility. The data point out that Charlotte has an ...Read more
- HOUSE BONDS: $900M for Universities, $300M for Community CollegesRALEIGH (Aug. 4, 2015) – A bond proposal unveiled Monday by state House leaders improves on a plan offered by Gov. Pat McCrory, devoting more than $900 million in bonds ...Read more