WILKESBORO – When officials cancelled MerleFest this month due to the threat of coronavirus, it meant more than a lost chance to hear Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss and Mavis Staples. It ...

By Paul Fulton Higher Ed Works When we launched our “Making Governance Work” series more than six weeks ago, we said we didn’t intend to stipulate outcomes. But a bipartisan consensus emerged ...

Martin: Diversity in the classroom and the boardroom By Jim Martin Even at its most refined, governance is messy. There’s no perfect process that can guarantee the right decision. The closest we ...

By Jim Martin Even at its most refined, governance is messy. There’s no perfect process that can guarantee the right decision. The closest we can come is to make sure every ...

By Jim Hunt Every day during the 16 years I served as Governor, I saw how important the University of North Carolina system is to our state.  But today this great oak ...

By Margaret Spellings North Carolina’s competitiveness is rooted in its education ecosystem. The UNC System is the state’s most important asset. In just a few months, a new President will be ...

By David RiceHigher Ed Works CHAPEL HILL (Feb. 20, 2020) –  Following scandals involving individual UNC Board of Governors members who intervened in campus decisions and two East Carolina University trustees ...

By Dale Jenkins and Andrea Smith North Carolina’s not just growing, it’s thriving. Ranked by Forbes as the Best State in America for Business in 2019 for the third straight year, ...

By Don Flow The UNC System is the most important institution in North Carolina.  It is the distinctive difference between our state and every other southern state. It sets us apart. It ...

By E. Gordon Gee As chief executive at five universities—with five different governing schemes and prevailing philosophies—I have learned one overriding truth about university governing boards: They love you until they ...