By Eric Johnson CHAPEL HILL (May 26, 2022) – Across the UNC System, most classes barely touch on politics, and most professors are fair-minded when they raise political subjects. Yet students are still reluctant to share their views on contentious topics, and conservative students are especially nervous about being ostracized for their political beliefs. Those… READ MORE
RALEIGH (May 18, 2022) – As the NC General Assembly reconvenes today with a $6.2 billion state budget surplus, it’s time to make education a priority again in North Carolina. Officials announced last week that the state will take in $4.24 billion more than projected in the budget year that ends June 30 – a… READ MORE
RALEIGH (May 18, 2022) – It’s 2022. And even amid an economy that demands educated workers, North Carolina still has a rule that creates a barrier to higher education for an entire class of people. Undocumented students brought here by their parents – even if they grow up in North Carolina and graduate from a… READ MORE
NEW YORK (May 9, 2022) – With the selection of Susan Jaffe as the new artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre, Jaffe’s career with the prestigious company has come full circle. We’re just glad eight years of that circle were spent as Dean of the School of Dance at the UNC School of the… READ MORE
RALEIGH (May 11, 2022) – Everyone was so excited last November – legislators and the governor agreed on the first state budget in three years, and it included raises of 5% over two years for state employees. But now – as the N.C. General Assembly plans to reconvene May 18 – we’re looking at 8.5%… READ MORE
RALEIGH (May 4, 2022) – Well what a week it’s been for the UNC System in the national press. If there was any doubt remaining that the UNC System has become overly politicized, the past week made the point: Inside Higher Ed reported a spike in faculty and staff turnover at UNC System institutions that… READ MORE
THOMASVILLE (April 27, 2022) – Communities need to stick together. And Davidson-Davie Community College serves as the glue for two counties just south of Winston-Salem. In the accompanying video, Davidson-Davie President Darrin Hartness describes how the college serves as an integral part of community. “We now serve over 12,000 students each year with over 40… READ MORE
MOCKSVILLE (April 27, 2022) – In January 2021, the trustees at Davidson County Community College voted unanimously to add an important word to the college’s name: Davie. “That new name better reflects the service district that we serve,” Darrin Hartness, President of what’s now called Davidson-Davie Community College, says in the accompanying video. “Davie Campus… READ MORE
THOMASVILLE (April 22, 2022) – You’ve got your Tar Heels. You’ve got your Wolfpack. You’ve got your Blue Devils. Better add the Storm. We don’t often hear much about athletics at community colleges. But in a streak that local papers call “staggering,” Davidson-Davie Community College’s men’s basketball team has reached the National Junior College Athletic… READ MORE
RALEIGH (April 20, 2022) – A recent economic-impact study shows that not only are North Carolina’s community colleges important to education in our state – they’re important to our economy. “Not only do we fuel the job engine – we literally fuel the state’s economy,” Thomas Stith, President of the NC Community College System, says… READ MORE
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