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
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
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
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
RALEIGH – If James Bond had asthma, he’d have one of these. At one of two National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centers at NC State University, engineers create wearable devices that harness body heat or motion to power themselves and monitor health conditions such as asthma or diabetes. Chancellor Randy Woodson – an asthmatic himself… READ MORE
RALEIGH – World demand for food is epic – and rapidly growing. “By 2050 … our populations is going to grow to 9 billion people,” says NC State University Randy Woodson. “To feed 9 billion people, even at the current rate of food distribution, requires a 70% increase in food productivity worldwide – and this… READ MORE
RALEIGH – NC State University’s Plant Sciences Initiative isn’t just about feeding hungry mouths in the developing world. It’s also about jobs in rural North Carolina. “It not only helps urban North Carolina, but it greatly helps rural North Carolina,” Dean Richard Linton of NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences says in the… READ MORE
RALEIGH (November 10, 2016) – The Higher Education Works Foundation extends its congratulations to the winners in Tuesday’s election. Now it’s time to get to work. As they prepare to take office, we hope our newly elected officials will keep in mind the goals we share with the new leaders of our University and Community… READ MORE
UNC Asheville Chancellor Mary Grant sent the following message to UNCA faculty, staff and students Wednesday. From: Chancellor’s Office Date: Nov 9, 2016 10:50 AM Subject: A reflection on yesterday’s election In the early hours of the morning, for those of us who were still awake, we witnessed the beginning of the democratic transition of… READ MORE
RALEIGH – The modern textile industry is much more than T-shirts: It’s fireproof tents. Stents for human arteries. Wound-healing fabric with “scaffolding” for new skin. “In North Carolina, we’re all familiar with the state’s strong tradition in textiles,” NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson says in the accompanying video. “… I think people would be surprised… READ MORE
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