“The spoils will go to the better-educated”

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NEW YORK (May 31, 2018) – Policymakers and college leaders from the across the country took the stage last week at The New York Times’  Higher Education Leaders Forum. UNC System President Margaret Spellings helped set the agenda during a morning panel about declining public trust in colleges and universities. She called for stronger accountability measures… READ MORE

Budget stokes “engine of opportunity for every North Carolinian”

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RALEIGH – Raises for public school teachers and state employees are welcome, as is money to accommodate growing numbers of university students.  So higher education leaders praised the 2018-19 state budget adopted last week by the NC General Assembly. The budget “builds on the UNC System’s strongest budget in a decade and provides an additional… READ MORE

“Not there without Crosby”

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WINSTON-SALEM – If there’s a model for helping young North Carolinians get interested, get into and get through college – and yes, get it paid for – it’s the Crosby Scholars Partners program. Begun in 1992 by organizers of The CROSBY National Celebrity Golf Tournament and sponsored initially by Sara Lee Corporation, the program asks… READ MORE

NCCCS President Hans: “People who are bettering their lives”

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RALEIGH – After serving six years on the State Board of Community Colleges, Peter Hans is already familiar with North Carolina’s community colleges. “I’m truly excited about the challenge to help lead what is probably the nation’s very best community college system – 58 colleges spread throughout the state, within a 30-minute drive of 95%… READ MORE

Hans: Community colleges ‘critical, essential’ to NC’s future

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RALEIGH – The NC Community College System’s new president likes to use two words to describe community colleges’ role in North Carolina’s future: critical and essential. “When I think about North Carolina’s future, we know we’ve got to expand the number of North Carolinians with education beyond high school. Community colleges are critical to achieving… READ MORE

ECU Dentistry: Keeping your smile

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GREENVILLE – In serving rural patients, Dr. Greg Chadwick sees the painful choices people without access to good dental care sometimes must make. East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine aims to supply more dentists to rural and underserved parts of the state. In the accompanying video, Dean Chadwick shares the case of a teenage… READ MORE

Show us your budget

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RALEIGH – With the opening today of the NC General Assembly’s 2018 session, the focus will be on thousands of teachers from across the state rallying for better pay, supplies and working conditions – in short, for respect for public education.1 But more important will be the budget state legislators leave behind the day they adjourn… READ MORE