CHAPEL HILL (May 13, 2018) – On a day normally considered joyous, alumnus Rye Barcott offered some advice based in reality for UNC Chapel Hill graduates who will ultimately confront adversity: Take the pain. Barcott, a 2001 Carolina alum, Marine Corps veteran in Bosnia and Iraq, social entrepreneur and Higher Education Works board member, told… READ MORE
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper’s recommended budget for 2018-19 heads in the right direction by prioritizing education over tax cuts and offering an average raise of 8% to North Carolina teachers, whose pay ranked 37th in the country in a recent survey.1 The two-year budget state legislators adopted last year included average raises for K-12… READ MORE
By Dennis Kekas Associate Vice Chancellor, Partnerships and Economic Development NC State University As commencement celebrations approach, I’m reminded of my first job out of college. I was just starting out as a junior engineer in what would become an extended career with IBM. At the time, there were few high-tech opportunities for new grads… READ MORE
GREENVILLE – East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine is hailed as a national model for supplying much-needed dentists to rural communities, Chancellor Cecil Staton says. Open only since 2011,1 the dental school has opened eight regional centers in rural communities across the state – extending even as far as Sylva in far western North Carolina…. READ MORE
PEMBROKE – “I am the result of education,” UNC Pembroke Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings says in the accompanying video. “And that’s why I’m so committed to the power and the potential and the promise of education.” Cummings, a member of the Lumbee Indian tribe, grew up on a small farm 3 miles from UNCP’s campus. … READ MORE
RALEIGH (May 1, 2018) – The NC Board of Community Colleges named Peter Hans – once a member of the board himself, as well as a former chair of the UNC Board of Governors – as the new President of the NC Community College System today. Board Chairman Scott Shook said the board considered more… READ MORE
PEMBROKE – What makes the University of North Carolina at Pembroke a great university? Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings points to both its past and its future. In the accompanying video, Cummings notes how the school was first established in 1887 by seven Native American men who saw the promise of educating their children. “This was… READ MORE
PEMBROKE – By reducing tuition to $500 a semester for in-state students at UNC Pembroke, Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings thinks state legislators are trying to abide by a promise in the state constitution. “NC Promise is a piece of legislation that I think represents the commitment of our legislators to make an education as free… READ MORE
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