Jim Hansen, Regional President, PNC Bank. Photo courtesy of NC Chamber. DURHAM (Aug. 16, 2018) – North Carolina used to have people without jobs. Now it has jobs without people, and leaders from business and academia laid out the challenges of filling those jobs yesterday at the NC Chamber’s annual Conference on Education. “Employers are… READ MORE
Former BOG members on good governance
Good governance can take many shapes and forms, depending on the organization and circumstance, and is not always easy to see or detect. Bad governance is different – like many things, you know it when you see it. And what we saw at a recent meeting of the UNC Board of Governors was clearly bad… READ MORE
Addressing rural disparities at ECU
GREENVILLE – It’s no secret that rural North Carolina lags the state’s urban areas in education, health and economic development. But East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton aims to do something about it. In what he calls the signature initiative of his chancellorship so far, Staton has created an interdisciplinary Rural Prosperity Initiative to combine… READ MORE
C.D. Spangler Jr. – ‘A giant of our state’
CHAPEL HILL – Dick Spangler understood the role our public universities play in North Carolina – and why it’s essential that all North Carolinians have access to them. Clemmie Dixon Spangler Jr., a billionaire businessman from Charlotte who served as president of the University of North Carolina System from 1986 to 1997, died Sunday at… READ MORE
Hans: An effort to limit student debt for teachers
RALEIGH – North Carolina faces a looming teacher shortage – though it’s now the 9th most-populous state in the country, it saw a 30% decline in enrollment at state colleges of education from 2010-2015.1 But an effort is underway in Johnston County to make teaching more inviting by letting students start their education at Johnston… READ MORE
UNC Pembroke: I can get there from here
PEMBROKE – UNC Pembroke is proudly a regional university – yet it’s a student from Egypt who demonstrates the university’s reach. In the accompanying video, UNCP Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings shares the story of Ereny Gerges, who was born in Egypt and immigrated to Charlotte with her family in 2012. Ereny graduated from UNCP in… READ MORE
Hans: Starting at community college “a very smart decision”
RALEIGH – As tuition has risen at four-year institutions in recent years, starting at a community college has become an increasingly popular – and affordable – way to launch an academic career.1 “To start your pursuit of a four-year degree at a community college is a very smart decision for a lot of people,” Peter… READ MORE
Harry Smith: No shortage of UNC strategic priorities
CHAPEL HILL – The new Chair of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors sees no shortage of priorities to improve the UNC System. “The biggest focus will be moving the UNC System forward where we’re behind in multiple different areas,” Harry Smith, who became chair of the board July 1, says in the… READ MORE
Harry Smith: The No. 1 online platform
CHAPEL HILL – The new Chair of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors pictures big things from the UNC System online, not unlike the massive offerings of Arizona State and Liberty Universities. “I’m very pro-developing a robust System online platform. Right now we compete (with each other), and we’ve never harnessed the power… READ MORE
Building a marketplace of ideas in Chapel Hill
CHAPEL HILL – The next time you hear someone say there’s no diversity of thought on college campuses, tell them about the Institute of Politics at UNC Chapel Hill. Founded last year by undergraduate Tanner Glenn, the Institute sponsors a speaker series that includes diverse political viewpoints. “There’s such a need for it,” says Glenn,… READ MORE
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