WILKESBORO (April 14, 2022) – Community colleges benefit their communities in all sorts of ways. But for the past 34 years, MerleFest has benefited Wilkes County and surrounding communities in a way that’s unique to the people and music of the North Carolina foothills. “MerleFest is a great example of what the community colleges in… READ MORE
BOG: Inflation bites UNC campuses
CULLOWHEE (April 7, 2022) – We’re all feeling the bite of inflation.1 Our universities are, too. And despite a state budget that granted 5% raises over two years to university employees last fall, the board that governs the 17-campus UNC System this week began discussing the need for more raises and operating funds – including… READ MORE
Cooper: ‘Govern it lightly and wisely’
CHAPEL HILL (April 7, 2022) – A certain two-time graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill says it’s time to take another look at how the University is governed. “This hallowed place was built and nurtured for decades by public servants who knew great universities make great states,” Gov. Roy Cooper said March 23 as one of six… READ MORE
Stith: Invest in our faculty and staff
RALEIGH (March 30, 2022) – It’s shameful. North Carolina’s community colleges are a linchpin of economic development and social mobility in our state. Yet what we pay instructors at those colleges is shameful. From a national perspective, North Carolina’s community college instructors rank even lower than our K-12 public school teachers. “The North Carolina Community… READ MORE
Carolina named top public university in the South
(CHAPEL HILL) March 25, 2022 – The rest of the media didn’t seem to notice, but the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was recently ranked the top public university in the South by the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.1 The rankings also listed Carolina as third among all public universities and… READ MORE
Linda Garrou: ‘A woman who lived for others’
WINSTON-SALEM (March 25, 2022) – Linda Garrou was one of the boys. But then again, she wasn’t. Garrou, who died suddenly last week at 79,1 was first and foremost an advocate for children. “A woman who lived for others,” her obituary proclaimed.2 “We pray for children,” said the prayer on the program for her memorial… READ MORE
‘SO FAR’: HEW’s Debra Rezeli and husband Jeff tackle Mountains-to-Sea Trail
RALEIGH – In this beautiful short film, Debra Rezeli, Higher Ed Works’ Engagement Director, and her husband Jeff hike, paddle and bike the 1,175-mile Mountains-to-Sea Trail across North Carolina. “Hiking the trail makes me feel part of nature – it gives me more purpose,” Debra says. They emphasize how the trail leads through North Carolina’s… READ MORE
Community college: Critical path to NC State
RALEIGH (March 23, 2022) – NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson knows the importance of community colleges – the state’s 58 colleges send NC State about 1,000 students a year. “Community colleges across the state have become a critical pathway to NC State, and I know that’s true for many other universities in the UNC… READ MORE
Goodnight Transfer Scholars: ‘They’re phenomenal’
RALEIGH (March 23, 2022) – Jim and Ann Goodnight understand the value of community-college students who transfer to universities. The Goodnight Scholars Program that they launched in 2008 is NC State University’s largest scholarship program; it is expected to grow to 350 or more students. In 2017, the program began gradually increasing the number of… READ MORE
Forsyth Tech: What is it that Stokes County needs?
WALNUT COVE (March 17, 2022) – When Forsyth Technical Community College set out to start a campus in Stokes County, college officials didn’t assume – they asked. “We try to meet the individual needs of the counties that we serve,” Forsyth Tech President Janet Spriggs says in the accompanying video, explaining that the college serves… READ MORE
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