It’s been seven years since teachers and researchers at North Carolina’s public universities have seen a meaningful raise. Seven years when university instructors have coped with $700 million in budget cuts across the system. Seven years when researchers have worked harder than ever to secure vital grant dollars as the federal government reduced funding. Seven… READ MORE
BOWLES: Aid is key to college access, economic mobility
By Erskine Bowles News reports and economic journals written by both conservatives and progressives today rightly focus on the lack of economic mobility. The data point out that Charlotte has an acute problem in this area, ranking 50th of the nation’s 50 largest cities in economic mobility. Almost all the data point to education as… READ MORE
A shrinking pie for a growing state?
By all accounts, North Carolina is growing rapidly. We added 480,000 residents between 2010 and 2015. We passed Michigan to become the 9th-largest state. We are growing by 276 people a day, or 1,930 every week. Over the next two years, we are expected to grow by 200,000 more. We now have 2.3 million children… READ MORE
House plan the best higher ed budget in years
As the state House and Senate try to reconcile their respective budget plans, one thing is clear: The plan adopted by the House is the best budget for higher education in North Carolina in at least five years. Attention in recent days has focused on the Senate’s budget proposal, which would shrink the size of… READ MORE
“We’re not going to have enough college graduates.”
In this video interview, University of North Carolina President Tom Ross reacts to a projection that the United States won’t have enough college graduates to fill the available jobs. “If we want to remain a competitive economy, we’d sure better educate the people that we need to have educated to fill the positions we have… READ MORE
REVIEW: The End of College actually calls for more college
The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere. By Kevin Carey. Riverhead Books, 2015. By Eric Johnson Given the ominous title, Kevin Carey’s look into the future of higher education is surprisingly upbeat. The End of College predicts plenty of disruptive change coming to academia, but also offers a rousing… READ MORE
ROSS: The Future of Higher Education in the United States
Remarks of UNC President Thomas W. Ross The Future of Higher Education in the United States Raleigh City Club National Public Affairs Forum March 10, 2015 Thank you A.P. I really appreciate your kind introduction. I like to begin my speeches with a prayer. So, if you will indulge me, I would like to share… READ MORE
John Sanders – “as far as practicable … free of expense.”
North Carolina’s constitution includes an unusual provision that requires the state legislature to provide North Carolinians with a college education for “as far as practicable … free of expense.” John Sanders, the man who wrote those lines in the state’s 1971 constitution, talks about the history of the provision, as well as what might happen… READ MORE
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