North Carolina State University Commencement | December 16, 2016 Margaret Spellings People are capable of extraordinary things when we expect it of them. That has been a guiding belief of my life and my career, and it remains my strong conviction today. When we ask for the best in others, and offer our best in… READ MORE
Spellings: Higher education “a new civil right”
CHAPEL HILL (October 13, 2016) – At her inauguration today, the 18th president of the University of North Carolina system left no doubt about her view on access to a college education. “Together, we can make some form of higher education our higher expectation for every person in North Carolina,” President Margaret Spellings told the… READ MORE
Ross, Spellings: Very little disagreement at forum
GREENSBORO (May 16, 2016) – When it comes to core priorities for public higher education, there’s not much daylight between UNC System President Margaret Spellings and her predecessor, Tom Ross. Spellings and Ross sang one another’s praises during an hour-long appearance at the Governor Morehead Forum in Greensboro this week, highlighting shared concerns for higher… READ MORE
Spellings on K-12 teacher prep: We’re in this together
By Margaret Spellings President, University of North Carolina System I’m nearing the end of my first tour of our state’s public universities, and it has been a thoroughly heartening experience. On every visit, I’ve heard about the remarkable work taking place across North Carolina and seen the pride people take in our campuses. I’ve also heard… READ MORE
Spellings walks toward the protesters
Since taking office in March, University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings has faced small but insistent protests about her perceived agenda for public higher education. And at every opportunity, she has gone out of her way to meet those protesters and talk through their concerns. It’s not easy to walk toward people who are… READ MORE
NCGAP: Right problem, wrong solution
“Right problem, wrong solution.” That’s how University of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings sums up NCGAP, the legislature’s program to force a percentage of public university applicants to enroll in community college instead.1 She reiterated that point last week, calling on lawmakers to defer or amend the program when they return to Raleigh next… READ MORE
ROSS: Ensure Spellings’ success
By Thomas W. Ross President Emeritus University of North Carolina System Almost every day, someone asks me how I feel about Margaret Spellings as my successor. After acknowledging that I would have preferred to continue in the role myself, I say to those who ask that we must all do everything in our power to… READ MORE
Welcome, President Spellings
By Paul Fulton and Brad Wilson Co-Chairs Higher Education Works The Higher Education Works family of organizations extends a warm North Carolina welcome to Margaret Spellings, who assumes office today as President of the University of North Carolina System. We hope President Spellings will nourish and protect what former President Erskine Bowles refers to as… READ MORE
SPELLINGS: “Affordability, accessibility, accountability and quality”
GREENSBORO – At a retreat last week of the Board of Governors that oversees the University of North Carolina system, President-Elect Margaret Spellings laid out her vision for the university when she takes office March 1. “We can work together to achieve an ambitious goal: to make North Carolina the nation’s leader in affordability, accessibility,… READ MORE
A Call to Lead: Public Service is a Noble Cause
Margaret Spellings, who will assume office March 1 as President of the University of North Carolina System, wrote the following essay for The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas from the Bush Institute. It is republished here with permission from the George W. Bush Institute. President Bush often reminds us that to whom much is given… READ MORE