RALEIGH (July 19, 2022) – Until the middle of the last decade, leaders of the UNC and NC Community College Systems generally stayed for five to seven years. But with the announcement today that President Thomas Stith III will depart the Community College System Office in Raleigh Friday after little more than 18 months as president,… READ MORE
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Jenkins and Smith: Stable leadership to move NC forward
By Dale Jenkins and Andrea Smith North Carolina’s not just growing, it’s thriving. Ranked by Forbes as the Best State in America for Business in 2019 for the third straight year, and boasting one of the highest net migration rates in the U.S, the Tar Heel State’s future is bright. But we’ve got work to… READ MORE
Yet another UNC leadership change
CHAPEL HILL – With the resignation of Harry Smith as Chair of the UNC Board of Governors, we have yet another in a series of leadership changes across the University of North Carolina System. The Board elected Randy Ramsey yesterday to serve the remainder of Smith’s term as Chair until June 30, 2020.1 But this revolving door… READ MORE
2018: Questions of leadership and governance
Our top higher-education stories of 2018 fell into several broad categories: LEADERSHIP/GOVERNANCE The year saw large questions of leadership and governance raised but not always answered. In May, the NC Board of Community Colleges named Peter Hans – a former board member with extensive experience in both community colleges and universities – as the new… READ MORE
HBCUs: Legacy and Leadership
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – A special presentation this week by UNC TV’s Black Issues Forum featured an engaging panel discussion about the economic impact and continued relevance of North Carolina’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). HBCUs: Legacy and Leadership, moderated by Deborah Holt Noel, includes commentary from: Fayetteville State University Chancellor James Anderson; Winston-Salem… READ MORE
Leadership Profile: UNCG Chancellor Franklin Gilliam, Jr.
GREENSBORO – Oddly, Frank Gilliam Jr.’s path into academia started on a football field. As a senior running back for the Drake University Bulldogs, Gilliam was having the game of his life against Colorado until a fateful hit sent him over the bench with a set of broken ribs. “I sat up and said, ‘I can’t… READ MORE
Art Padilla: Tone deafness uninterrupted
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH (July 18, 2025) – The financial and political attacks on universities are both extreme and broad-based. The collateral damage being done to our nation’s scientific capabilities is still impressively underestimated. The latest chapter in the decline of American science is the US Housing Department’s (HUD) brazen take-over, without previous warning, of the National… READ MORE
A work requirement for state legislators?
RALEIGH (July 9, 2025) – Congress spent weeks recently debating a work requirement for Medicaid recipients – poor people. Well maybe we need a work requirement for state legislators. After six months in session, the legislators North Carolina elects to adopt a state budget every two years went home two weeks ago without adopting one.1… READ MORE
King Prather: A father’s fear
By N. King Prather Public Ed Works CARY (July 2, 2025) – My daughter, Lindsey Prather, is a public servant, an elected government official. A former educator, at 36 she is the youngest female in the North Carolina legislature. I could not be more proud of her. I could not be more afraid for her… READ MORE
South Piedmont gets a winner
POLKTON (May 19, 2025) – Dr. Stacy Waters-Bailey, a senior administrator at Forsyth Tech, has been named the next president of South Piedmont Community College, which serves Union and Anson counties. Don’t read that as the announcement of just another community college president. You might recall that we interviewed Waters-Bailey three years ago at Forsyth… READ MORE
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