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Search Results for: leadership

Revolving-door leadership

July 19, 2022 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

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

Filed Under: 2022, Governance, NC Community Colleges, UNC System

Jenkins and Smith: Stable leadership to move NC forward

February 27, 2020 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: 2020, Governance, myFutureNC, UNC System Governance Series 2020

Yet another UNC leadership change

October 2, 2019 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

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

Filed Under: 2019, Leadership, UNC Board of Governors

2018: Questions of leadership and governance

January 9, 2019 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: 2018, Access & Affordability, At Risk, Excellence, Governance, Leadership, UNC Board of Governors, Where We Stand

HBCUs: Legacy and Leadership

February 21, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: 2018, Fayetteville State University, HBCU, NCCU, Winston-Salem State University

Leadership Profile: UNCG Chancellor Franklin Gilliam, Jr.

February 15, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: 2017, Excellence, Leadership, UNC Greensboro

A work requirement for state legislators?

July 9, 2025 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: 2025, Budget, Governance

King Prather: A father’s fear

July 2, 2025 by Higher Ed Works 3 Comments

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

Filed Under: 2025, Governance, Leadership

South Piedmont gets a winner

May 22, 2025 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: 2025, Forsyth Tech

A new chancellor, a big raise and a new accreditor?

May 16, 2025 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (May 16, 2025) – The UNC System’s governing board hired a new chancellor for Elizabeth City State University this week. It gave the System President a big raise. And the President raised the prospect of creating a new accrediting agency. The UNC Board of Governors named Dr. S. Keith Hargrove, formerly the provost at… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2025, Governance, Uncategorized

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