CHAPEL HILL – The new Chair of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors sees no shortage of priorities to improve the UNC System. “The biggest focus will be moving the UNC System forward where we’re behind in multiple different areas,” Harry Smith, who became chair of the board July 1, says in the… READ MORE
Harry Smith: The No. 1 online platform
CHAPEL HILL – The new Chair of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors pictures big things from the UNC System online, not unlike the massive offerings of Arizona State and Liberty Universities. “I’m very pro-developing a robust System online platform. Right now we compete (with each other), and we’ve never harnessed the power… READ MORE
Video: Kristi Gaddis – Communicating with Parents
Building a marketplace of ideas in Chapel Hill
CHAPEL HILL – The next time you hear someone say there’s no diversity of thought on college campuses, tell them about the Institute of Politics at UNC Chapel Hill. Founded last year by undergraduate Tanner Glenn, the Institute sponsors a speaker series that includes diverse political viewpoints. “There’s such a need for it,” says Glenn,… READ MORE
Harry Smith: An affordable, sustainable UNC System
CHAPEL HILL – The incoming Chairman of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors wants to keep state universities efficient and affordable – so they can continue to do great things. “When I look at higher education, one of the major points of concern for me is actually the sustainability – particularly for us… READ MORE
“The Value of a College Degree”
EDITOR’S NOTE: Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber delivered the following remarks at Princeton’s commencement exercises June 5. President Eisgruber sounded some familiar themes that bear repeating…. 2018 Princeton University Commencement Address President Christopher L. Eisgruber In a few minutes, all of you will march through FitzRandolph Gate as newly minted graduates of this University. Before you… READ MORE
Video: Kristi Gaddis – Postsecondary Experience
How educated does North Carolina need to be?
CARY – Just how educated are North Carolinians? And how educated do we need to be by 2030? If we count high-quality credentials, 47.4% of North Carolinians had obtained a degree or credential beyond high school in 20161 – that’s 13 percentage points below the Lumina Foundation’s national goal of 60% attainment by 2025.2 It lags… READ MORE
Reflection on Dr. David Belcher
By Teresa Williams Former Chair, WCU Board of Trustees When Dr. David O. Belcher swept into our lives in 2011, the Western Carolina University family saw only a glimmer of the powerhouse he would soon reveal himself to be. Seen then as the highly energetic, personable and visionary new chancellor coming to campus, he quickly… READ MORE
MBA@UNC takes Chapel Hill to you
CHAPEL HILL – MBA@UNC, the online MBA offered by the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, has been ranked among the best in the nation by various publications. But its students certainly aren’t limited to this nation. UNC Kenan-Flagler has had students attend class from aircraft carriers, while fighting pirates in Africa, on deployment… READ MORE
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