- VIDEO: “Massive growth” in online coursework across University systemSome students add an online course to fit the schedule dictated by their job. Some take “blended” courses that combine online with classroom instruction. Others take all their courses online. “There’s ...Read more
- CAROL FOLT Video: ‘Makerspace’ lends child a helping handWASHINGTON – At a recent appearance before the National Press Club, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt was asked whether a trend toward fancier dorms, fitness facilities and climbing walls contributes ...Read more
- Seven yearsIt’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 ...Read more
- CAROL FOLT Video: “Very Tough Decisions”Speaking in Washington to the National Press Club, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt emphasizes the challenges of balancing student affordability with faculty salaries in an era of 30% cuts in ...Read more
- BOWLES: Aid is key to college access, economic mobilityBy 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 ...Read more
- HOUSE BONDS: $900M for Universities, $300M for Community CollegesRALEIGH (Aug. 4, 2015) – A bond proposal unveiled Monday by state House leaders improves on a plan offered by Gov. Pat McCrory, devoting more than $900 million in bonds ...Read more
- EXPLODING SODA: ECSU science camp trains teachers and studentsBy Eric Johnson Courtesy UNC@Work ELIZABETH CITY – On a humid July night, with the sun setting behind the trees on the Elizabeth City State University campus, a crowd of parents and ...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 ...Read more
- THE PATCH: Why state support for research makes senseBy David Rice RALEIGH – We recently learned that an insulin “patch” developed by a team from NC State University and UNC-Chapel Hill could transform life for millions of diabetics around ...Read more
- Game-changing and life-changing: House supports promising researchThe evidence is clear: University research is a major driver of North Carolina’s economy, creating jobs and improving our quality of life. Lawmakers in the NC House are stepping up to ...Read more