- Richmond Fed President: Education PaysRALEIGH, NC — On the second day of the 2015 Emerging Issues Forum hosted by N.C. State University, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond delivered a resounding call ...Read more
- UNCW Researcher Launches Seafood Safety StartupRaleigh, NC — The 2015 Emerging Issues Forum is highlighting ways to build North Carolina’s innovation economy, including a strong focus on the state’s public colleges and universities. On Monday, UNC ...Read more
- University Spinoffs Turn Research Into RevenueNorth Carolina public universities brought in nearly $1.3 billion in outside research funding last year, and state policymakers want to see more of that research turned into job-creating companies. “We’ve got ...Read more
- Fitness program helps people with MS, WSSU studentsWINSTON-SALEM – A young man’s vision and collaboration with the Department of Physical Therapy at Winston-Salem State University and the Gateway YWCA have come together to form MSfit, a free ...Read more
- UNC board on teacher supply: “We have a crisis”CARY – Leaders of the state’s public universities, community colleges and public schools gathered here Jan. 27 to confront a sharp decline in the supply of teachers in North Carolina. “I’m ...Read more
- Years Without Raises Lead to Campus Brain DrainWeakened by years without raises for instructors, North Carolina’s public universities are losing the war for faculty talent. In the past two years, 3 out of 4 faculty members who received ...Read more
- WCU: The Shining Light in the WestThe story of Western Carolina University – the story of an affordable, welcoming university in the mountains that prepares its students to succeed and to serve – is one that ...Read more
- Obama opens the Debate on Access to Higher EdLet’s have the debate. President Obama’s proposal to offer free community college to students with at least a 2.5 grade-point average has its skeptics – congressional leaders seem quite cool to ...Read more
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- Tom Ross a Steady Hand During Era of Tremendous ChangeTom Ross will step down as President of the University of North Carolina system at the end of 2015, but his reserved judicial temperament has been a stabilizing force for ...Read more