By James Moeser, Chancellor Emeritus, UNC Chapel Hill I came to North Carolina in 2000 to be the ninth chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unlike most of my predecessors, I was not a Tar Heel born. Susan and I are adopted Tar Heels. What drew us to Carolina in the first… READ MORE
NC A&T attacks serious health threat with allergen-reduced peanut
GREENSBORO – With 2.8 million Americans – many of them children – affected by peanut allergies, researchers at N.C. A&T State University have attacked a serious health threat and moved to tap a huge market by developing an allergen-reduced peanut. A&T announced last year that researchers at its School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences developed a… READ MORE
Rapid design, rapid growth
CULLOWHEE – When the product designers at the Snap-on plant in Murphy, NC, need a full-size prototype of a new power tool, they don’t have to venture far. The students and faculty at Western Carolina University’s Center for Rapid Product Realization can have a 3D-printed model delivered within a day or two. “We use Western… READ MORE
Carol Folt: The Envy of America
In an interview with the Higher Education Works Foundation, Chancellor Carol Folt says that what sets UNC-Chapel Hill apart is its ability to keep its doors open to all qualified students, regardless of their backgrounds. “I think that’s not only important; I think it is part of our DNA,” Folt says in the accompanying video…. READ MORE
REVIEW: The End of College actually calls for more college
The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere. By Kevin Carey. Riverhead Books, 2015. By Eric Johnson Given the ominous title, Kevin Carey’s look into the future of higher education is surprisingly upbeat. The End of College predicts plenty of disruptive change coming to academia, but also offers a rousing… READ MORE
What’s the vision?
By Paul Fulton Higher Education Works Two years ago, the board that oversees our state’s public universities adopted a plan with an ambitious goal: To raise the percentage of North Carolinians with a bachelor’s degree from 26% of our adult population to 32% by 2018. [1] Projections indicate that the jobs of North Carolina’s future will… READ MORE
ECONOMIC DRIVER: Higher Ed pumps $63.5B into NC economy
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK (Feb. 18, 2015) – Higher education pumps $63.5 billiona year and more than 1 million jobs into North Carolina’s economy, according to an independent economic group’s analysis released today. The study of the state’s public and private universities and community colleges found that the University of North Carolina system contributes almost $28 billion and more… READ MORE
Bandwidth CEO: NC Higher Ed A Blessing
David Morken is the Co-Founder and CEO of rapidly growing mobile phone provider Bandwidth, headquartered on NC State University’s Centennial Campus. In an interview, Morken discusses why the company moved from Utah to North Carolina and the importance of the state’s public universities to its success.
Pay attention and speak up, or we will lose something we cannot soon replace
Dr. Mitchell Simpson, Pastor, University Baptist Church An Open Letter from a Chapel Hill pastor to his congregation: If you’re not alarmed over the future of academic freedom at UNC, you’re not paying attention. If you’re not paying attention, you’re forfeiting the spiritual birthright earned at such high cost by our Baptist forebears. If those… READ MORE
McCrory budget: Economy’s up, but another cut for universities
As Gov. Pat McCrory likes to point out, North Carolina is now the 9th most-populous state in the nation. Our state is growing by 276 people a day.[1] North Carolina’s economy is also growing – our unemployment rate in December was below the national average at 5.5%. State officials project “robust” economic growth this year. And… READ MORE
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