RALEIGH (February 9, 2022) – They’re the Swiss Army knives of higher education. That’s because North Carolina’s community colleges do so many different things, whether it’s helping a student complete a GED, learn a skilled trade, train for a specific job with a local employer, earn an associate degree in a high-demand field, or transfer… READ MORE
Forsyth Tech Aviation: ‘A wonderful opportunity’
WINSTON-SALEM (February 4, 2022) – There’s a whole lot of aviation happening at Piedmont Triad International Airport – and with it a whole lot of really good jobs. With HondaJet’s manufacturing facility,1 FedEx Express’s Mid-Atlantic hub,2 and now Boom SuperSonic’s plan to bring more than 1,700 jobs and a $500 million investment to PTI,3 the… READ MORE
SECU: People helping a whole lot of people
RALEIGH (February 2, 2022) – The SECU Foundation calls its scholarships “People Helping People” scholarships. And indeed, they help a whole lot of people in North Carolina. With 2.6 million members across the state, one in four North Carolinians is a member of the State Employees’ Credit Union. The credit union began directing a fee… READ MORE
Guskiewicz: A huge boost for NC’s economy
By Kevin Guskiewicz CHAPEL HILL (January 27, 2022) – Earlier this month, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hit an important milestone for the future of the University. Our $4.25 billion Campaign for Carolina, one of the largest fundraising efforts ever attempted by a public institution, reached its goal a year early. Despite… READ MORE
Goldstein and Barbour: Priming the economic engine
This was written collaboratively with Suzanne Barbour, Dean of the Graduate School at UNC Chapel Hill. It describes an initiative to address the career choices of graduate students who opt out of an academic career. We’ll be reporting on this throughout the semester as our work develops. By Buck Goldstein and Suzanne Barbour Beginning with… READ MORE
Project Kitty Hawk takes shape
CHAPEL HILL (January 20, 2022) – With $97 million from a new state budget, Project Kitty Hawk – the UNC System’s online learning platform – is rapidly taking shape. And it aims to make it easier for adult learners to earn a degree. With the population of traditional college-age students projected to level off over… READ MORE
Campaign for Carolina reaches $4.25B goal
CHAPEL HILL (January 13, 2022) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced Thursday that it had met an ambitious, if not audacious, goal to raise $4.25 billion for the university a year early. The news was soon followed by an announcement from NC State University that it, too, had met its fundraising… READ MORE
Buck Goldstein: The magic of a university classroom
Each fall, UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz co-teaches a seminar for graduate students – professors of the future – called ‘The American Professoriate.’ The class focuses on the role of public universities. This year, he teaches with Matt Springer and Buck Goldstein from the School of Education and Dean Suzanne Barbour of the Graduate… READ MORE
Our hopes for 2022
RALEIGH (January 6, 2022) – North Carolina heaved a collective sigh of relief in 2021 with approval of the first state budget in three years. But enormous issues remain to be resolved in 2022. We hope, of course, that we at least reach sufficient herd immunity and vaccines for North Carolinians to live with the… READ MORE
2021: Return to not quite normal
RALEIGH (December 29, 2021) – 2021 was slightly less chaotic than 2020, with distribution of vaccines that temporarily calmed the coronavirus pandemic before new variants began to emerge. The state also saw its first new budget in three years, with much-needed raises for higher education faculty and staff and generous investments in capital projects. It’s… READ MORE
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