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Aim higher, achieve more

October 12, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHARLOTTE (Oct. 4, 2017) – In a wide-ranging discussion, North Carolina’s political and higher education leaders shared their thoughts last week on how we can educate more North Carolinians for the jobs of tomorrow – some of which haven’t been invented yet. The “Aim Higher, Achieve More” forum at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Education Forum, Events

UNC board needs to support Margaret Spellings

October 12, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

By HUGH McCOLL Margaret Spellings came to North Carolina as President of the University of North Carolina System last year with an already-firm belief in making higher education accessible and affordable for as many students as possible. She understands that by 2020, 65 percent of U.S. jobs will require some form of higher education,1 so… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, EdTalks, Leadership, Our Opinion

Work together to keep higher education accessible

October 3, 2017 by Higher Ed Works 3 Comments

By Paul Fulton Co-Chair Higher Education Works North Carolina’s public universities have long been considered our state’s most important asset – they offer opportunity to students from Murphy to Manteo, and in the process they serve as our state’s strongest economic driver. In fact, a study two years ago found that together, North Carolina’s public… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Access & Affordability, Leadership, UNC System

BOWLES: Leading UNC into the future

September 27, 2017 by Higher Ed Works 6 Comments

By Erskine B. Bowles President Emeritus University of North Carolina We North Carolinians are blessed to have a high-achieving, diverse University system that is admired not just across our country, but around the world.  A 2015 analysis concluded our public universities generated $27.9 billion in additional income for North Carolinians.1 The 17 public universities that… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, EdTalks, Focus on Quality, UNC System

“Free” community college?

September 27, 2017 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

Our neighbors in Tennessee invented “free” community college. In 2014, Republican Gov. Bill Haslam launched the Tennessee Promise – two years of tuition-free community college for Tennessee high school graduates.  Tennessee uses lottery money to create a “last-dollar” scholarship that pays a student’s tuition after federal and other aid have been tapped.1 More than 33,000… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Access & Affordability, Education Forum, NC Community Colleges, UNC System

No “typical” college student

September 20, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

No longer is the “typical” college student necessarily a fresh-faced high-school graduate who immediately zips through four years at State U. and enters the work force. That “typical” student, in fact, is harder and harder to define. Some 40% of college students today are 25 or older.1  And in the last 10 years, the number of… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Education Forum, Focus on Quality, UNC System

People without jobs, jobs without people

September 13, 2017 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – At a recent education conference sponsored by the NC Chamber, several speakers repeated a catchy statement to describe North Carolina’s skills gap: We have people without jobs and jobs without people. There’s little doubt education is the answer to both. Yet University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings cited a poll… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Education Forum, Expert Analysis, Focus on Quality

NCCU: Mission-driven to serve as an engine of opportunity

September 8, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

By Johnson O. Akinleye, Ph.D. Chancellor North Carolina Central University DURHAM – The start of the 2017-2018 academic year at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) marks another milestone for the institution. As we enter our 107th year, NCCU stands firm on a strong foundation of achievement as the nation’s first publicly-supported liberal arts college for… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Diversity, EdTalks, HBCU, NCCU

How university startups deliver an economic boost to North Carolina

September 1, 2017 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

How university startups deliver an economic boost – and improve lives – in North Carolina communities By JUDITH CONE Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill If the State of North Carolina was actively recruiting a company promising to bring 8,000 good jobs with revenues of $10… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Economic Impact, EdTalks, UNC Chapel Hill

North Carolina’s professional pipeline

August 31, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

Even if you never enroll as a student, higher education touches your life. Think about it:  Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, dentists, law enforcement, firefighters, EMTs – and of course, teachers – all make a difference in our lives. And they all need varying degrees of training.  In many cases, that training comes from our public colleges… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Expert Analysis, Focus on Quality, Nursing

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