RALEIGH – Once again, the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy is pushing a flawed idea – a deferred admission plan at state universities that legislators agreed to postpone this year. Seeking to save money, improve graduation rates and reduce student debt, state legislators adopted the NC Guaranteed Admission Plan (NCGAP) in 2015…. READ MORE
Spellings: Expect the extraordinary
North Carolina State University Commencement | December 16, 2016 Margaret Spellings People are capable of extraordinary things when we expect it of them. That has been a guiding belief of my life and my career, and it remains my strong conviction today. When we ask for the best in others, and offer our best in… READ MORE
UNCW: Great students, great faculty, great programs
WILMINGTON – Great students, great faculty, great programs – that’s what UNC Wilmington Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli says attracted him to Wilmington a year and a half ago. “We had great students – we had quality students coming in,” Sartarelli says in the accompanying video. “We had great faculty from all over the country, from… READ MORE
… And what will make UNCW greater?
WILMINGTON – The formula doesn’t change to make UNC Wilmington even greater. The university must continue to recruit quality students and professors and build innovative programs, Chancellor Jose “Zito” Sartarelli says in the accompanying video. Sartarelli, himself a native of Brazil, wants to double the 1,000 UNCW students who currently study overseas – by next… READ MORE
The open world of design at NC State
RALEIGH – It’s a field that touches us dozens of times a day – yet we seldom notice. “Design touches us in ways we might not even realize,” Dean Mark Hoversten of NC State University’s College of Design says in the accompanying video. “Design is not just what it looks like – design is how… READ MORE
The creativity of engineering
RALEIGH – Engineering isn’t all mathematics and formulas – it also takes creative juices. Things we take for granted these days – smartphones, public water systems and even light sockets – all started with an idea, Dean Louis Martin-Vega of NC State’s College of Engineering says in the accompanying video. “The level of creativity associated… READ MORE
Dr. Debra Saunders-White: A Legacy of Eagle Excellence
By George R. Hamilton Chairman, North Carolina Central University Board of Trustees On November 26, our nation lost a fearless champion for students, for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and for higher education in America with the passing of North Carolina Central University Chancellor Dr. Debra Saunders-White. Dr. Saunders-White was a visionary and innovative leader… READ MORE
NC the prime example of state support
RALEIGH – For the Dean of NC State University’s College of Engineering, state support for higher education is both a tradition and an ongoing obligation. “For many, many years, this state was probably the prime example of what it meant to support higher education,” Dean Louis Martin-Vega says in the accompanying video. Martin-Vega came to… READ MORE
The challenge of keeping great professors
RALEIGH – When it comes to competing for some of the nation’s best engineering professors, Louis Martin-Vega uses a sports analogy. “We’re there in a major league division – not with the highest payroll,” Martin-Vega, Dean of NC State University’s College of Engineering, says in the accompanying video. The College of Engineering has been successful… READ MORE
Demand for NC State engineers “has never been greater”
RALEIGH – No one says North Carolina has too many engineers. “From my perspective, the demand has never been greater,” Dean Louis Martin-Vega of NC State University’s College of Engineering says in the accompanying video. Martin-Vega describes how 400 companies now come to the College’s Career Fair twice a year – some of them represented… READ MORE
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