- Eagle Connect houses Durham Tech students on NC Central campusDURHAM – Fourteen students at Durham Tech already have one foot on a university campus. Literally. When applicants fall just short of admission standards at NC Central University, NCCU doesn’t write them ...Read more
- Food for thought at UNC AshevilleAsheville is known nationally for its food scene, so it’s no surprise UNC Asheville Professor Sally Wasileski is a devoted and creative cook. More surprising is that the accomplished chemistry professor ...Read more
- ‘Stagnant’ salaries: Time to invest in human capitalRALEIGH – We agreed last week to invest in physical capital for North Carolina’s public universities and community colleges, approving $2 billion in bonds by a 2-to-1 margin. Now it’s time ...Read more
- A popular math teacher?PEMBROKE – Math teachers don’t often win popularity contests. Across the UNC system, mathematics is among the most challenging disciplines, with courses in calculus and statistics reporting some of the ...Read more
- NC voters reaffirm support for public higher educationRALEIGH (March 17, 2016) – Once again, North Carolina voters affirmed their deep support for public higher education Tuesday, approving $2 billion in Connect NC bonds by a vote of ...Read more
- Voters Approve $350 Million for NC Community CollegesMuch-Needed Construction, Repair and Renovation to Begin at all 58 Colleges RALEIGH (March 16, 2016) – North Carolina voters approved Tuesday’s $2 billion bond referendum with nearly two-thirds supporting the infrastructure ...Read more
- CONNECT NC: Don’t pass up an important decisionMarch 14, 2016 – Not long before an early-voting site in Raleigh closed Saturday, two blind women made their way, white canes in hand, to vote in the primary election ...Read more
- Connect NC bonds would fill critical STEM needsBy Susan D. DeVore President & CEO, Premier, Inc. Trustee, UNC Charlotte According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare represents our nation’s largest and fastest growing employment sector, generating close to ...Read more
- BONDS: NC ramps up for 10 million residentsYou don’t add 2 million people without scaling up. Two million people have moved here since the last state bond referendum in 2000.1 The Connect NC bonds on the ballot Tuesday ...Read more
- UNCW health professionals in demand as NC growsWILMINGTON – The number of students at UNC Wilmington’s College of Health and Human Services has more than doubled since 2010, and the University expects even greater expansion in the ...Read more