CHAPEL HILL (March 17, 2021) – North Carolina not only has a constitutional guarantee of low university tuition – it also has a moral obligation, says UNC System President Peter ...

RALEIGH (March 17, 2021) – We are deeply saddened by the death of Higher Ed Works Board Member Brian Long, whose work in public affairs ranged from agriculture to community ...

RALEIGH (March 10, 2021) – Whether in the corporate world or higher education, experienced board members know governing an institution and running it are two different things.  And they don’t mix ...

FAYETTEVILLE (March 10, 2021) – Schools in the UNC System are highly regarded across the nation and around the globe. But if they continue to be politicized, that reputation will ...

RALEIGH (March 3, 2021) – As we revisit our Making Governance Work series, we hope state legislators adopt a selection process and criteria that ensure that UNC System Board of ...

RALEIGH (March 3, 2021) – When state legislators choose members for the UNC Board of Governors, those candidates must have the skillsets and knowledge to guide the UNC System in ...

What makes an effective university board member? In the accompanying video excerpt from our “Making UNC Governance Work” webinar, Belle Wheelan, President of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission ...

University board members need to know their limits. “A lot of boards get into trouble when they begin to micromanage the situation,” Lou Bissette, former Chair of the UNC Board of ...

https://youtu.be/UHvuIYL6dBA In a recent Higher Ed Works webinar, SACSCOC President Belle Wheelan and former UNC Board of Governors Chair Lou Bissette discuss balancing in- and out-of-state students. “It’s a hairy mess,” ...

RALEIGH (Feb. 17, 2021) – As state legislators begin to consider their 2021 appointments to the UNC System Board of Governors, we revisit the series Making Governance Work that we ...