CHAPEL HILL – Anyone who’s taken the SAT knows that sometimes the answer is “all of the above.” And that’s how University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings responds in the ...

WINSTON-SALEM (May 22, 2017) – On the same day the U.S. Supreme Court struck down North Carolina’s congressional districts as unconstitutional, former UNC President Tom Ross laid out a simple ...

RALEIGH – Continuing our look at North Carolina’s disinvestment in public education, a shortfall in state support has meant higher tuition and more debt for university students and fewer ...

RALEIGH – Since the mid-2000s, North Carolina has seen a general decline in expenditures per student in our K-12 public schools, community colleges and public universities. Likewise – despite a modest ...

ASHEVILLE – Sometimes the instructor learns from the student. “Our slogan for athletics at UNC Asheville … is ‘Leaders in Life.’  So our students are not just leaders on the court ...

ASHEVILLE – For Chancellor Mary Grant, what sets UNC Asheville apart is simple. “UNC Asheville’s a great university because of the people – and that’s the faculty, the staff and the ...

ASHEVILLE – Forty-five Fulbright Scholars from one university with just 3,800 students? UNC Asheville has sent scholars – both students and instructors – to Germany, Norway, Ghana and other countries to ...

By DR. SHERI N. EVERTS Chancellor Appalachian State University As Chancellor of Appalachian State University, I am privileged to work in one of the most magnificent regions of our state, if not our ...

CHAPEL HILL – First-generation college students face so many barriers:  Standardized tests, applications, financial aid forms, deciding which schools to consider – even knowing how a college campus feels. For many, ...

CULLOWHEE – How many universities can say 15-20 percent of each freshman class plays in their marching band? “The Pride of the Mountains Marching Band is a phenomenon,” Western Carolina University Chancellor ...