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NC Promise works. General Assembly doesn’t. Keep the Promise.

October 18, 2024 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (October 18, 2024) – NC Promise – which promises $500-a-semester tuition at four UNC System campuses – appears to be working. The North Carolina General Assembly – which failed to adopt an updated budget this year – does not. An annual report on NC Promise, which began in Fall 2018 at Western Carolina University,… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2024, Access & Affordability, At Risk, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, UNC Pembroke, Western Carolina University

Budget highlights – and lowlights

September 22, 2023 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (September 22, 2023) – To win Medicaid expansion he has sought since he was elected, Gov. Roy Cooper agreed to make it contingent on passage of the state budget. So Republican legislators packed a whole lot of policy into the 1,400-page 2023-25 budget for Cooper to swallow. Here are some highlights – and lowlights. … READ MORE

Filed Under: 2023, Appalachian State, Budget, ECU, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina A&T, UNC Asheville, UNC Greensboro, UNC Pembroke, Winston-Salem State University

Fayetteville State: Student body of the future?

February 1, 2023 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

FAYETTEVILLE (February 1, 2023) – We’ve been hearing it for several years: Birth rates declined during the Great Recession, so we are approaching a demographic cliff and a decline in traditional college-age students. The response, both by the UNC System and elsewhere, has been to focus on adult learners and make it easier for them… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2023, Fayetteville State University

FSU: ‘Be practical’ for adult learners

February 1, 2023 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

FAYETTEVILLE (January 25, 2023) – When you have kids and a job, just getting to school can be a challenge. And Fayetteville State University is taking steps to meet that challenge. Some 46% of Fayetteville State’s students are adult learners 25 and older. “We have to be very practical and understanding that many of our… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2023, Fayetteville State University

$500 tuition: ‘A success on multiple fronts’

January 11, 2023 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH (January 11, 2023) – As the NC General Assembly returns today for its 2023 session, state legislators deserve credit for one good thing they’ve done for the state’s public universities: NC Promise. The program offers in-state tuition of $500 a semester for in-state students and $2,500 a semester for out-of-state students. It started at… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2023, Access & Affordability, Fayetteville State University, UNC System

Out-of-state cap raised at HBCUs

April 22, 2021 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL (April 22, 2021) – The UNC Board of Governors voted today to allow the UNC System’s five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to raise enrollment of out-of-state students to as much as 25% of each freshman class. “This will improve the stability of these campuses,” UNC System President Peter Hans said. Hans… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, Governance, HBCU, NCCU, North Carolina A&T, Winston-Salem State University

BOG hires one of its own

March 10, 2021 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

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 quickly wither. With the recent appointment of Darrell Allison as Chancellor at Fayetteville State University, the UNC Board of Governors hired one of its own… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Fayetteville State University, Governance, UNC System

Hans: Increasing out-of-state cap “will help get us there”

February 19, 2021 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

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,” says Wheelan, but it does improve financial stability. Bissette warns that institutions should not deny admission to qualified in-state students. CHAPEL HILL (Feb. 17, 2021)… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, HBCU, myFutureNC, NCCU, North Carolina A&T, UNC System, Winston-Salem State University

Small UNC System campuses keep COVID in check

October 7, 2020 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

(Oct. 6, 2020) – Let’s hear it for the little guys. As several of the UNC System’s largest institutions were forced to quickly shift classes online as the coronavirus erupted on their campuses, many of the System’s smaller institutions – including its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) – have managed to keep the virus… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Crisis Response, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, HBCU, NCCU, North Carolina A&T, UNC Asheville, UNC Pembroke, UNC System, Western Carolina University, Winston-Salem State University

No interruption: 700 laptops for FSU freshmen

May 13, 2020 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

FAYETTEVILLE – A thoughtful donor made a timely gift last week to Fayetteville State University’s Class of 2024: Laptop computers for all incoming freshmen next fall. It will mark the first time an entire class at the Historically Black University will be equipped with laptops, the university announced. “I am absolutely thrilled about this generous… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2020, Crisis Response, Fayetteville State University, HBCU

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