By Art Padilla The non-athletic elements of the universities are also seeing their locus of control moving away from their scholarly centers. Failure to act in the face of bureaucratic bloat, excessive administrative spending, and a persistent critique over unwise policies, has resulted in an erosion of support and trust. Bureaucratic bloat Two art history… READ MORE
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UNC Governance: ‘Everybody wanted less politics’
RALEIGH (May 4, 2023) – Gov. Roy Cooper’s UNC Governance Commission began discussing its recommendations this week to make UNC governing boards more representative of the state, more ethical and less politicized. “I think everybody wanted less politics in the Board of Governors and the Boards of Trustees,” said Commission Member and former UNC Board… READ MORE
House adds a touch of variety to BOG
RALEIGH (May 3, 2023) – The NC House made its appointments to the UNC Board of Governors this week – and added a touch of ethnic and political variety in the process. The House reappointed four current members of the board – Dr. Pearl Burris-Floyd of Gaston County, C. Philip Byers of Rutherford County, Terry… READ MORE
UNC System in the crosshairs
RALEIGH (April 20, 2023) – If there’s any doubt that education – especially higher education – is in the crosshairs for next year’s elections, North Carolina’s Republican legislators made it clear in recent days. It’s bill-filing season – the time of year when some poor soul in the General Assembly’s Bill Drafting Division must attempt… READ MORE
House budget: Raises for teachers, but we can do better
RALEIGH (March 30, 2023) – The 2023-25 state budget rolled out this week by Republicans in the state House makes steps in the right direction on a number of fronts, but chiefly teacher pay. But this state can do better. It’s only the beginning in the budget process – the state Senate still needs to… READ MORE
Hans: UNC System steps up mental health efforts
EDITOR’S NOTE: North Carolina faces a crisis in student mental health; there have been five student suicides at NC State University alone this academic year. System President Peter Hans delivered these remarks to the UNC Board of Governors on Feb. 23. He delivered them again Tuesday, disclosing his own struggles with depression, to almost 400 administrators,… READ MORE
UNC-CH board backs policy against political questions
CHAPEL HILL (March 23, 2023) – The chair of UNC-Chapel Hill’s trustees isn’t backing down from a new School of Civic Life and Leadership – or a new policy that forbids university officials to ask applicants about their positions on political issues. But he doesn’t say how the university can do both at the same… READ MORE
Don Martin: Test Pathways, but give teachers raises
WINSTON-SALEM (March 8, 2023) – While there are always differing opinions about how much teachers should be paid, I believe most North Carolinians agree that having quality teachers in every classroom is important, our students need to perform better, and teachers should be paid more. I wrote a short piece for Higher Ed Works last… READ MORE
Paul Fulton: UNC School of Civic Life is not a done deal
By Paul FultonSpecial to The PilotMarch 6, 2023 In response to Connie Lovell’s column Feb. 25 (“New UNC School Will Give Students Critical Thinking Skills Needed in Life”): The notion of adding conservative faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill is a popular one, given public perceptions. However, my own grandchildren who have graduated from Chapel Hill tell… READ MORE
A leader in principal
RALEIGH (February 23, 2023) – Being a school principal has been called the toughest job in America. But Bonnie Fusarelli is there to help. Fusarelli, a professor and faculty scholar in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development at NC State University, has run training for future principals and superintendents for 20 years. … READ MORE
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