Each fall, UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz co-teaches a seminar for graduate students – professors of the future – called ‘The American Professoriate.’ The class focuses on the role of public universities. This year, he teaches with Matt Springer and Buck Goldstein from the School of Education and Dean Suzanne Barbour of the Graduate… READ MORE
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Art Padilla: On moving the UNC headquarters
By Dr. Art Padilla RALEIGH (December 1, 2021) – Without much discussion, even within the UNC Board of Governors itself, the NC Legislature seems intent on moving the headquarters of the 17-campus University of North Carolina from where it has resided for the last half century, Chapel Hill. The idea is to relocate it to… READ MORE
Buck Goldstein: The partnership is broken
By Buck Goldstein CHAPEL HILL (October 28, 2021) – In North Carolina, the relationship between the flagship public university and the state seems to be broken and getting worse. And that’s despite the good intentions of the chancellor, the chair of the faculty, and the leader of the Board of Trustees. Trust is at the… READ MORE
LatinxEd: ‘Freedom to create a better future’
CHAPEL HILL (October 21, 2021) – The college admission process is complicated as it is. Just imagine trying to navigate it in a new language: Acronyms like SAT, ACT and FAFSA1 to translate. Schedules for new tests and varying deadlines for applications to different schools. Those are just some of the barriers the children of… READ MORE
Guskiewicz: Making room for a moonshot
Each fall, UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz co-teaches a seminar for graduate students – professors of the future – called ‘The American Professoriate.’ The class focuses on the role of public universities. This year, he teaches with Matt Springer and Buck Goldstein from the School of Education and Dean Suzanne Barbour of the Graduate… READ MORE
Woodson: NC State employees share our success
RALEIGH (Sept. 30, 2021) – They’ve personally helped nearly 1,000 students – about 200 a year – attend NC State University. NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson and his wife, Susan, started that ball rolling six years ago when they donated $1.15 million to launch a scholarship for the children of NC State employees – from… READ MORE
Basnight: ‘That bridge for all of us’
RALEIGH (Sept. 22, 2021) – State senators from both parties paid tribute yesterday to Marc Basnight, who led the NC Senate for 18 years and directed billions in state support to North Carolina’s university and transportation systems. “Marc came from humble beginnings to become one of the most influential leaders in our state’s history,” said… READ MORE
Nurses for rural North Carolina
(Aug. 4, 2021) – Big urban hospitals’ demand for nurses seems obvious. But what’s less obvious is the need for nurses in North Carolina’s rural communities. “You find that our graduates are more likely to be in those places that are sometimes hardest to fill, in terms of those nursing positions,” Dr. Scott Ralls, President… READ MORE
Self-inflicted
CHAPEL HILL (July 9, 2021) – UNC Chapel Hill and its lofty nationwide reputation took a hit in the university’s failed attempt to hire Nikole Hannah-Jones. And the shame of it is it was self-inflicted. The UNC-CH Board of Trustees belatedly voted last week to grant tenure to Hannah-Jones as a Knight Chair in UNC’s… READ MORE
The case for Carolina
Below is a reprint of a full-page ad that appeared in several newspapers on July 7, 2021. Higher Ed Works received permission from the former trustees to republish the ad in its entirety. UNC Chapel Hill has faced its share of controversies, and it is working its way through challenges it faces right now. But in recent… READ MORE
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