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TOO much AP?

October 5, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL – The pressure on young people to gain admission to a highly selective university is enormous – some take as many as 22 Advanced Placement courses to improve their chances. But Stephen Farmer, UNC Chapel Hill’s Vice Provost for Enrollment and Undergraduate Admissions, says there’s a limit to how much AP courses benefit… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Excellence, UNC Chapel Hill

Lindsay’s gift

September 28, 2016 by Higher Ed Works 19 Comments

By David Rice Higher Education Works Foundation RALEIGH (Sept. 28, 2016) – Last October 30, Kevin Howell knew something wasn’t right.  He’d had several bouts of nausea.  He’d noticed an annoying metallic taste in his mouth. “I felt lousy,” he says.  “I just had no energy.” Howell, who’d spent 10 years as NC State University’s… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Excellence, NCSU, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC System

What makes Carolina great – and greater?

September 21, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL – What makes the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill great? “It’s just a joyful place,” Chancellor Carol Folt says in the accompanying video.  “When the students are here, the energy and buzz on this campus is just amazing. “The research here is phenomenal.  It is a biomedical juggernaut for the nation…. READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Excellence, UNC Chapel Hill

UNC-CH financial aid “the heart of who we are”

September 7, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL – Access and affordability are hallmarks at UNC Chapel Hill – so much so that Chancellor Carol Folt refers to them as “part of our DNA.”1 “We do make financial aid a priority here,” Stephen Farmer, the University’s Vice Chancellor for Enrollment and Undergraduate Admissions, says in the accompanying video. “… Financial aid… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Excellence, UNC Chapel Hill

A Covenant with low-income students

September 7, 2016 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

CHAPEL HILL – More than a decade ago, UNC-Chapel Hill was the first public university in America to guarantee low-income students they could graduate with no debt. “The Carolina Covenant is our promise to low-income students that if they work hard, they play by the rules … we’ll make it possible for them to come… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2016, Excellence, UNC Chapel Hill

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