By Amy Cockerham Public Ed Works RALEIGH (April 16, 2025) – North Carolina business leaders gathered for a webinar hosted by Public Ed Works Wednesday to discuss the vital connection between education and business. Each panelist shared how education has contributed to the success of their business and how they want to support learning in… READ MORE
Gov. Stein will have friends
RALEIGH (November 8, 2024) – Attorney General Josh Stein won a decisive, 15 percentage-point victory Tuesday over Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to become North Carolina’s next governor. Stein will undoubtedly be friendlier to public education than Robinson. Stein has called for strong funding for public schools in line with decisions in the long-running Leandro school… READ MORE
Hans: Raising out-of-state cap a ‘win-win-win’
CHAPEL HILL – There’s a case to be made for raising the limit on out-of-state students at some UNC System campuses. “I’ve supported increasing the cap on out-of-state students in their first year from 18% to 25% for our five Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” UNC System President Peter Hans says in the accompanying video…. READ MORE
Lessons learned from a ‘challenging’ fall semester
CHAPEL HILL (March 17, 2021) – UNC System schools learned some hard lessons when they tried to resume classes in person last fall. But they’re now applying those lessons, UNC System Peter Hans says in the accompanying video. “We are far better prepared for the spring semester than the fall. We know more, we’ve learned… READ MORE
Hans: Five years of flat UNC System tuition
CHAPEL HILL (March 17, 2021) – North Carolina not only has a constitutional guarantee of low university tuition – it also has a moral obligation, says UNC System President Peter Hans. “I’m really proud of North Carolina’s commitment to affordability because of its impact on student access and student success,” Hans says in the accompanying… READ MORE
State leaders pay tribute to Marc Basnight
RALEIGH – In the days following his death Dec. 28, political, education, business leaders and others across North Carolina paid tribute to former NC Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight: Gov. Roy Cooper, NC Senate, 1991-2001 North Carolina lost a giant today with the passing of my friend, Senator Marc Basnight. His positive influence on… READ MORE
Basnight helped North Carolinians for generations to come
By David RiceExecutive DirectorHigher Ed Works Marc Basnight was not formally educated. But Marc Basnight was a learned man. Basnight, the former NC Senate president pro tempore who died Monday (Dec. 28) after a long battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), regretted his entire life that he didn’t go to college. But Basnight was a… READ MORE
2020: Coping with COVID
Yes, it was a year like no other. More than anything, 2020 was a year of change and continuous adjustment. COPING WITH COVID Higher education in North Carolina adapted in so many ways: A treatment for COVID-19 was developed. 50,000 classes shifted online in two weeks. A professor shipped virtual-reality headsets to students. 700 laptops… READ MORE
Philip Rogers named next ECU Chancellor
CHAPEL HILL (Dec. 17, 2020) – The UNC Board of Governors chose Greenville native Philip G. Rogers today as the next chancellor at East Carolina University. “Dr. Rogers is a driven leader who brings energy and vitality to ECU,” said UNC System President Peter Hans. “He has broad national higher education experience and deep local… READ MORE
Stith named NC Community College System President
RALEIGH (Dec. 14, 2020) – North Carolina’s State Board of Community Colleges today named Thomas Stith III, the chief of staff to former Gov. Pat McCrory, as the next President of the NC Community College System. “Thomas Stith is a proven leader with a broad network of relationships in business, education and government in North… READ MORE
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