By ROBERT INGRAM and ROGER PERRY DURHAM – As we embark on the recruitment of Amazon, it’s important to remember an important history lesson. There’s no question our local universities played a critical role both in building Research Triangle Park and attracting major employers like GlaxoSmithKline to the Triangle. They continue to be our biggest… READ MORE
Spellings: Education is both a private and a public good
CHARLOTTE (Oct. 4, 2017) – Sure, higher education benefits the student who earns a diploma. But it also helps the rest of us. “It’s also a public good,” Margaret Spellings, President of the University of North Carolina System, declares in the accompanying short video. “When I think about North Carolina and the high levels of… READ MORE
Gage and Eshelman: Spellings deserves ‘full-throated support’
By Hannah Gage and Fred Eshelman The importance to North Carolina of a world-class university system cannot be stressed enough. Our state’s reputation — our ability to attract new jobs and industries, and our capacity to generate investment and opportunity for our citizens — rests heavily on the success of the University of North Carolina… READ MORE
Spellings: ‘I just have real belief in DACA students’
CHARLOTTE (Oct. 4, 2017) – In response to a student’s pointed question about making education affordable for immigrant students, UNC President Margaret Spellings reaffirms her support for so-called ‘Dreamers’ who stand to lose protections unless Congress acts. In September, President Trump rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program adopted by the Obama… READ MORE
UNC board needs to support Margaret Spellings
By HUGH McCOLL Margaret Spellings came to North Carolina as President of the University of North Carolina System last year with an already-firm belief in making higher education accessible and affordable for as many students as possible. She understands that by 2020, 65 percent of U.S. jobs will require some form of higher education,1 so… READ MORE
Work together to keep higher education accessible
By Paul Fulton Co-Chair Higher Education Works North Carolina’s public universities have long been considered our state’s most important asset – they offer opportunity to students from Murphy to Manteo, and in the process they serve as our state’s strongest economic driver. In fact, a study two years ago found that together, North Carolina’s public… READ MORE
SPELLINGS: Strengthening NC’s Education Continuum
University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings made the following remarks Thursday, Aug. 10 at the North Carolina Chamber’s 2017 Conference on Education. Thank you so much for welcoming me this morning, and thank you for focusing attention on a core issue for North Carolina’s competitiveness and quality of life. Over the past few weeks,… READ MORE
Another jolt to the system
RALEIGH (Aug. 2, 2017) – The sudden departure of NC Community College System President Jimmie Williamson1 is yet another jolt to North Carolina higher education systems that have seen their share of leadership changes in recent years. As we said in a recent post,2 community colleges are the Swiss Army knives of higher ed: They… READ MORE
Spellings: “Make higher education our higher expectation”
CHAPEL HILL – It seems so simple – yet not everyone seems to get it. “A better educated state benefits us all,” begins Higher Expectations, the University of North Carolina System’s new strategic plan for 2017-22. “That basic truth has guided North Carolina for centuries. It drives our commitment to public education, including our constitutional… READ MORE
Educate for jobs or life? Spellings: “Both of those things.”
CHAPEL HILL – Anyone who’s taken the SAT knows that sometimes the answer is “all of the above.” And that’s how University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings responds in the accompanying video when asked whether universities should focus on training for specific jobs or providing a sound, flexible education. “We need to do both… READ MORE
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