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
Higher Ed Works welcomes four new board members
RALEIGH (October 28, 2021) Higher Ed Works board members are the best. We are deeply appreciative of their support, and without them could not have achieved our goals. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our board members as we welcome four new members: Millie Tan is a seasoned marketing executive… 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
‘A strong Latina woman’
CHAPEL HILL (October 21, 2021) – In high school in Hamlet, college seemed a long way off for Camila Perez. Perez was undocumented until she was 15 years old, she says in the accompanying video. “So thinking about college kind of seemed like a far concept, just because I knew I would have to face… READ MORE
Somos Carolina: ‘A family’
CHAPEL HILL (October 21, 2021) – Helping Latinx students prepare for college isn’t just about filling out forms. It’s also about helping them feel comfortable with themselves. And that’s what Somos Carolina (We Are Carolina) is all about. “I would describe it as a family – it’s an organization that helped me feel less alone… READ MORE
John Sanders: Giant of NC civic life
By Eric Johnson CHAPEL HILL (October 14, 2021) – I don’t remember what first prompted John Sanders to come looking for me in The Daily Tar Heel office, but I know he was carrying a book. He was always carrying a book, usually with a type-written note paper-clipped to the front, directing wayward undergrads to… READ MORE
SUMMIT: A critical conversation on Latinx education
CHAPEL HILL (October 12, 2021) – The 2020 U.S. Census revealed that Latinx people now account for more than 10% of North Carolinians – and if Latinx students don’t succeed, North Carolina won’t succeed. But a virtual summit Wednesday and Thursday will discuss the current state of Latinx education in North Carolina and ways to improve… 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
Calm and contentious: The ideal classroom
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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