RALEIGH (March 31, 2021) – Gov. Roy Cooper’s proposed state budget for 2021-23 would award long-overdue raises to educators and put a $4.7 billion bond issue on the ballot to pay for capital projects across North Carolina’s education systems. As State Budget Director Charles Perusse noted, the governor’s proposal is just the first inning in… READ MORE
Buck Goldstein: A Matter of Life and Death
By Buck Goldstein A college degree is worth a decade of life. That’s according to a pair of economists, one a Nobel laureate, who first sounded the alarm on “deaths of despair” in the United States and have since become searing critics of the deep educational divide in our society. In a study, just published,… READ MORE
Hans: NC’s universities step up
CHAPEL HILL (March 24, 2021) – North Carolina’s public universities have stepped up in oh-so-many ways to combat the coronavirus pandemic, UNC System President Peter Hans says. “I’m so proud of our campuses that are offering mass vaccination clinics,” Hans says in the accompanying video. He points to UNC Health – which had already delivered… READ MORE
Hans: Positives from the pandemic
CHAPEL HILL (March 24, 2021) – Even the clouds of the coronavirus pandemic have had some silver linings. “The most obvious advancement during the pandemic has been the improvement in our online offerings,” UNC System President Peter Hans says in the accompanying video. Many instructors weren’t prepared to teach online when the pandemic started a… 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
Brian Long: Far too soon
RALEIGH (March 17, 2021) – We are deeply saddened by the death of Higher Ed Works Board Member Brian Long, whose work in public affairs ranged from agriculture to community colleges, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. First and foremost, Brian was a great guy – always cheerful, always upbeat. For 14 years, he… READ MORE
Best board practices to avoid micromanagement
RALEIGH (March 10, 2021) – Whether in the corporate world or higher education, experienced board members know governing an institution and running it are two different things. And they don’t mix the two. As we revisit our 2020 Making Governance Work series, we’ve heard multiple experts say a university board must follow best practices of… READ MORE
BOG hires one of its own
FAYETTEVILLE (March 10, 2021) – Schools in the UNC System are highly regarded across the nation and around the globe. But if they continue to be politicized, that reputation will quickly wither. With the recent appointment of Darrell Allison as Chancellor at Fayetteville State University, the UNC Board of Governors hired one of its own… READ MORE
UNC System Governance: Reflect North Carolina
RALEIGH (March 3, 2021) – As we revisit our Making Governance Work series, we hope state legislators adopt a selection process and criteria that ensure that UNC System Board of Governors members reflect the demographics, needs, values and interests of all North Carolinians. “A perfect Board of Governors is one that looks like North Carolina,”… READ MORE
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