GREENSBORO – The Connect NC bonds on the ballot in the March 15 primary election will help connect real students with real jobs. “We’re turning away 140 qualified nursing students every ...

RALEIGH (Jan. 5, 2016) – Since North Carolina’s last bond referendum 15 years ago, 2 million people – the equivalent of the entire state of Nebraska – have moved to ...

When the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics was launched in 1980, it was a completely new experiment.  No state had ever created a public boarding school centered on ...

GREENSBORO – It’s no secret – enrollment in teacher education has declined markedly across North Carolina’s public universities over the past five years. Yet nearly all of us can name a ...

PEMBROKE – Business education is on the upswing at UNC Pembroke. Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings said enrollment in business programs has ballooned over the past two years, reflecting students’ increased ...

CHAPEL HILL – Stagnant pay for University faculty and staff remains a major problem in North Carolina, hampering the state’s ability to hire and keep top-tier teachers and researchers. State lawmakers ...

CHAPEL HILL (Dec. 11, 2015) – With dignity and grace, University of North Carolina President Tom Ross said farewell to the same board that removed him, urging its members to ...

BOONE – It’s easy to make jokes about majoring in beer.  But Appalachian State University has skipped past the punchline to turn its Enology and Viticulture program into a major ...

The $2 billion Connect NC bond proposal that will go to voters in North Carolina’s March 15 primary election includes $70 million for a new Health Sciences building at Appalachian ...

WINSTON-SALEM – Auto dealer Don Flow is a graduate of the University of Virginia. And he stepped down this year as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Wake ...