GREENSBORO – As voters consider the $2 billion Connect NC bond referendum on the ballot March 15, Chancellor Harold Martin of N.C. A&T State University, discusses the demand for engineers ...

WASHINGTON – Speaking recently to the National Press Club, Chancellor Carol Folt of UNC-Chapel Hill described efforts to keep costs down, reach into high schools, set examples for students and ...

Will College Pay Off? A Guide to the Most Important Financial Decision You’ll Ever Make. By Peter Cappelli. Public Affairs, $25.99. By Eric Johnson For many years, asking Will College Pay Off? ...

A one-time, $750 bonus.1 That’s $2.05 a day – before taxes. A cup of coffee. That’s how state legislators say they’ll reward the people who prepare our children – from kindergarten ...

By Dr. Sheri N. Everts Chancellor, Appalachian State University BOONE – Appalachian State University’s national reputation as a leader in sustainability was evident to me before I arrived on campus in ...

Some students add an online course to fit the schedule dictated by their job. Some take “blended” courses that combine online with classroom instruction. Others take all their courses online. “There’s ...

WASHINGTON – At a recent appearance before the National Press Club, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt was asked whether a trend toward fancier dorms, fitness facilities and climbing walls contributes ...

It’s been seven years since teachers and researchers at North Carolina’s public universities have seen a meaningful raise. Seven years when university instructors have coped with $700 million in budget cuts ...

Speaking in Washington to the National Press Club, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt emphasizes the challenges of balancing student affordability with faculty salaries in an era of 30% cuts in ...

By Erskine Bowles News reports and economic journals written by both conservatives and progressives today rightly focus on the lack of economic mobility. The data point out that Charlotte has an ...