By Paul Fulton and Brad Wilson Co-Chairs, Higher Education Works The University of North Carolina is revered as one of the best – if not the best – public university system ...

RALEIGH (Sept. 30, 2015) – A bright spot for higher education in the final days of the 2015 General Assembly is a $2 billion bond package that North Carolina voters ...

RALEIGH (Sept. 24, 2015) – Voters in North Carolina – now the nation’s 9th-largest state – appear headed for a decision in March on more than $1.3 billion in bonds ...

By ERIC JOHNSON NEW YORK – For the second year, UNC Chapel Hill has been named one of the best universities in the country for serving an economically diverse group of ...

RALEIGH (Sept. 16, 2015) – Even with conservative revenue targets, Republican legislative leaders say their budget compromise for 2015-17 boosts education spending by more than half a billion dollars. The $21.7 ...

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 ...