- UNC Study: Peers, not faculty, limit political speechBy Eric Johnson CHAPEL HILL (May 26, 2022) – Across the UNC System, most classes barely touch on politics, and most professors are fair-minded when they raise political subjects. Yet students ...Read more
- $6.2B NC surplus: Make education a priority againRALEIGH (May 18, 2022) – As the NC General Assembly reconvenes today with a $6.2 billion state budget surplus, it’s time to make education a priority again in North Carolina. Officials ...Read more
- In-state tuition for immigrants: ‘Like anybody else’RALEIGH (May 18, 2022) – It’s 2022. And even amid an economy that demands educated workers, North Carolina still has a rule that creates a barrier to higher education for ...Read more
- Susan Jaffe named director of American Ballet TheatreNEW YORK (May 9, 2022) – With the selection of Susan Jaffe as the new artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre, Jaffe’s career with the prestigious company has come ...Read more
- Inflation: ‘Our people are affected dramatically’RALEIGH (May 11, 2022) – Everyone was so excited last November – legislators and the governor agreed on the first state budget in three years, and it included raises of ...Read more
- UNC System: ‘Pervasive and overtly partisan political control’RALEIGH (May 4, 2022) – Well what a week it’s been for the UNC System in the national press. If there was any doubt remaining that the UNC System has become ...Read more
- Davidson-Davie: Students improve their livesTHOMASVILLE (April 27, 2022) – Communities need to stick together. And Davidson-Davie Community College serves as the glue for two counties just south of Winston-Salem. In the accompanying video, Davidson-Davie President ...Read more
- DDCC Davie Campus: ‘Tremendous impact on the workforce’MOCKSVILLE (April 27, 2022) – In January 2021, the trustees at Davidson County Community College voted unanimously to add an important word to the college’s name: Davie. “That new name better ...Read more
- Davidson-Davie basketball: ‘Let’s go Storm!’THOMASVILLE (April 22, 2022) – You’ve got your Tar Heels. You’ve got your Wolfpack. You’ve got your Blue Devils. Better add the Storm. We don’t often hear much about athletics at community ...Read more
- NC Community Colleges: $19B Impact, 300K JobsRALEIGH (April 20, 2022) – A recent economic-impact study shows that not only are North Carolina’s community colleges important to education in our state – they’re important to our economy. “Not ...Read more