- ‘A strong Latina woman’CHAPEL HILL (October 21, 2021) – In high school in Hamlet, college seemed a long way off for Camila Perez. Perez was undocumented until she was 15 years old, she says ...Read more
- Somos Carolina: ‘A family’CHAPEL HILL (October 21, 2021) – Helping Latinx students prepare for college isn’t just about filling out forms. It’s also about helping them feel comfortable with themselves. And that’s what Somos ...Read more
- John Sanders: Giant of NC civic lifeBy Eric Johnson CHAPEL HILL (October 14, 2021) – I don’t remember what first prompted John Sanders to come looking for me in The Daily Tar Heel office, but I know ...Read more
- SUMMIT: A critical conversation on Latinx educationCHAPEL HILL (October 12, 2021) – The 2020 U.S. Census revealed that Latinx people now account for more than 10% of North Carolinians – and if Latinx students don’t succeed, ...Read more
- Guskiewicz: Making room for a moonshotEach fall, UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz co-teaches a seminar for graduate students – professors of the future – called ‘The American Professoriate.’ The class focuses on the role ...Read more
- Woodson: NC State employees share our successRALEIGH (Sept. 30, 2021) – They’ve personally helped nearly 1,000 students – about 200 a year – attend NC State University. NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson and his wife, Susan, started ...Read more
- Calm and contentious: The ideal classroomEach fall, UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz co-teaches a seminar for graduate students – professors of the future – called ‘The American Professoriate.’ The class focuses on the role ...Read more
- Basnight: ‘That bridge for all of us’RALEIGH (Sept. 22, 2021) – State senators from both parties paid tribute yesterday to Marc Basnight, who led the NC Senate for 18 years and directed billions in state support ...Read more
- COVID slows community-college transfersCHAPEL HILL (Sept. 22, 2021) – Fewer students have transferred from North Carolina’s community colleges to state universities during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released last week. But importantly, ...Read more
- UNC System enrollment continues to climbCHAPEL HILL (Sept. 16, 2021) – Despite a global pandemic that clamped down activity nationwide, the University of North Carolina System saw record enrollment this fall for the fourth year ...Read more