DURHAM – The world of biotechnology can seem bewildering, but the thrust in North Carolina Central University’s biotech world is twofold:  Conduct research.  And produce minority researchers. NCCU launched the Julius ...

DURHAM – With a $16.3 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, researchers at North Carolina Central University hope to not just identify health disparities, ...

By W. Louis Bissette, Jr. Chair, UNC Board of Governors North Carolina has a proud bipartisan tradition of building and sustaining public higher education — a cause that benefits all North Carolinians. As ...

2017 has been a year of higher expectations for higher education in North Carolina: With guidance from President Margaret Spellings, the UNC Board of Governors adopted a strategic plan, Higher ...

DURHAM – For Chancellor Johnson O. Akinleye, North Carolina Central University is a great university for a number of reasons:  Strong faculty.  Talented, intelligent students.  And an impressive set of ...

DOBSON – There’s little doubt there are jobs waiting for nursing students. “Demand is huge,” Lory Puckett, a nursing instructor at Surry Community College, declares in the accompanying video. “The demand in ...

DOBSON – The sea of letters can seem baffling – LPN, RN, FNP, CMA…. “Whenever you go into an office, you’re going to see a lot of different faces, and not ...

DOBSON – High demand usually means high pay – and depending on their skills and experience, some nurses enjoy very comfortable wages. A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with a one-year degree ...

CHARLOTTE – There’s more and more talk these days of students starting their post-secondary education at a community college, then transferring to a four-year university. And UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip Dubois welcomes ...

CHARLOTTE – UNC Charlotte calls itself North Carolina’s urban research university – and it will feel even more urban next spring when light rail connects center-city Charlotte with campus. “We just ...