CHAPEL HILL (March 24, 2021) – Even the clouds of the coronavirus pandemic have had some silver linings. “The most obvious advancement during the pandemic has been the improvement in our ...

CHAPEL HILL (March 17, 2021) – UNC System schools learned some hard lessons when they tried to resume classes in person last fall. But they’re now applying those lessons, UNC ...

CHAPEL HILL (March 17, 2021) – North Carolina not only has a constitutional guarantee of low university tuition – it also has a moral obligation, says UNC System President Peter ...

RALEIGH (March 10, 2021) – Whether in the corporate world or higher education, experienced board members know governing an institution and running it are two different things.  And they don’t mix ...

FAYETTEVILLE (March 10, 2021) – Schools in the UNC System are highly regarded across the nation and around the globe. But if they continue to be politicized, that reputation will ...

RALEIGH (March 3, 2021) – As we revisit our Making Governance Work series, we hope state legislators adopt a selection process and criteria that ensure that UNC System Board of ...

RALEIGH (March 3, 2021) – When state legislators choose members for the UNC Board of Governors, those candidates must have the skillsets and knowledge to guide the UNC System in ...

https://youtu.be/UHvuIYL6dBA In a recent Higher Ed Works webinar, SACSCOC President Belle Wheelan and former UNC Board of Governors Chair Lou Bissette discuss balancing in- and out-of-state students. “It’s a hairy mess,” ...

CHAPEL HILL (Jan. 20, 2021) – UNC System schools should receive nearly $288 million from the coronavirus relief package Congress passed in December, the System’s federal liaison told members of ...

CHAPEL HILL (Nov. 25, 2020) – Over the next few months, UNC System officials will consider relaxing their 18% cap on out-of-state admissions at some of the system’s 16 universities. As ...