- More credentials for a more diverse populationJim Hansen, Regional President, PNC Bank. Photo courtesy of NC Chamber. DURHAM (Aug. 16, 2018) – North Carolina used to have people without jobs. Now it has jobs without people, and ...Read more
- Video: Kristi Gaddis – College Ready StudentsIn this video Kristin Gaddis, Executive Director, Student Support Services Yadkin County Schools describes resources they use to help identify college ready students.Read more
- Former BOG members on good governanceGood governance can take many shapes and forms, depending on the organization and circumstance, and is not always easy to see or detect. Bad governance is different – like many ...Read more
- Video: Kristi Gaddis – Valuable Postsecondary CredentialIn this video Kristin Gaddis, Executive Director, Student Support Services Yadkin County Schools discusses ways to convince students that a postsecondary credential is valuable.Read more
- Addressing rural disparities at ECUGREENVILLE – It’s no secret that rural North Carolina lags the state’s urban areas in education, health and economic development. But East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton aims to do something ...Read more
- Video: Kristi Gaddis – College MisconceptionsKristin Gaddis, Executive Director, Student Support Services Yadkin County Schools shares how she works to change student misconceptions about the cost of college.Read more
- C.D. Spangler Jr. – ‘A giant of our state’CHAPEL HILL – Dick Spangler understood the role our public universities play in North Carolina – and why it’s essential that all North Carolinians have access to them. Clemmie Dixon Spangler ...Read more
- Video: Kristi Gaddis – Parental InvolvementKristin Gaddis, Executive Director, Student Support Services Yadkin County Schools shares the importance of parental involvement in getting first generation students to go to college and how challenging it is to ...Read more
- Hans: An effort to limit student debt for teachersRALEIGH – North Carolina faces a looming teacher shortage – though it’s now the 9th most-populous state in the country, it saw a 30% decline in enrollment at state colleges ...Read more
- UNC Pembroke: I can get there from herePEMBROKE – UNC Pembroke is proudly a regional university – yet it’s a student from Egypt who demonstrates the university’s reach. In the accompanying video, UNCP Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings shares ...Read more