When the Board of Governors that oversees North Carolina’s public universities granted raises recently to 12 chancellors, it prompted faculty across the system to ask: What about us? There is no doubt that faculty – who’ve gone seven years with just one insignificant raise – are long overdue for a raise. This year University faculty… READ MORE
Faculty Assembly Chair: Trouble at all levels with recruitment, retention
Dr. Stephen Leonard, professor of political science at UNC Chapel Hill, is serving his second year as chair of the UNC System’s Faculty Assembly. He represents more than 16,000 professors across North Carolina’s public universities. Leonard sat down with the Higher Education Works Foundation to talk about the importance of recruiting and retaining high-quality faculty…. READ MORE
ROSS: Faculty salaries a “glaring weakness” for North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL (Oct. 10, 2015) – University of North Carolina System President Tom Ross told a roomful of supporters Saturday that North Carolina’s public universities weathered the recession quite well — with one major exception. “We’ve fallen behind in faculty salaries, and we’re falling farther behind,” Ross said. “We’ve got a problem there we have… READ MORE
PHINEAS’ STORY: UNC Lineberger immunotherapy makes one happy 6-year-old
CHAPEL HILL – Two years ago, Carlos and Tina Sandi faced a fear that was all too familiar – the fear of losing a child to cancer. Their 4-year-old son, Phineas, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Their daughter, Althea, had been diagnosed with a different form of leukemia six years earlier and died from… READ MORE
Set the bar high
By Paul Fulton and Brad Wilson Co-Chairs, Higher Education Works The University of North Carolina is revered as one of the best – if not the best – public university system in the country. Our state universities help distinguish North Carolina from other states. As the UNC Board of Governors chooses a successor to outgoing… READ MORE
VIDEO: A&T Chancellor: Demand for Engineers
GREENSBORO – As voters consider the $2 billion Connect NC bond referendum on the ballot March 15, Chancellor Harold Martin of N.C. A&T State University, discusses the demand for engineers and the need for a new Engineering Building at A&T. “We underproduce, across the board, engineers in our nation,” Martin says in the accompanying video…. READ MORE
NC public universities offer 300 degrees, 2,000 courses online
21,000 students pursue degrees entirely online North Carolina’s public universities have become major players in the world of online education. In the last academic year, almost 4 in 10 public University students in North Carolina took at least one online class, and nine percent were enrolled entirely online. That’s nearly 21,000 students pursuing higher education… READ MORE
University Spinoffs Turn Research Into Revenue
North Carolina public universities brought in nearly $1.3 billion in outside research funding last year, and state policymakers want to see more of that research turned into job-creating companies.[1] “We’ve got the University network, and we’ve got the talent,” Governor Pat McCory said last month. “We’ve got to convert more of our research dollars into… READ MORE
Tom Ross a Steady Hand During Era of Tremendous Change
Tom Ross will step down as President of the University of North Carolina system at the end of 2015, but his reserved judicial temperament has been a stabilizing force for the University system at a time of tremendous change. Over the past four years, Ross has managed the University system through significant transitions and very difficult times…. READ MORE
Spring Course Offerings Make a Difference in the Real World
As students across North Carolina return from winter break, those heading back to the state’s public universities have an interesting semester ahead. This spring, classes across the UNC system will challenge students to: Fly to the edge of space An engineering team of UNC Charlotte seniors will literally reach the stratosphere in Earth Science 2030: Near-Space… READ MORE