The following news release was issued jointly by the United South and Eastern Tribes Inc. (USET) and UNC Asheville: In a signing ceremony this morning, United South and Eastern Tribes Inc. (USET) and the University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNC Asheville) agreed to collaborate on an education initiative that will offer undergraduate opportunities at …
To help address the growing need for a larger and more diverse workforce of health care data analysts, technologists and experts, UNC-Chapel Hill and United Health Foundation are expanding access to health care data and informatics educational and professional development resources through the University’s Carolina Health Informatics Program. A three-year, $1.6 million grant from United Health Foundation to …
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke offers pathways for its students to further their training in engineering, medicine and veterinary science. But equally important are the pathways from community college. The BraveStep program is the latest example of the collaboration between UNC Pembroke and Robeson Community College. BraveStep creates a pathway for prospective UNCP …
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and The Coca-Cola Foundation partnered to donate $50,000 to Fayetteville State University (FSU) that will be used for scholarships for first-generation college students. A check was presented on Saturday, January 20, 2018, during the televised FSU versus Livingstone College basketball game. Presenting the check to FSU was Andrea Horton, …
A recent Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) graduate is on her way to earning her doctor of physical therapy (DPT) degree thanks to a new program that aims to increase the diversity of two of WSSU’s signature graduate programs. Alexis McCrea, who earned her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science in May, began taking courses in …
As Western Carolina University enrollment continues an upward trend, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the university are working to ensure those numbers include a significant portion of local Native American students. That shared goal was formalized Tuesday, Oct. 10, with a stroke of a pen as Principal Chief Richard Sneed and Chancellor David …
How do you study a graph if you can’t see it? That’s the problem that faced East Carolina University students Lee Brame and Regan Simmer, his tutor at the Pirate Academic Success Center. The solution, it turned out, was puffy paint. Brame lost his eyesight due to a hereditary disorder called retinitis pigmentosis. “They told …
Western Carolina University Chancellor David O. Belcher and wife Susan Brummell Belcher have pledged $1.23 million in gifts for the university’s ongoing efforts to provide increasing scholarship support to help deserving students in their pursuit of higher education. The honor of announcing the pledge, which takes the form of a blend of cash donations and …
As director of the Office of Transfer Services at Appalachian State University, Jane Rex knows the frustrations, insecurities and obstacles that students coming into a large university can face. She knows because she once walked in their shoes. Neither of her parents had attended college, and even though she was a good student, no one …
Fayetteville State University (FSU) will receive $8.2 million over the next seven years for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). GEAR UP is funded by the US Department of Education and the purpose of the program is to prepare middle and high school students for college through academic preparation programs. GEAR UP …