White House Listening Sessions for HBCU Leaders Cover Funding, Other Challenges

Leaders of more than 80 historically black colleges and universities around the country including North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University convened in the nation’s capital Monday for discussions with senior officials from the White House, culminating in a brief meeting with President Donald J. Trump. The meeting provided chancellors and presidents an opportunity to …

WCU, Jackson County Schools announce formation of ‘the Catamount School’

Western Carolina University and the Jackson County Public School system will collaborate on the formation of a lab school designed to help students in grades six through eight successfully transition into high school through implementation of a “whole school, whole community, whole child” approach. To be christened “the Catamount School” and located on the campus …

Breaking Down Barriers for Latino Families

College bound. Few phrases make parents more proud. For many parents, planning for their children’s higher education commences before they enter high school. But some families face more barriers than others. Among the biggest hurdles facing our nation’s Latino immigrant families? Researchers at UNCG have found that parents who experience language barriers – or don’t …

Blueprint for Success

Sheer tenacity pays off for N.C. A&T Engineer With more than 15 years of experience in mechanical, electrical and plumbing design, Ronnie Isaac has worked with some of the biggest clients in and around Washington, D.C. Johns Hopkins University Hospital, the Naval Research Laboratory, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and the U.S. Department of …

UNCSA’s Big Brother

Rick earns Erskine Bowles Staff Service Award for work on campus, in community When reviewing all of the activities Joe Rick is involved with, one question leaps to mind – how does he have time to do it all? His exceptional level of service to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and …

In His Own Environment

NCSSM senior sets up own nonprofit group to preserve, educate about nature There are many young people who are concerned about the environment, but Kenneth Xu has taken his commitment to a new level. The North Carolina School of Sciences and Mathematics senior has formed his own nonprofit, 501(c)3 environmental group, the Student Environmental Education …

One Community in the Aftermath of Hurricane Matthew

The drive through North Carolina follows winding roads nestled among trees showing their golden autumn colors. It can be hard to imagine that many of these roads, connecting town to town across the state, were recently under water due the devastating flooding that accompanied Hurricane Matthew. The hurricane blew in October 8 with little consequence …

Science/Tech Content Partnership Spreads UNC-TV’s Science Programming Across the US

Joining a nationwide partnership of PBS stations allows UNC-TV’s science news stories to be broadcast to markets across the nation and, in turn, to broadcast hundreds of other science news stories of interest to North Carolina viewers. In February, UNC-TV joined a growing content-sharing partnership of 26 PBS stations nationally under the umbrella of WNET …

East Carolina, Winston-Salem State Faculty receive Holshouser Award for Excellence in Public Service

Chapel Hill, NC –Carmen Russoniello, founding director of East Carolina University’s Center for Applied Psychophysiology, and Sylvia A. Flack, executive director of Winston-Salem State University’s Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Health Disparities, are the 2015 winners of the James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service, given by the Board of …

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