North Carolina’s institutions of higher education deliver a solid return on investment for their students and the state, according to the first-ever statewide analysis of higher education’s impact on the state’s economy. The University of North Carolina system, the North Carolina Community College System and the 36 campuses of North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities …
The University of North Carolina General Administration has awarded six three-year grants totaling nearly $9 million to support game-changing faculty research in areas of strategic importance to the state. Each of the funded projects involves faculty partners from two or more UNC campuses. Faculty teams from NC State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte, North Carolina …
Appalachian State University professor and child clinical psychologist Kurt D. Michael, who has spent his career working to improve mental health services for young people in rural areas, has earned the James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service from the UNC Board of Governors.
Charlotte attorney John Fennebresque, a partner and vice chairman of the McGuireWoods law firm, will serve as the next chair of the UNC Board of Governors, the policy-making body of the 17-campus University of North Carolina. His two-year term begins July 1. In addition, Asheville attorney Louis Bissette was elected to serve as vice chair …
Dr. Jay Narayan, John C. C. Fan Family Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University, is the 2014 recipient of the O. Max Gardner Award – the highest faculty honor given by the Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina. High resolution version. The award, established by …
Sheri Noren Everts, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Illinois State University since 2008, has been elected Chancellor of Appalachian State University by the Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina. UNC President Tom Ross placed Noren Everts’ name in nomination this morning (March 19) during a special meeting of …
RALEIGH – The State Board of Community Colleges and University of North Carolina Board of Governors today signed a revised Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) between the two public higher education systems, making college transfer options more defined and easier to follow. The revised agreement, driven by an increased focus on student success and the growing …
CHAPEL HILL, NC—Ben A. Bahr, William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, received the James E. Holshouser, Jr., Award for Excellence in Public Service today from the Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina. The award, presented during the Board’s regular …
William C. Friday, president emeritus of the University of North Carolina and an icon of American public higher education, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. The longtime Chapel Hill resident was 92. “Bill Friday lived a life that exemplified everything that has made our University – and the state …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHAPEL HILL, NC — The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the 17-campus University of North Carolina a seven-year, $28.6-million Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant to help significantly increase the number of North Carolina students who are prepared to pursue postsecondary education. As part of the …