UNC System Institutions Deliver Ambitious Engagement Plans No neighborhood offers a clearer picture of North Carolina’s prosperity than Eastover, Charlotte. The sidewalks are painstakingly lined with crepe myrtles and willow oaks. Each street offers an assortment of massive Tudor houses, Greek revivals, and French provincials. It takes a lot of wealth to maintain these homes, …
NC Teaching Fellows Program Accepting Applications Ally Gagnon is a first-year student at North Carolina State University with a penchant for the sciences … all of them. With her talents and a particular interest in biology, she could easily settle into a plumb career in pharmaceuticals somewhere in the Research Triangle Park. Instead, her professional …
UNC System Participates in Nationwide Student Success Initiative The UNC System has announced that it is participating in a massive new national effort to increase college access, close achievement gaps, and award hundreds of thousands more degrees by 2025. The “Powered by Publics: Scaling Student Success” initiative represents the largest ever collaborative effort to improve …
UNC System Standardizes AP Credit Policy In July 2018, the Board of Governors passed a new System-wide Advanced Placement (AP) credit policy. This new policy, a shared top priority of both President Spellings and the Board’s Committee on Strategic Initiatives, will make a score of “three” or higher the standard for credit across the 16 universities …
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina System and NC Community College System have been awarded a $552,000 grant from Lumina Foundation to support adults who want to earn college degrees, certificates, and other quality credentials. North Carolina is one of six states chosen for the second cohort of Lumina’s Adult Promise effort, a …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2018 CHAPEL HILL, NC – Two UNC System faculty members received the 2018 Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service: Dr. David Westling, from Western Carolina University, and Dr. Walt Wolfram, from North Carolina State University. The pair of awards were presented at today’s regular meeting …
CHAPEL HILL – University of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings and UNC-TV Board of Trustees Chair Eric Teal have announced the formation of an 18-member search committee tasked with locating a candidate for the position of executive director and general manager of UNC-TV. “This committee is composed of a group of highly respected state and …
High Resolution Photo DownloadOfficial Biography FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2018 CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina Board of Governors announced today that UNC Health Care CEO and Dean of the UNC School of Medicine Dr. William L. Roper has been named interim president of the UNC System, effective January 1, 2019. …
GEAR UP NC launches second stage of ambitious VR Initiative Carlito Torres is a junior at Graham High School with his sights set on studying criminology. He knows he is interested in North Carolina State University, and he also realizes he should have at least one backup plan. Luckily, 11 other universities in the UNC …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2018 CHAPEL HILL, NC – University of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings announced her resignation today. She has agreed to continue serving through March 1, 2019. “North Carolina’s public universities are the lifeblood of the state. They are pillars of communities, drivers of economies, and paths to opportunity for …