UNC Asheville’s new maker space combines efforts of engineering, arts students It would be easy to consider the University of North Carolina at Asheville’s first-ever team competing at the SAE College Design Series an underdog. But operating out of the newly opened STEAM Studio, a 12,000 square-foot maker space located in downtown Asheville that opened …
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected some of the University’s most outstanding faculty to receive its 2017 Awards for Excellence in Teaching. The 17 recipients, who represent all 16 of North Carolina’s public universities and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, were nominated by special …
FSU, UNCG part of Gates Foundation program to increase graduation rates Ensuring that more students earn a degree is one of the highest priorities of the University of North Carolina. Two UNC campuses, Fayetteville State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, have been selected to join a national program designed to increase …
New WSSU program has university’s legal counsel mentoring students considering law school Asia Dukes knew she wanted to become a lawyer. As a then-junior at Winston-Salem State University, the Charlotte native worked voluntarily as part of the legal advocacy group that helped free Kalvin Michael Smith from nearly two decades of incarceration after he was …
The auditorium of the Mickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Center on the campus of Elizabeth City State University was packed Friday, March 10, when Chancellor Thomas E.H. Conway Jr., was officially installed as the sixth chancellor and 11th chief executive officer of the historic university. Presided over by UNC System President Margaret Spellings, the ceremony …
UNC President Margaret Spellings has offered the following comment on NC House Bill 186: “We are in the process of analyzing the legislation and are in regular contact with legislative leaders to advise on the impact to our University communities. We appreciate the legislature involving the University in the discussions—and the bipartisan manner in which …
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica} UNC President Margaret Spellings has offered the following comment on NC House Bill 186: “We are in the process of analyzing the legislation and are in regular contact with legislative leaders to advise on the impact to our University communities. We appreciate the legislature involving the …
UNC President Margaret Spellings has offered the following comment on NC House Bill 186. Read More
New online system is one-stop shop to determine residency for NC college students For many college students, in-state residency means the benefit of lower tuition as well as eligibility for state financial aid. The North Carolina Residency Determination Service, or NC RDS, is a new online system developed to provide a centralized process for determining …
UNC President Margaret Spellings has offered the following comment on the Board of Governors reduction legislation: The General Assembly’s proposal to reduce the size of the Board of Governors fits with a natural pattern of modern and effective governance and greater operational efficiency. We have the opportunity to find the right balance in governance and accountability—system-level …