RALEIGH – What’s wrong with this picture? Last year, 53% of the public school students in North Carolina were students of color – yet nearly 80% of their teachers were white.1 “North Carolina’s educator workforce has been unable to match this rich diversity,” says a new report from the Developing a Representative and Inclusive Vision… READ MORE
Stith named NC Community College System President
RALEIGH (Dec. 14, 2020) – North Carolina’s State Board of Community Colleges today named Thomas Stith III, the chief of staff to former Gov. Pat McCrory, as the next President of the NC Community College System. “Thomas Stith is a proven leader with a broad network of relationships in business, education and government in North… READ MORE
2020 NC State graduates: ‘Resilience is your trajectory’
RALEIGH (Dec. 4, 2020) – Record-setting astronaut and North Carolina State University alumna Christina Koch sees a one-word parallel between the first commercial flight to the International Space Station last month and the NC State Class of 2020: Resilience. The four crew members on the Spacex flight chose a special name to reflect the pandemic… READ MORE
Christina Koch: Women ‘can do absolutely anything they want’
RALEIGH (Dec. 4, 2020) – Before she spent 328 days aboard – and sometimes outside – the International Space Station, Christina Koch spent five years at North Carolina State University.1 And as she prepares to deliver a commencement address to 9,100 NC State graduates in a virtual ceremony Friday evening, Koch (pronounced ‘Cook’) says NC State… READ MORE
Woodson: More back-and-forth in online classes
RALEIGH – Online course offerings have improved dramatically since UNC System campuses abruptly shifted classes online last spring. But NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson says they can still get better. “You can create very rich course content and very meaningful experiences for students in laboratory settings, etc., through the virtual environment,” Woodson says in… READ MORE
NC State aims to put phosphorus where it belongs
RALEIGH – One thing that hasn’t slowed down at UNC System campuses during the coronavirus pandemic is research. At a recent UNC Board of Governors committee meeting, NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson reported that research at NC State is up 10% this year, and UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said research is up 15%… READ MORE
BOG to revisit cap on out-of-state admissions
CHAPEL HILL (Nov. 25, 2020) – Over the next few months, UNC System officials will consider relaxing their 18% cap on out-of-state admissions at some of the system’s 16 universities. As the UNC Board of Governors met last week, Temple Sloan Jr., Chair of the board’s Education Planning Committee, reported that three UNC System campuses… READ MORE
A modest ask of state legislators for 2021-22
CHAPEL HILL (Nov. 19, 2020) – Anticipating a difficult budget year, the UNC System Board of Governors adopted budget and legislative priorities for 2021-22 today that reflect the core mission of the University System, but also its intention to reduce employees. “I think we’ve been very modest with our ask,” board Chair Randy Ramsey said…. READ MORE
Common course numbers to help transfer students
CHAPEL HILL (Nov. 18, 2020) – Transfer students – from community colleges or from other UNC System schools – make up a growing percentage of UNC System students. Some 57,000, or 31% of fall 2019 enrollees, were transfer students. Yet too often, transfer students encounter course numbers that don’t align with the courses they’ve already… READ MORE
What NC State learned: Spacing and testing
RALEIGH – NC State University learned quite a bit about managing through the coronavirus pandemic this fall. “The first thing we learned is that we can educate students safely in the classroom,” NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson says in the accompanying video. There wasn’t a single case of community spread in the university’s classrooms or… READ MORE
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