CHAPEL HILL (June 19, 2020) – Peter Hans is just 50 years old. But he has already spent decades preparing for his new job as President of the 17-campus University of North Carolina System. Hans, who grew up in Southport and Hendersonville, served six years on the State Board of Community Colleges, two of them… READ MORE
UNC Asheville Chancellor: ‘We can do this’
ASHEVILLE – Students and parents want to come back. Faculty and staff want to get back to work. And Western North Carolina’s economy needs it. So with pages and pages of health procedures in place to respond to any number of potential scenarios, “We believe we can do this,” UNC Asheville Chancellor Nancy J. Cable… READ MORE
UNC Asheville helps build broadband in the West
ASHEVILLE – The COVID-19 shutdown revealed glaring gaps in high-speed internet access, especially among rural and minority communities, for both college and K-12 students. And in North Carolina’s mountains, the terrain makes access that much more a challenge. “Inequities in our community relative to broadband are significant,” UNC Asheville Chancellor Nancy J. Cable says in… READ MORE
Guskiewicz: ‘We can do this safely’
CHAPEL HILL – Some of the plans are still coming together. But UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz says he’s confident students can safely return to campus this fall. “Most people are eager to get back,” Guskiewicz says in the accompanying video from a Zoom interview. “We’ll only do that if it is safe… READ MORE
Former CDC Director: ‘Maybe that’s why I’m here’
CHAPEL HILL – Though normally quite reserved, Bill Roper gets personal as he discusses his and the UNC System’s approach to reopening this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 17 institutions are preparing for multiple scenarios they could confront when students return, the system’s Interim President says in the accompanying video from a Zoom interview…. READ MORE
Roper: ‘Preparing for whatever scenario comes’
CHAPEL HILL – It certainly doesn’t hurt to have the former head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control as president of your university during a global pandemic. In a series of Zoom interview segments from his home, Interim UNC System President William Roper discusses his optimism about students returning to campus in the fall,… READ MORE
A message from UNCG’s chancellor
Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff, To sustain our democracy, and enact our shared values of freedom, prosperity, equality, safety, and a brighter future for our children, we must solve our problems collaboratively. People are mistaken if they believe the outcry over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis is the singular cause of protests across… READ MORE
UNC System works to make online better
CHAPEL HILL – UNC System officials know many students weren’t happy with the makeshift courses they abruptly shifted to take online this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. So, not knowing when the state might face a second wave of the virus, they’re working to improve online offerings for if and when there’s a next… READ MORE
Separate yet closer than ever: Advising in the midst of a pandemic
Rayana SwansonJames B. Hunt High SchoolWilson County Schools Krissia PocasangreNorth Rowan High School and Salisbury High SchoolRowan-Salisbury School System Tabitha DeanSouth Stokes High SchoolStokes County Schools Ana GuerreroWest Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Emma Kroll-SmithCaldwell Early College High School and South Caldwell High SchoolCaldwell County Schools As college advisers in the Carolina College Advising Corps, a… READ MORE
UNC System freezes tuition for 2020-21
CHAPEL HILL (May 20, 2020) – The UNC System’s governing board voted Wednesday to freeze tuition and fees at North Carolina’s 16 public universities for 2020-21. Because state law locks tuition for each class of entering freshmen, the action effectively sets tuition levels for four years for students who will enter in Fall 2020. Twelve… READ MORE
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