News & Events
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UPCOMING EVENTS
UNC System News
Rowan-Cabarrus, Fayetteville State University launch associate-to-baccalaureate articulation agreement
Independent Tribune
N.C. Folk Festival opens tonight in downtown Greensboro
News & Record
Part-Time Job Fair gets N.C. Central students career ready
Campus Echo
http://campusecho.com/part-time-job-fair-gets-n-c-central-students-career-ready/
NC State lab applies multidisciplinary approach to 3D printing
Technician
http://www.technicianonline.com/news/article_ea6eb73a-cf8b-11e9-8154-dbf0ffa6acd6.html
Beer and wine will be for sale at Saturday’s UNC football game. What you need to know.
News & Observer
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article234701977.html
FanFood app delivers food to UNC fans in their seats. Beer delivery might come soon.
News & Observer
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/orange-county/article234504257.html
Storm surge predictions accurate to within a foot. Is your neighborhood at risk?
News & Observer
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article234745162.html \
UNC tracking student-athlete class attendance through third-party beacon tech
The Daily Tar Heel
https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2019/09/student-athlete-tracking
UNC School of the Arts: Carlos Cesar Rodriguez in Recital - Isaac Albéniz - "Suite Iberia"
Winston-Salem Journal
Outdoor economy initiative at WCU named finalist for national award
The Mountaineer
ECU exhibit, play chronicle Emmett Till story
The Reflector
http://www.reflector.com/News/2019/09/06/ECU-exhibit-play-chronicle-Emmett-Till-story.html
Officials: Hunker down for Dorian
The Reflector
http://www.reflector.com/News/2019/09/05/Officials-Hunker-down-for-Dorian.html
HIGHER EDUCATION
A Faculty-Led Fund Gets Cash to Struggling Students, Fast (ECSU Professor)
Ed Surge
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-09-05-a-faculty-led-fund-gets-cash-to-struggling-students-fast
Life Inside the Title IX Pressure Cooker
The Chronicle of Higher Education
https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20190905-titleix-pressure-cooker?cid=wsinglestory_hp_1
The Education Department’s ‘Expanded’ Loan-Forgiveness Program for Public Service Has the Same Rejection Rate as Before: 99 Percent
The Chronicle of Higher Education
https://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Education-Department-s/247085?cid=wcontentlist_hp_latest
Public Flagships Are Less Affordable Than You Might Think
The Chronicle of Higher Education
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Public-Flagships-Are-Less/247080?cid=wcontentlist_hp_latest
A Record Fine for Underreporting Sex Crimes
Inside Higher Ed
Study Minimizes Impact of Free Community College
Inside Higher Ed
Fear and Confusion Among Immigrant Students
Inside Higher Ed
Wesleyan pres defends ‘safe spaces’, claims they can ‘promote intellectual diversity’
Campus Reform
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=13674
Report highlights tribal colleges' close ties to communities
Education Dive
Program Helps Prepare and Educate Veterans for Self-Employment
Diverse Education
https://diverseeducation.com/article/154082/
Aramark to offer meal kits in university dining plans
Education Dive
https://www.educationdive.com/news/aramark-to-offer-meal-kits-in-university-dining-plans/562309/
Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost
The Hechinger Report
DeVos imposes record $4.5 million fine on Michigan State for systemic failure to address sexual abuse
The Washington Post
OPINION
Free speech on campus is in danger, and the problem starts at the top
Campus Reform
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=13675
ECU needs to value safety of students
The East Carolinian
http://www.theeastcarolinian.com/opinion/article_6bb661c6-cf6e-11e9-9d06-7391f67d27ff.html
Students Are Starting a Promising New Chapter. Institutions Are Working to Ensure They Reach the Finish Line
Medium
https://medium.com/@aplupublicaffairs.com/students-are-starting-a-promising-new-chapter-21415fe1cfea
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
May 17, 2019, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Durham, NC
Committee Meetings
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
Institutional Advancement
Educational Policies & Procedures
Fiscal, Audit & Human Resources
Distance Education & Extended Programs
Breakfast and Lunch served for participants
HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES/BLOGS
Special Session Update
November 30, 2018
The General Assembly was back in town this week to take up a voter ID bill. The constitutional amendment requiring a photo ID to vote did not set forth specifics about what IDs would be accepted, or if there would be any exceptions. Critics have been vocal about their concerns that the ID requirement would be particularly onerous to low-income and marginalized voters. Some critics worry that this amendment will disenfranchise voters in the 2020 election.
Are You Making These Mistakes in Your Conference Rooms?
If conference room mics and cameras don’t capture all the sights and sounds in your meetings, what do you lose? Great ideas? The confidence of your employees? Hours of productivity?
Designing an inviting—and functional—meeting room means choosing technologies that work for the users as well as the space.
NCSSM NEWS
STAFF ASSEMBLY NEWS
Treasurer: Reality-based management healthy for state pension fund
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2018
North Carolina’s state treasurer said last week that the state employees’ pension fund is healthier because he manages what he sees rather than what he would like to see....
Dawn Brown to Lead UNC Staff Assembly
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2016
Dawn Brown, past UNCW Staff Senate chair, has been selected to serve as chair-elect of the UNC Staff Assembly. She will assume the chair position in 2017 for a two-year term. Brown will be the first UNCW staff member to lead the assembly.....
UNC NEWS
UNC President Margaret Spellings leaving the university system,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2018
UNC President Margaret Spellings will leave the job, after only three years leading the university system, according to three sources, including one with direct knowledge of the situation...
UNC Meets Over SIlent Sam
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018
In reaction to the toppling of UNC Chapel Hill’s long-standing Confederate soldier statue known as Silent Sam, the UNC System’s Board of Governors and the UNC-CH Board of Trustees held special meetings...
UNCA Dorm Safety
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018
Issues surrounding the safety of newly opened dormitories at UNCA still do not have a timetable for a permanent fix, according to the following statement released to News 13 on Wednesday afternoon...
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