A bill to satisfy North Carolina's new constitutional amendment requiring photo identification for voters is too broad, allowing multiple forms of voter identification that could gum up the system and encourage voter fraud, some Republican legislators say
Published: Thursday, December 6th, 2018 @ 10:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Jayme Host brings an infectious enthusiasm and high energy as the new director of the School of Theatre and Dance at East Carolina University
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2017 @ 9:22 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Last month, PEN America, the U.S. branch of an international organization, published a strong defense of free speech on college campuses
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2016 @ 12:45 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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I doubt that many people think of college professors as harried and overburdened to the point where they're putting their very health at risk, but [...]
Published: Thursday, August 25th, 2016 @ 10:37 am
By: John William Pope Center
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For the last several years, Big Labor has pushed for mandated higher pay for workers, rallying around the slogan "Fight for Fifteen!"
Published: Thursday, March 31st, 2016 @ 1:54 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Many students and their families are starting to wonder about the value of going to college at every expense only to come back home afterwards and settle into a mundane job that high schoolers could do.
Published: Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 @ 4:32 am
By: John William Pope Center
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College Professor, Dr. Everett Piper, blasts student who felt offended at a college sermon. We need more college leaders like Everett.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 4:37 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The gigantic endowments of a few universities inevitably attract attention
Published: Saturday, September 5th, 2015 @ 10:08 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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With so many more Americans going to college than in the past, you would think that anti-intellectualism would be a distant, rapidly fading memory.
Published: Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 @ 6:39 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Community College President R. Scott Ralls and Catawba Valley Community College President Garret Hinshaw touted Governor Pat McCrory's Connect NC bond proposal in yesterday's Charlotte Observer.
Published: Sunday, June 28th, 2015 @ 6:50 am
By: McCrory Communications
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What is the contribution that Beaufort County Community College makes to the region's economy? A new report demonstrating the economic value of Beaufort County Community College and community colleges across the state is scheduled to be released next week. This is the first time in about...
Published: Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 @ 12:56 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Many college leaders speak as though the upward cost spiral is permanent and unavoidable. From experience, I can say that's not true.
Published: Friday, November 21st, 2014 @ 8:44 am
By: John William Pope Center
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When the North Carolina legislature convenes in January 2015, the North Carolina Community College Presidents and system office are expected to make a "significant pay increase" for our faculty and staff the top priority in the expansion budget - which funds new programs and expenses - for the...
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 11:04 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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For a long time, those of us who argue that higher education’s standards are eroding had to point to anecdotes to support our case.
Published: Monday, October 20th, 2014 @ 6:29 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Leaders from Beaufort County Community College are joining other statewide community college leaders in an effort to streamline worker training and development.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 8:04 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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Beaufort County Community College broke ground this week on a new walking trail that will give the community a convenient place to exercise and enjoy nature at the same time.
Published: Thursday, April 24th, 2014 @ 7:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A visit earlier this month to a community college in Jakarta, Indonesia, provided valuable insights into college operations that can be of use to Beaufort County Community College, according to BCCC President Barbara Tansey.
Published: Tuesday, February 25th, 2014 @ 5:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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"Universities for a very long time have been based on trust." So said the provost of the University of North Carolina, commenting on a report that a course taken mostly by intercollegiate athletes had never actually met. Dozens of other courses may have been similarly fraudulent, and a criminal...
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2014 @ 9:46 am
By: John William Pope Center
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People of all political persuasions have identified significant problems plaguing the American system of higher education. President Obama outlined some reform ideas during a back-to-school tour of New York and Pennsylvania colleges. But Ohio University economist Richard Vedder, director of the...
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 7:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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