The N.C. Senate on Wednesday evening passed by a 48-0 vote a $1.2-billion bill distributing money for COVID-19 relief statewide.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2020 @ 12:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State regulators are helping nursing and medical students graduate and enter the workforce.
Published: Friday, April 10th, 2020 @ 5:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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K-12 schools in North Carolina are closed due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 @ 8:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week Gov. Roy Cooper extended the closure of all public schools in North Carolina through May 15 via executive order. Among other things, Cooper said the extension is necessary to promote public health and safety in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 9:59 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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SBE and DPI to Administer Funds to Address Expenses Related to School Closures
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2020 @ 8:24 am
By: Governor's Office
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On Saturday, March 21, 2020, the President signed into law: S. 3503
Published: Monday, March 23rd, 2020 @ 9:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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School is canceled in North Carolina. Now, the state must decide how to handle nutrition, child care, and distance learning.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 @ 8:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 1920s were known as the “Roaring Twenties,” a decade when electricity, telephones and radios became commonplace in most homes and automobiles were not just for the rich.
Published: Thursday, January 9th, 2020 @ 9:07 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Today, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Jim Carroll released the Administration's Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 National Drug Control Budget, which requests a record $34.6 billion for counter-drug efforts.
Published: Sunday, March 17th, 2019 @ 9:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Jim Carroll released the Administration's Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 National Drug Control Budget, which requests a record $34.6 billion for counter-drug efforts.
Published: Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 @ 8:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two professors at Beaufort County Community College were rewarded for their dedication to superior online course design. Math professor Kimberly Mullis and music professor Dr. Stacey Russell had courses honored through Blackboard's Exemplary Course Program (ECP).
Published: Saturday, January 19th, 2019 @ 4:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump has charged the Rural Prosperity Task Force with examining the challenges facing rural America
Published: Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 @ 9:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Information technology has disrupted so many industries and human activities that everyone expected it would disrupt education as well.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2016 @ 11:24 am
By: John William Pope Center
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A distance education student from the Charlotte area has become the first person to graduate from East Carolina University with a master's degree in health informatics and information management.
Published: Saturday, September 19th, 2015 @ 5:16 am
By: ECU News Services
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For as long as I've been working in the higher education policy world, people have been talking about the prospects for a breakout for distance learning (i.e., online courses) and how that would transform higher education.
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2015 @ 10:36 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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When my grandfather was president of Campbell College I remember his stories of students who paid tuitions with hams, cabbages or produce from their family's farm.
Published: Saturday, December 13th, 2014 @ 12:55 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Former Lead Instructor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Beaufort County Community College Tim Mattimoe returns to campus to read from his new book of poetry, Calligraphy on the Moon's Face.
Published: Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 @ 7:54 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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Do you want to know where candidates for political office stand on teacher tenure, school vouchers, public school and college funding?
Published: Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 @ 9:02 am
By: Judy Jennette
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I hope everyone had a nice and safe Fourth of July holiday, despite the appearance of Hurricane Arthur. This week, as many of us return to our offices, we continue the task of preparing for a new semester at Beaufort County Community College.
Published: Sunday, July 13th, 2014 @ 11:08 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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Here's a look at other BCCC events happening on campus and in the community
Published: Tuesday, June 10th, 2014 @ 4:35 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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BCCC saluted its graduates this week at the annual Graduate Recognition Ceremony.
Published: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 12:44 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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The Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees on Tuesday agreed to seek an increase in appropriations from the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners in the coming fiscal year with the majority of the increase coming from needed construction projects.
Published: Thursday, April 17th, 2014 @ 10:30 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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The Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees on Tuesday agreed to seek an increase in appropriations from the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners in the coming fiscal year with the majority of the increase coming from needed construction projects.
Published: Sunday, April 6th, 2014 @ 2:09 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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While students, faculty and staff here at BCCC were dealing, once again, with snow last week, I was honored to be part of a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation team that visited the Jakarta campus of Lone Star Community College.
Published: Monday, February 24th, 2014 @ 6:02 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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Technological change has made online coursework very competitive with the traditional means of teaching. Will it lead to dramatic change in college, or have only a minor impact? Consider the analogy to music.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 6:31 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Instead of predicting what will occur in 2014, let us focus instead on 10 Tar Heel Megatrends that will shape the coming decade in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, January 2nd, 2014 @ 10:33 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Educators, wildlife officers, law enforcement officials and office workers were among the state employees from all across the state to be honored Tuesday afternoon with the Governor's Award for Excellence at a ceremony at the North Carolina Museum of History. Ten of the award recipients were ...
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2013 @ 12:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory, alongside State Chief Information Officer Chris Estes and Secretaries Decker, Daughtridge, Wos, Kluttz, Skvarla and senior leadership team opened North Carolina’s new Innovation Center today.
Published: Sunday, October 13th, 2013 @ 9:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 @ 7:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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