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There are 761 Golden LEAF Scholars currently attending North Carolina colleges and universities across the state. Over the last few months, we have had the opportunity to visit with more than 170 of them at on campus gatherings hosted by their college chancellor
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2023 @ 12:36 am
By: ENC NOW
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper joined DHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley, North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) President Hope Williams, and Presidents and campus leaders from the majority of North Carolina’s independent colleges and universities in a virtual meeting
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 @ 4:08 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $3.2 million to nine colleges and universities across the state to increase access to recovery services and supports on campuses for students with substance use disorders.
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2023 @ 11:20 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released a new funding opportunity to create collegiate recovery programs that increase access to healthy and supportive environments in colleges and universities for those who are in addiction recovery.
Published: Sunday, June 12th, 2022 @ 12:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Golden LEAF Foundation provides scholarships for students from rural areas to attend the state’s colleges and universities. Students who qualify for the Golden LEAF Scholarship may use it to attend North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU)
Published: Sunday, May 15th, 2022 @ 11:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with North Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities, is hosting a mental health summit to assess the mental health needs of minority students on campus and the effects of the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 10:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University has taken first place and a $10,000 prize in the third annual Collegiate Hunger Challenge, a competition among North Carolina colleges and universities to raise awareness about hunger and food insecurity in the state.
Published: Sunday, February 13th, 2022 @ 7:23 am
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University is participating in the third annual Collegiate Hunger Challenge, where it will compete against 10 other North Carolina colleges and universities for up to $22,000 to put toward fighting hunger on and around campus.
Published: Sunday, November 28th, 2021 @ 8:38 am
By: ECU News Services
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The N.C. General Assembly is considering a new COVID relief bill that would spend more than $600 million, primarily on North Carolina’s colleges and universities, and K-12 schools.
Published: Friday, March 5th, 2021 @ 8:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services updated guidance for institutions of higher education, further emphasizing that colleges and universities must work to reduce risk of viral spread of COVID-19 both on and off campus.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2020 @ 6:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina appropriates less taxpayer money to state colleges and universities in real terms than it did before the onset of the Great Recession.
Published: Wednesday, May 29th, 2019 @ 4:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As the N.C. General Assembly drops its state budget for 2018-19, North Carolina's public colleges and universities vie for money to back career and technical education, employee raises, and system upgrades
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 8:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Fifty-two students from 10 of North Carolina's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been selected to participate in the North Carolina Governor's HBCU Internship Program this summer
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 2:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University senior Lekisha Pittman was recognized for outstanding leadership and service by North Carolina Campus Compact, a statewide network of colleges and universities with a commitment to civic engagement
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2016 @ 2:13 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Following the release of the "Students for Burr" leadership team, the Burr campaign today announced the purchase of Snapchat geofiters at eight North Carolina colleges and universities.
Published: Thursday, September 1st, 2016 @ 12:22 am
By: Russell Allen
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Governor Pat McCrory is congratulating five North Carolina Historically Black Colleges and Universities for receiving national recognition for academic excellence, student activities, publications, alumni activity and athletics
Published: Sunday, July 31st, 2016 @ 12:15 am
By: McCrory Communications
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A House committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would require the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority to inform college applicants about the possible outcomes of a degree at any of the state's public or private colleges and universities
Published: Friday, June 17th, 2016 @ 9:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two years ago I attended a student debate at North Carolina Central University, one of the state's five public historically black colleges and universities
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2016 @ 12:41 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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North Carolina's leading think tank devoted to colleges and universities is ushering in a new era in its history. Dr. Jenna Robinson recently took the job of president and executive director of the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. Robinson discussed her new role with...
Published: Monday, June 8th, 2015 @ 9:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina, now the tenth largest state in the nation, is suffering growing pains. As demographic trends change and the economy adapts, our colleges and universities are struggling to meet the emerging needs of the state.
Published: Sunday, February 22nd, 2015 @ 7:10 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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ECU senior Zachary Baker has been recognized by North Carolina Campus Compact, a statewide network of colleges and universities committed to community engagement, for his outstanding leadership and service. Baker is a recipient of the network's Community Impact Student Award, which honors one studen
Published: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 @ 12:08 am
By: ECU News Services
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A new faculty promotion system at one of North Carolina's largest community colleges could increase the school's focus on education. On the other hand, it could be a sign of "mission creep," as the college joins a recent trend of community colleges striving to look and act like universities.
Published: Wednesday, March 26th, 2014 @ 11:38 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Last year, many North Carolina colleges and universities invited politicians to be keynote speakers during their commencement ceremonies. This year the focus was on speakers who made it big in the technology industry, plus some academics and celebrities from television news.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 @ 4:47 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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In my latest "Free & Clear" column for Business North Carolina magazine, I write about the process of unbundling services currently delivered by formal colleges and universities.
Published: Saturday, January 5th, 2013 @ 3:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The single-largest expenditure of state taxpayers funds in North Carolina is public education. We spend billions of dollars on public schools, community colleges, and public universities.
Published: Monday, November 26th, 2012 @ 9:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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