Is America’s College Graduation Rate a “Huge National Problem?”
A recent report published by The Education Trust entitled “A Matter of Degrees: Improving Graduation Rates in Four-Year Colleges and Universities” argues that we ought to be deeply concerned over the fact that only about 60 percent of the students who enroll in four-year institutions in the U.S. earn a bachelor’s degree within six years.
Is America’s College Graduation Rate a “Huge National Problem?”
A recent report published by The Education Trust entitled “A Matter of Degrees: Improving Graduation Rates in Four-Year Colleges and Universities” argues that we ought to be deeply concerned over the fact that only about 60 percent of the students who enroll in four-year institutions in the U.S. earn a bachelor’s degree within six years.
2004 short session features a slate of higher education bills
RALEIGH – Within the initial weeks of the 2004 short session, General Assembly members introduced several pieces of legislation that involved higher education issues in the state.
House releases budget proposal
RALEIGH – University of North Carolina system’s funding will be increased by more than $46 million, according to the House budget bill that was released Friday.
Faulty Towers
Faulty Towers by Ryan C. Amacher and Roger E. Meiners Independent Institute, 2004 109pp., $14.95 One of the wonderful things about the study of economics is that it helps you…
N.C. State doesn’t need a chancellor afraid of public scrutiny
Now they’re signing confidentiality agreements at North Carolina State University to keep the public from learning anything about the chancellor search at the state’s largest public university.
‘Price creep’ on chancellor pay extends from California to Carolina
This spring Chancellor Marye Anne Fox surprised folks at North Carolina State University and the UNC system when she announced that she had accepted the chancellorship at the University of California at San Diego. It didn’t take long, however, for people at UNC to find an old foe to blame for Fox’s departure: low pay.
Campus bias forum mixes politics with academic integrity
DURHAM – North Carolina is not the only state where campus bias is a major concern.
Legislators review proposed education budget
RALEIGH – Criticism of proposed cuts in community college funding was among the topics addressed by legislators during a meeting Wednesday on adjustments to the state’s education spending plans.
Legislators also addressed concerns regarding a proposed $27 million cut to the University of North Carolina system budget. The UNC system did receiving funding increases in the proposed budget, including $64 million due to increased enrollment.
Budget adjustment proposal released
Higher education spending in North Carolina would increase by nearly $112 million, according to budget figures presented during a Joint Appropriations Committee meeting May 11 at the Legislative Office Building.