By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: May 26,2011
Davidson College has its first woman president. Carol Quillen has been named the first woman to head the liberal arts school since it was founded in 1837. Quillen fills the seat that opened when Tom Ross resigned to become president of the University of North Carolina system. Quillen is an associate professor of history and [...]
By The Associated Press
Published: April 7,2011
RALEIGH — The governors of North Carolina’s public university system learned today that a possible 15 percent cut in state funding would eliminate thousands of classes across the 16 college campuses and mean job losses for more than a thousand faculty members. Although state lawmakers have yet to release their budget proposals for the next [...]
By The Associated Press
Published: April 4,2011
RALEIGH – After years of tuition increases at colleges and cuts in state funding, now is the time to talk about whether North Carolina’s philosophy toward higher education has changed, the president of the University of North Carolina system said. North Carolina’s constitution demands the state provide affordable higher education. The News & Observer of [...]
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