WHAT IS CITIZENS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION?
Citizens for Higher Education works to build political support for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the state’s other research universities. We aim to help the university:
- Address the challenge of competition for funds;
- Recruit and retain a world-class faculty;
- Attract the best and brightest students; and
- Enhance cutting-edge research that is critical to the state economy.
We are a political-action committee that backs state candidates who share our goals. We also take positions on issues to help the university. Our positions have always been consistent with those of the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees.
Members pay dues of $2,500 a year to help. To become a member, click here or call 919-510-9240. To sign up for e-mail updates, click here.
Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 In a budget year as challenging as this one, it is no surprise that lawmakers are looking everywhere for cuts. One example is the tuition discount that state universities give to athletes and scholars from out of state.... The discounts should stay. The lower tuition for out-of-state students that swimming coaches, wrestling coaches or physics departments recruit to our universities is a good policy. For a relatively small amount of money, the state is attracting top students (and athletes).... The subsidy helps the state’s universities recruit a diverse population from around the country and boosts the ability of smaller campuses to compete in athletics. Most important of all, though, the discount means that money from private foundations goes further. Click here to read more. Submitted by Site Admin on Wed, 2009-07-01 22:39.
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The Charlotte Observer
Sunday, June 14, 2009 From University of North Carolina system President Erskine Bowles on the draft 2009-11 budget in the N.C. House:
We are extremely grateful that House members made the very difficult decision to recommend a modest revenue package to help balance the state budget and thereby lessen deep cuts to education and other critical state services. ... While this revenue package is an important step in the right direction, we remain gravely concerned that the remaining $263 million of cuts proposed by the House would have a severe and lasting negative impact on student access and the quality of education our universities can offer our students. Click here to read more.... Submitted by Site Admin on Mon, 2009-06-15 22:20.
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The News & Observer
Sunday, May 31, 2009 UNC system President Erskine Bowles is calling in reinforcements in the battle over the budget. Bowles sent e-mail messages to the UNC Board of Governors and the UNC system's chancellors, asking them to activate their supporters to contact legislators over the weekend and early this week. And he offered talking points with the clear message that an 11 percent budget cut, now under discussion in the House, "would have severe and lasting negative impacts on student access and the quality of education our universities can offer." Submitted by Site Admin on Tue, 2009-06-02 14:22.
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The (Durham) Herald-Sun
Editorial May 12, 2009 Fortunately for us in the Triangle, fans of academic success and athletic prowess both have something of which to be proud (of course, we have a high proportion of folks who crave both and think they aren't mutually exclusive). The NCAA released its assessment of academic performance by student athletes, an assessment it has used for the past four years. Both Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill exceed the national average for students progressing toward a degree last year. Click here to read more.
The Salisbury Post
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Editorial A YouTube video created by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill put the right spin on the place basketball should hold on a high-caliber university campus. As the video shows the Tar Heels celebrating their Monday night victory, announcer Woody Durham poses a familiar question: "Carolina, you've just won another national championship. What are you going to do next?" Click here to read more. Click here to view video. Submitted by Site Admin on Thu, 2009-04-16 17:56.
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BY DANIEL GOLDBERG : The Herald-Sun
Mar 27, 2009 CHAPEL HILL -- The best version of UNC would have more merit-based scholarships, increased research opportunities for the most ambitious undergraduates, higher faculty pay, summer research stipends for graduate students and a bigger charge to Chancellor Holden Thorp's long-distance calling plan. Those are some of the recommendations found in "Carolina: Best place to teach, learn and discover," a report presented by UNC Trustees John Ellison and J.J. Raynor to the full board on Thursday.... The Ellison-Raynor report identifies three key areas of focus: recruitment of the best undergraduate and graduate students; recruitment, support and retention of faculty; and improvement of the academic experience. Click here to read more. Click here for report. Submitted by Site Admin on Wed, 2009-04-08 15:05.
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Lee Bierer
The Charlotte Observer
Monday, January 26, 2009 Unfortunately, 2009 is looking like a bad-news trifecta for most families dealing with college admissions:
1. This year's high school graduating class will be the largest in history.
2. Numbers thus far indicate that students are applying to more colleges and universities.
3. Because of the economic downturn, financial resources have dwindled for both families and colleges.
So: more students, more applications and less money – a tough year all around.
Flagship universities, each state's jewel in the public university crown, appear to be this year's greatest beneficiary. UNC Chapel Hill received a record 13,692 applicants for its Early Action program, which includes a 25 percent increase in out-of-state applicants. Click here to read more.
Inside Higher Education
Monday, January 12, 2009 By Anthony P. Carnevale The honorable political pledge to “make college affordable” becomes a wolf in sheep’s clothing during a recession. And the wolf is at the door. In tough times like these, the tragic flaw in policies to “make college affordable” is that they tend to focus disproportionately on reducing tuition rates rather than increasing public investments. At best, the current focus on tuition brings cosmetic changes in college sticker prices and fleeting improvements in access. At worst, it is a self-defeating tactic that provides a temporary refuge from public frustration over access and affordability. But the public frustration eventually returns because suppressing tuition only conceals the deeper gap between public investment in — and public demand for — postsecondary education and training. Click here to read more.
The (Greensboro) News & Record
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 There's this guy at Carolina. He's into chemistry but also plays in a band. Digs the Heels -- football, basketball and other sports. Enjoys road trips. And writes a blog that's pretty much a must-read. See, he's not a typical college dude. Name's Holden, and he's the chancellor. Click here to read more. Submitted by Site Admin on Wed, 2008-12-03 21:53.
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The Chapel Hill Herald
November 25, 2008 It's getting more expensive to be a student at UNC. It's an unfortunate but apparently inevitable reality. But it's important to remember another reality as well: the university nevertheless remains an extraordinary value. Click here to read more.
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