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. We also welcome junior members at reduced rates: $1,000 a year for members age 30 to 39, and $500 a year for those under 30. To become a member, click here or call 919-510-9240. To sign up for e-mail updates, click here.
The News & Observer
January 31, 2012
By NANCY C. ANDREWS DURHAM -- As our national leaders face unprecedented challenges to reduce government spending, we must all face the consequences of difficult choices. Last fall's failure of the congressional "supercommittee" to arrive at a bipartisan solution has prompted mandatory cuts from both defense and domestic programs, including government-funded medical research through the National Institutes of Health (NIH). While all programs have their merits and a committed constituency to argue for their continued funding, the endeavor of medical research rises to special consideration as both a life saver and job creator. Cuts to this vital endeavor would hurt the health of our people and our economy. Submitted by Site Admin on Tue, 2012-01-31 14:40.
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Wilmington StarNews
Editorial
January 29, 2012 Education in North Carolina would be a lot better off if it were in the hands of people like Jim Hunt and Fred Eshelman. No doubt each casts his ballot very differently in the voting booth, but Hunt and Eshelman share a commitment to our public schools, colleges and universities, as well as a keen understanding that education is an investment that will return dividends many times over.... Submitted by Site Admin on Mon, 2012-01-30 03:26.
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Winston-Salem Journal
Editorial
January 25, 2012 It's time for the General Assembly to obey the state constitution regarding the university system. Students and their parents face an untenable situation today. Education costs are accelerating twice as fast as general inflation. Family incomes are stagnant. Student earnings can't keep pace, and the college graduate's likely income is uncertain, given the lousy economy. Submitted by Site Admin on Wed, 2012-01-25 12:08.
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The Charlotte Observer
January 15, 2012
By Taylor Batten Bosses don't usually appreciate the previous boss hanging around, telling them what to do. This time, though, was different - up to a point. New UNC President Tom Ross is more than equipped to handle the job of overseeing the 16-campus system. But he has moved into the president's Chapel Hill office at an historic time, when the very mission of the university system is threatened by hundreds of millions of dollars in budget cuts brought on by an enduring economic slowdown. Submitted by Site Admin on Sun, 2012-01-15 14:28.
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The News & Observer
January 7, 2012
Editorial If it were Super Bowl titles or Stanley Cups, 11 straight years would be hailed as a dynasty. The "championship" claimed by UNC-Chapel Hill for 11 years running doesn't lend itself to the familiar sports lingo. But it's certainly a sign of sustained excellence when the university throughout that period has been named, by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, as the top value among public universities in the country. Submitted by Site Admin on Sat, 2012-01-07 15:04.
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The News & Observer
January 4, 2012
BY JANE STANCILL At a time when hefty tuition increases are on the table, UNC-Chapel Hill is once again at the top of a ranking of best values in public higher education. For the 11th straight year, UNC-CH is the nation's No. 1 best buy, according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. UNC-CH was rated as the best value for both in-state and out-of-state students. Submitted by Site Admin on Wed, 2012-01-04 11:48.
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The News & Observer
December 23, 2011
BY JAY PRICE
CHAPEL HILL -- An HIV discovery from researchers led by a UNC-Chapel Hill scientist is the biggest scientific breakthrough of 2011, according to the prestigious journal Science. The study found that early treatment with anti-retroviral drugs sharply cut the risk that infected patients will transmit HIV, which is the virus that causes AIDS. That finding could help slow the spread of the disease, perhaps dramatically.... Submitted by Site Admin on Fri, 2011-12-23 12:06.
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WRAL-TV
October 7, 2011
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors began discussions Friday about how much to charge for tuition in the 2012-13 school year and beyond. Although no formal decisions were made, the board and the leaders of the 16 UNC university campuses agreed they would likely have to pass on more of their costs to students. "If the state is not able to fund higher education the way they have in the past, we are going to look at the balance between state funding and student funding," said Randy Woodson, chancellor of North Carolina State University. His counterpart at UNC-Chapel Hill agreed. "While tuition is a last resort for us, we are to the point where we are going to have to talk about using tuition to help Carolina maintain the quality that we've had for all these years," Chancellor Holden Thorp said. Click here to read more.
The News & Observer
October 7, 2011
BY JANE STANCILL GREENSBORO -- Tom Ross was sworn in Thursday as UNC system president, during a ceremony of pomp and music tempered with the awareness that the higher education landscape has shifted. At an inauguration at N.C. A&T State University in Ross' hometown of Greensboro, the new president struck a determined and optimistic tone, despite the reality of dwindling public dollars and bigger challenges for education as the world catches up to the United States. The university system has a distinguished past, Ross said, but people are afraid for its future and anxious about North Carolina's horizon. "We are in an economic and social malaise and fear we may never come out of it," he said in his inaugural address. "We have heard the words 'the new normal' so often we sometimes believe that where we are right now is where we will stay. Well, I don't buy it. I don't buy it. It doesn't have to be that way. This is our time, and what we do with it is up to us." Click here to read more.
The News & Observer
October 4, 2011
BY JANE STANCILL Tom Ross has been on the job for nine months as president of the UNC system, but the formal celebration of the Ross era happens Thursday in his hometown of Greensboro. In January, Ross took the helm of the university system at an unenviable time. Talk of budget cuts consumed the new president from the minute he was handed the keys. By summer, a battered economy and a budget crisis led lawmakers to slash state funding by $414 million for the system's campuses, an overall reduction of 15.6 percent. The cuts varied by campus, with UNC-Chapel Hill taking the biggest hit at 17.9 percent. A recent report detailed the impact of the reductions, from larger classes to reduced course offerings to trimmed library services. The system has let go just over 3,000 employees, mostly part-time workers. Nearly 1,500 vacant jobs also were eliminated. Last year, the total UNC workforce was 47,000. Despite the bloodletting, Ross has repeatedly said he won't whine about the cuts. It is the university system's duty to provide quality education to the sons and daughters of North Carolina, he said, no matter the economic situation. Click here to read more. Submitted by Site Admin on Tue, 2011-10-04 11:23.
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