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.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
October 1, 2009 By Karin Kapsidelis Higher education has slipped as a national priority even though it is key to both the country's economic recovery and its standing as a world leader, four former governors said today. "I think that higher education is at risk, and that message is not being communicated clearly and sufficiently enough," former Virginia Gov. Gerald L. Baliles told a coalition of business and education leaders at a daylong conference at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. "We have to make clear the connection between investment and return . . . [and] in fact between higher education and the future of this country," said Baliles, a Democrat who served as Virginia's governor from 1986 to 1990. Click here to read more. Submitted by Site Admin on Wed, 2009-10-07 20:05.
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The News & Observer
October 6, 2009
BY JAY PRICE - Staff Writer
The average Triangle resident could be forgiven for yawning at yet another top-10 ranking for the region. But who doesn't like it when someone says you're the smartest? The Daily Beast, a major news-and-opinion Web site, published a story Monday that listed what it called America's Smartest Cities. In the top slot? That geographic mashup Raleigh-Durham. "We are fortunate to have great universities in Raleigh-Durham and great 'smart' industries that enrich our community greatly," Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker told the Web site. Click here to read more.
The News & Observer
October 1, 2009 BY SARAH AVERY AND DAVID BRACKEN - Staff Writers
Triangle area researchers won a massive infusion of $145 million in federal stimulus money Wednesday for scientific projects large and small -- including an ambitious effort to seek cancer treatments by unraveling the complex genetics of tumors. Of the 521 grants awarded to the state, 415 are in the 4th Congressional District, which includes the Triangle. The big winners were UNC-Chapel Hill, with 186 grants worth more than $60 million, and Duke University, with 181 grants totaling more than $75 million. Click here to read more.
The (Durham) Herald-Sun
September 16, 2009
By Gregory Childress CHAPEL HILL — On a perfect North Carolina day, under a sky scientifically verified by UNC Hospital Chief Bill Roper as “Carolina blue,” UNC formally opened its cutting-edge $207 million N.C. Cancer Hospital, which hospital, university and state leaders said will place UNC in the forefront of the fight against a scourge that kills 500,000 people a year. Submitted by Site Admin on Wed, 2009-09-16 19:58.
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The News & Observer
September 15, 2009 BY SARAH AVERY, Staff Writer
CHAPEL HILL - Lea Wharton said she chose to have her breast cancer treated at UNC Hospitals because she trusted her care team, but the facilities in the old brick Gravely building, originally a 1950s-era tuberculosis sanitarium, were far from inspiring. Now that is history with the christening today of a $207 million, C-shape building that houses the new N.C. Cancer Hospital. "Finally, finally, finally the facility matches the care," said Wharton, 42, of Raleigh. Click here to read more. Submitted by Site Admin on Tue, 2009-09-15 14:05.
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Campus Budget Update August 17, 2009 Dear Faculty and Staff: Many of you know that the General Assembly has finalized the North Carolina budget for 2009-2011 after making tough decisions about new tax increases, spending cuts and reduced services. Earlier this month, Governor Perdue signed the new budget into law. Carolina is taking about a 7 percent cut following the Board of Governors action last week on the system budget. Submitted by Site Admin on Thu, 2009-08-20 15:42.
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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.
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