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 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.
The Daily Tar Heel Monday, November 24, 2008 Brendan Brown, Projects Co-editor The University Cancer Research Fund is the only one of its kind in the country, according to those involved. It was created in 2007 with two goals: improving cancer care in North Carolina and making UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center a national leader. The cancer fund gives UNC the muscle to keep star faculty while drawing those of competing schools — if only for a select group involved with cancer.... All eight faculty interviewed said the cancer fund was vital in their decisions to commit to UNC. Click here to read more. Submitted by Site Admin on Mon, 2008-11-24 21:18.
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Friday, October 31, 2008 Note: To see Kiplinger's story and rankings chart, click here. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has ranked the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the number one best value in American public higher education for the eighth consecutive time. Carolina has topped this list every time Kiplinger’s has produced it since 1998. The new ranking appears in the magazine’s December issue, which hits newsstands Nov. 11. Submitted by Site Admin on Fri, 2008-10-31 14:47.
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The Daily Tar Heel
October 30, 2008 Brendan Brown, Projects Co-Editor A controversial political action committee run by UNC-Chapel Hill trustees has raised its standing as one of the state’s largest lobbying groups. Though still trailing the interest groups for realtors and trial lawyers, Citizens for Higher Education increased its contributions to state legislators by 14 percent this election. The group has given $485,000 so far, according to campaign finance reports filed this week with the N.C. State Board of Elections. At this point in the last election cycle CHE had given $425,000. Click here to read more.
The News & Observer
October 13, 2008 ERIC FERRERI, Staff Writer CHAPEL HILL - UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp wants his university to solve the world's grandest challenges. But to reach this audacious goal, he offered a basic path. "We just need to take care of our people," Thorp said in a speech moments after his formal installation as UNC-CH's 10th chancellor. "If we do that, then the students' successes, the big ideas, the recognition, the grant dollars, and the solutions to society's greatest problems will take care of themselves." Click here to read more.
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