Every North Carolina student, from kindergarteners to post-graduates, will have new health and safety rules to follow this fall. COVID-19 has complicated the traditional school day for all students, teachers, and faculty. Schools and universities are finalizing plans to provide an education with the infectious disease in mind. The fall reopening plans are as far-reaching...
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s this week’s review: School choice survey: A new survey of N.C. parents of K-12 students suggests the state’s response to COVID-19 has increased interest in school choice. In a survey...
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors is keeping tuition and fees the same no matter what happens with COVID-19. But while UNC insists the value of classes remains high — even when those classes are held via Zoom — students tell Carolina Journal this isn’t the college experience they paid for. Tuition and fees...
Jay Schalin, director of policy analysis at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, discusses his report, “Bolstering the Board: Trustees Are Academia’s Best Hope for Reform.” Schalin offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio. Click this link to register for a July 23 webinar on the report. It’s scheduled from...
Real-life versions of the famous attorney face years of mandatory formal higher education.
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s this week’s review: End of session: The General Assembly closed out the week with several failed attempts to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes. With six vetoes on the calendar, five...
Incoming University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans has accepted a $400,000 base salary — significantly less than the earnings of some peers and predecessors. But the pay, outlined in a five-year contract, is accompanied by hefty, performance-based bonuses. If executed correctly, the contract could be a great model for universities nationwide, says Richard...
The state of North Carolina requires more than 1,500 hours of training and a year of apprenticeship before a person can become a barber. Jon Sanders, John Locke Foundation director of regulatory studies, says those requirements stem from the racism that helped guide North Carolina’s earliest occupational licensing. Sanders discusses the history of barber regulations....
Jenna Robinson, president of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, discusses the UNC System’s decision to hire Peter Hans as president. Robinson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
While the University of North Carolina System has a new president, the N.C. Community College System is left seeking applicants for its top job. The UNC Board of Governors on Friday, June 19, unanimously elected NCCCS President Peter Hans to lead its 17-campus system. Hans, who took the community college job in 2018, is a...
The University of North Carolina System will name Peter Hans its new president, CJ has confirmed. Hans, president of the N.C. Community College System since May 2018, will be elected Friday, June 19, to head UNC’s 17-campus system, WRAL first reported Thursday. Multiple sources have corroborated the story. The UNC Board of Governors will meet...
