Alumni Review Ads
The Coalition for Carolina has placed ads in several issues of the UNC Chapel Hill Alumni Review. Below are just a few of the ads we placed in 2022,
Higher Ed Funding, Paul Fulton, and The Cooper Commission
Paul Fulton Huge congratulations to Coalition for Carolina advisor Paul Fulton! Paul, former dean of the Kenan Flagler business school and NC business executive, is a tireless advocate for North Carolina public education. He was recently honored by theNorth Carolina Society of New York at its annual Dinner Dance. Since 1947, the Society has recognized 79 […]
FIVE BILLION DOLLARS!
What a milestone! We’re absolutely delighted that more than 215,000 people who love and want to support Carolina students, faculty, research, and financial aid were motivated to contribute to the Campaign for Carolina. Because of their generosity, Carolina has raised an eyepopping FIVE BILLION DOLLARS with a month to go in the fundraising campaign! The […]
UNC Performance Based Funding
The UNC System Board of Governors is looking to implement a new performance-based funding model that has potentially negatively effects on research-intensive schools and lower-income students. They are also considering raising the out-of-state cap for some system schools, which have faced enrolment declines, but not for Carolina. These changes need more public attention and comment. […]
Carolina – #5 In the Country
The US News and World Report 2022–2023 Rankings are out and once again our beloved Carolina ranks #5 in the country for best public university in a tie with University of Florida. Peer public university UVA rose to the No. 3 spot to tie Michigan after three consecutive years at #4. UCLA and UC Berkeley maintained their […]
What requests does the Coalition for Carolina have for the UNC-CH Board of Trustees?
Our request to the Board of Trustees (BOT) is that they focus their actions on what is good for UNC-Chapel Hill. Period. When making decisions ask, “is this good for Carolina” instead of asking if it is what some legislator or Board of Governors (BOG) member wants. The BOT at each system institution is […]
The Chaos Continues
Governing chaos is not limited to Carolina or the UNC System. This week the NC Community College System president Thomas Stith III announced his resignation after little more than 18 months in the job. With this departure, the state’s community college system will have had seven presidents or interim presidents in seven years! During this same […]
Daughtry: Gone from the BOG After Criticizing the BOG
On June 13, 2022 we shared comments from several Board of Governors members who were critical of the BOG’s decision to move the UNC System headquarters. One of those members was Leo Daughtry. Here is part of what he said: “IT SEEMS TO ME that politics has seeped under our buffer”. He added that the UNC System […]
What’s Up with The Faculty?
Today the American Association of University Professors came out with their annual report on faculty salaries showing that wages for professors increased 2% “consistent with the flat wage growth observed since the Great Recession of the late 2000’s.” Despite the first raise in several years occurring this year in the UNC system, salaries at UNC […]
A Step-by-Step Political Power Grab
The News and Observer reports: The North Carolina House passed a bill last week, “just hours after it became public, that would take some power from the governor and give it to the legislature. It is the latest move by the Republican-majority General Assembly to take power from Democratic Governor Roy Cooper. The bill would […]