Education
New director of public policy research at Charlotte Urban Institute
Nov. 14. Liz Morrell has been named director of public policy research for the Charlotte Urban Institute, a unit within the Division of Academic Affairs at UNC-Charlotte. A 2018 Charlotte Ph.D, she will lead a program of applied public policy research and analysis for the Urban Institute with a primary focus on the local and […]
Hire education: WalletHub’s Top 10 colleges and universities in NC
Oct. 15. Duke University is the No. 1 university in North Carolina according to a new study from WalletHub. Rounding out the Top 3 were UNC Chapel Hill and Davidson College. WalletHub compared 800 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 30 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing […]
Restricting college tenure could hurt state economies
June 13. By Stephen Elliott | NC Newsline. North Carolina is among the states in which proposals to end academic tenure for university professors have been advanced. Daniel Brinks, who chairs the government department at the University of Texas at Austin, doesn’t usually have a tough time recruiting professors. After all, UT is one of […]
Davidson Day has new head of school
Pete Moore is the new head of Davidson Day School effective July 1. He replaces interim head of school Wes Wehunt, who took over after Dr. Latta Baucom died in July of last year after a nearly three-year battle against liver cancer. Moore currently leads the Lower School at Lake Forest Country Day School in […]
Newsmakers Breakfast focuses on schools
Public education in North Mecklenburg is the topic at the Jan. 15 Newsmakers Breakfast at The Peninsula Club. It will focus on education, with speakers Jennifer De La Jara and Rhonda Lennon Cheek, both Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools board members. Growth and over-crowding became an issue when Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools left North Meck out of capital […]
Cybersecurity: Demand for talent keeps growing
Cabarrus County officials last week released details of a “social engineering” scam that diverted a $2.5 million from their payment systems to an unknown fraudster. The County intended to send the money to a general contractor from Virginia. The case highlights the need for cybersecurity measures—and experts. Indeed, cybersecurity is one of the fastest-growing employment […]
Education spending: A tale of three counties
July 16. By Debbie Griffin. As each county completes its budgeting process and sets a tax rate, companies throughout Cabarrus, Iredell and Mecklenburg counties have the tax data they’ve been missing and needing to plug into various business-finance formulas. Each county had until June 30 to approve a budget, including a tax rate for the […]
Workforce development team gets community college award
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Castle & Cooke and the City of Kannapolis have been named the NC Community College System’s 2019 Distinguished Partners in Excellence. It’s a big feather in their cap as the partnership begins its second decade. The goal: Training the workforce of the future. “By working together, we are able to create new […]
Online work-based learning tool links classrooms with careers
Dec. 5. Gov. Roy Cooper has announced a free online tool to help connect education and careers. The new work-based learning tool, called The Navigator, links business, education, and workforce development communities online so they can post, search for and measure work-based learning opportunities. The opportunities range from guest speaking roles to apprenticeships, posted by […]
Chamber Accepting Applications for Leadership Lake Norman
The Lake Norman Chamber’s Leadership Lake Norman program is accepting applications for the 2018-2019 Class through Sept. 10. Taking place over eight months, the classes give participants a chance to tour facilities, participate in informative seminars and learn about the resources in the Lake Norman region. For more information or to register, visit Leadership Lake Norman.
