Lei Zhang says he moved from his home country for a reason, and it wasn’t a trivial one. Lei was born in China in 1966. It’s a historically significant year because it marks the beginning of Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong’s notorious Cultural Revolution, a campaign to reinvigorate the Chinese people’s communist spirit after...
Elizabeth City State University interim Chancellor Karrie Dixon was named permanent chancellor Friday, Dec. 14, during a meeting of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors. Dixon took the interim seat in April. She will assume her permanent role immediately. “Dr. Karrie Dixon’s experience, passion, and proven track record of success is exactly...
Major tuition cuts are paying off at three North Carolina universities. Data released Aug. 31 show jumps in enrollment at a handful of schools in the University of North Carolina System. The change comes after the legislature’s 2016 passage of NC Promise, a plan to cut in-state tuition at Elizabeth City State University, UNC Pembroke,...
All of the schools in the University of North Carolina system pay lip service to the importance of general education for their students — that is, fundamental courses to ensure that they graduate with a well-rounded education. The truth of the matter is that only a few schools take general education seriously.
