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UNC will lower costs by practicing discipline, accountability
Higher costs slow the rate of college attainment, leading to slower job growth and a greater divide between those with a degree and those without.
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New UNC programs should focus on helping students find work, pay off debt
The UNC System wants to ensure new degree programs prepare students for successful careers. University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans will overhaul the standards for creating new degree programs. Campuses will now weigh the public interest when adding the programs — and decide whether the degrees help students find work and repay their...
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UNC President-elect Peter Hans’ performance-based pay could set national example, experts say
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...
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N.C. Community College System President Peter Hans elected to lead UNC
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...
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N.C. Community College President Peter Hans expected to be named new head of UNC System
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...
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UNC-Chapel Hill includes two more community colleges in transfer program
UNC-Chapel Hill is expanding its transfer student program by adding partnerships with Guilford Technical and Central Piedmont community colleges. About 800 students transfer to UNC-Chapel Hill every year, with 44 percent transferring from community colleges. In 2006, UNC-Chapel Hill launched the Carolina Student Transfer Excellence Program to allow even more community college students to transfer...
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Florence revealed need for better community college emergency planning, Hans says
The N.C. Community College System should take notes during the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and make better emergency plans for future natural disasters, system President Peter Hans says. While the University of North Carolina System kicked into emergency mode at the storm’s onset last week, NCCCS also worked hard to evacuate and secure at-risk campuses...
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New leader of community colleges talks opportunities, collaboration
The N.C. Community College System, following the abrupt departure of fledgling former President James C. “Jimmie” Williamson, is under new leadership that could better partnerships between community colleges and the University of North Carolina System. Peter Hans, who in May became president of the N.C. Community College System, is a former member of both the...
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Universities, community colleges vie for larger slice of fixed budget pie
Editor’s note: This story was modified after original publication to include comments from UNC President Margaret Spellings. As the N.C. General Assembly drops its state budget for 2018-19, North Carolina’s public colleges and universities vie for money to back career and technical education, employee raises, and system upgrades. The University of North Carolina and N.C....
