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UNC Board of Governors 2015 State Budget Priorities and Policy Agenda
The UNC system Board of Governors is responsible for developing, preparing and presenting to the Governor and the General Assembly a single, unified recommended budget for the University’s 17 constituent institutions. The Board of Governors approved the 2015-2017 operating and capital budget priorities at their December 2014 meeting. View the 2015-17 Operating and Capital Budget Priorities […]
Inside Higher Ed: Obama’s Final Two Years
The following story was published on https://www.insidehighered.com/ on January 21, 2015. By Michael Stratford The White House has highlighted a range of higher education policy ideas in the days and weeks leading up to President Obama’s penultimate State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. Some of the proposals — like the free community college plan — are brand-new. […]
School of Education earns $7.7 million grant to foster STEM teacher recruiting and training
This story was originally posted on UNCGNOW. UNCG’s School of Education has been awarded a five-year, $7.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will further UNCG’s efforts to emphasize technology integration across all teaching fields as well as recruit, train and support more Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) teachers. The […]
UNCG DEDICATES VETERANS RESOURCE CENTER
The following story was originally posted on UNCGNOW on November 12, 2014. Spc. Chen-yang Liu, an Army Reserves combat photographer and vice president of UNCG’s Student Veterans Association, wore his dress blues for the Veterans Day dedication of the university’s new Veterans Resource Center (VRC). The VRC will be “a space of support and welcome […]
DUNCAN UNVEILS $20 MILLION SURPRISE FOR NC NEW SCHOOLS
The following is an excerpt of a story originally posted on UNCGNOW on November 06, 2014 It was Arne Duncan’s birthday, but he was the one who sprang the surprise. To the tune of $20 million. Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, was at UNCG Thursday to take part in a forum about the federally-funded N.C. Investing […]
Veterans Day 2014 at UNCG
Event Schedule 11/11/14: Roll Call and Remembrance Ceremony Approximately 34,000 veterans live in Guilford County. At UNCG alone, nearly 500 students are currently receiving GI Bill benefits, and countless more veterans are serving as members of our faculty and staff. UNCG is hosting several events to honor Veterans Day and recognize all who have served […]
Voter Registration and Political Activity
Early Voting Early voting will be held at various sites in Guilford County beginning Thursday, October 23, 2014. The early voting schedule and locations can be found on the Guilford County Board of Elections website at http://www.guilfordelections.org. The closest early voting site to the UNCG campus is located at the Old Courthouse and is accessible via […]
Special Session
Governor McCrory announced Friday that he will not ask legislators to return to Raleigh this year. See this video message from the Governor to learn more. The General Assembly convenes for the 2015 Long Session on January 14, 2015.
Beyond Academics Can Offer Federal Student Aid
Originally published on August 12, 2014 on http://newsandfeatures.uncg.edu/beyond-academics-federal-uncg/ Students from Beyond Academics celebrate at May 2014 commencement exercises. UNCG students with intellectual and developmental disabilities can now apply for federal student aid. UNCG’s Beyond Academics program is now one of only 34 similar programs in the country approved to participate in federal student aid programs. The approval came […]
Campus Safety Legislation Introduced in U.S. House and U.S. Senate
The following is an excerpt from UNC General Administration’s Federal Government Update. On Wednesday, July 30th, a bipartisan group of seven Senators announced legislation to address campus assault, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. The Senators include Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Dean Heller (R-Nev), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) […]