Updates
Rhinehardt Awarded Governor’s Award for Excellence in Outstanding Government Service
Kimrey Rhinehardt, vice president for federal relations for the UNC system, received the Governor’s award for excellence in outstanding government service on Tuesday, November 19. Rhinehardt was honored for her leadership in creating the UNC Partnership for National Security, an initiative to support the military service members, support national security and grow North Carolina’s defense […]
Crowdfunding to support UNCG Yellow Ribbon veterans
“The support I received from UNCG means the world to me. It’s something I will always have and am very grateful for.” -Thomas DiStefano, Veteran The UNCG 4 Vets campaign is an opportunity to say, “Thank you” to the service men and women who have given so much to our community, state and nation. Click […]
Inside Higher Ed: How Higher Ed Fits Into New Budget Talks
November 1, 2013 By Michael Stratford As Congress resumed negotiations on the federal budget this week, higher education advocates are once again pressing lawmakers to end automatic spending cuts, which they’ve said are devastating to scientific research. Representatives from both chambers and political parties gathered on Wednesday for the first formal budget talks since Congress reached […]
Post-Government Shutdown Information from UNC General Administration
By Melanie Baucom, UNC General Administration, Office of Federal Government Relations After 16 days of a partial government shutdown, Congress passed a temporary Continuing Resolution (CR) to re-open the government and extend the debt ceiling. The agreement is temporary and leaves unresolved full FY14 spending levels and whether automatic spending cuts, known as sequester, will […]
Defense Research Agency Hunts for Biotech Innovators
Kelvin Ma for The Chronicle Donald Ingber (right), a Harvard scientist supported by Darpa, looks over a prototype of his “organ on a chip” biometric cartridge. By Paul Basken Donald E. Ingber, a professor at Harvard University, has combined advanced electronics and biology to create a “lung on a chip,” a breakthrough device that could […]
UNC System Vice President Testifies in Front of Congress on Veterans Education Benefits
By Melanie Baucom, Federal Relations Assistant, UNC General Administration On Wednesday, September 11, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training of the House Committee on Education and Workforce held a hearing entitled, “Keeping College Within Reach: Supporting Higher Education Opportunities for America’s Servicemembers and Veterans.” The hearing came on the 12th anniversary of the […]
ISSCM ranked among best information systems programs in nation
UNCG Now story posted by Lanita Withers Goins The Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management in the UNCG Bryan School of Business and Economics is among the top 50 information systems programs in the nation as ranked by IS Job Index. The listing identifies universities with an information systems-focused major and demonstrated excellence […]
UNCG trustees hear of supportive environment for veterans
September 3, 2013 By Campus Weekly UNCG has a growing number of students who are veterans. In fact, UNCG has the fifth-largest military veteran population in the UNC system, Chancellor Linda P. Brady said at last week’s Trustees’ meeting. Those students have a high level of success, with a very high 87 percent retention rate, she said. […]
Chancellor Brady Joins 160+ University Leaders in Urging Congress and President Obama to Close Innovation Deficit
Washington, DC – Deeply concerned about major federal budget cuts to research and higher education at a time when other nations are steadily increasing investments in those areas, 165 university presidents and chancellors today called on leaders in Washington to close what they call the “innovation deficit.” In an open letter to President Obama and Congress published as […]
Higher Education Leaders Urge House to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform
American Council on Education July 29, 2013 ACE President Molly Corbett Broad and the leaders of 12 other higher education associations wrote to members of the House of Representatives today, urging them to pass “meaningful, comprehensive immigration reform legislation” upon returning from the August congressional recess. The Senate last month approved its immigration reform bill, the Border Security, […]