/tags/universities Universities en-US Copyright Wed, 12 Sep 2018 16:44:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-09-12/is-the-partnership-between-american-universities-and-the-public-broken American universities are designed to educate students while also responding to a public need. The research and innovation that stems from those schools… Wed, 12 Sep 2018 16:44:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-09-12/is-the-partnership-between-american-universities-and-the-public-broken Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /education/2018-09-12/is-the-partnership-between-american-universities-and-the-public-broken American universities are designed to educate students while also responding to a public need. The research and innovation that stems from those schools… Wed, 12 Sep 2018 16:44:50 GMT /education/2018-09-12/is-the-partnership-between-american-universities-and-the-public-broken Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /education/2014-05-23/sophomores-new-grading-scale-would-make-90-an-a In North Carolina, all public schools are required to grade students on a seven-point scale. That means you get an A if you score between a 93 and 100,… Fri, 23 May 2014 12:38:14 GMT /education/2014-05-23/sophomores-new-grading-scale-would-make-90-an-a Reema Khrais /politics/2013-03-13/nc-senator-calls-for-more-financial-oversight-of-universities Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) says she's co-sponsoring a bill that would prohibit colleges from using federal grants for their advertising budgets. Sen. Hagan… Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:26:09 GMT /politics/2013-03-13/nc-senator-calls-for-more-financial-oversight-of-universities Will Michaels /education/2012-06-08/colleges-and-universities-unite-to-form-eastern-north-carolina-consortium-for-higher-education Eleven colleges and universities, big and small, public and private, are teaming up today to form the Eastern North Carolina Consortium for Higher… Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:00:00 GMT /education/2012-06-08/colleges-and-universities-unite-to-form-eastern-north-carolina-consortium-for-higher-education Asma Khalid