Hannah McClellan

EducationNC • 1st February 2023

General Assembly takes up 'Parents’ Bill of Rights' legislation again

The North Carolina Senate’s education committee gave a favorable vote to the Parents’ Bill of Rights on Wednesday, Feb. 1, after Senate Republicans introduced an updated version of the controversial legislation on Tuesday. The bill would ban...

EducationNC • 23rd January 2023

State Board of Community Colleges looks to work ahead amid transition

The State Board of Community Colleges continued planning for the work ahead of the N.C. Community College System (NCCCS) at its meeting last week, discussing implementation of its new strategic plan, the ongoing search for a new system president, and...

EducationNC • 23rd January 2023

N.C. Community College System asks legislators for salary, student funding increases

For the last few months, N.C. Community College System (NCCCS) leaders have been working to make a case for their legislative priorities in this year’s long session, which officially started earlier this month. The system’s updated FY 2022-25...

23rd January 2023

The first Jewish statewide elected official in NC announces bid for governor

Happy Monday! Thanks for reading the 18th edition of North Carolina Religion Roundup, a newsletter that highlights major religion news and trends in the Triangle and greater NC. I’m a reporter covering community colleges, postsecondary access, and...

EducationNC • 12th January 2023

N.C. Community College System aims to fill president job by end of May

The N.C. Community College System (NCCCS) posted the job for a new system president on Jan. 10, “seeking bold, visionary, and exceptional leadership” and listing a preferred start date of May 31, 2023, “or as soon as possible.” The State Board of...

EducationNC • 22nd December 2022

Lenoir Community College’s Centro Educativo Latino aims to fill gaps

In the nearly 10 years that Lenoir Community College’s Centro Educativo Latino has existed, the center has grown to offer around 70 Spanish-language workforce courses. The education center has served more than 2,000 Hispanic students over the last...

EducationNC • 16th December 2022

N.C. Community College System aims to post president job the beginning of January

The N.C. Community College System (NCCCS) aims to post the role for a new system president at the start of the new year, search committee co-chair Dr. Shirley Carraway said on Friday, Dec. 16, a week after the system announced Buffkin/Baker as the...

EducationNC • 14th December 2022

Governor's commission on public university governance meets for the first time, maps next steps

Gov. Roy Cooper’s new commission to study public university governance met for the first time on Wednesday, Dec. 14 to discuss university governance history and context and lay out next steps and meeting dates. The 15-member commission, co-chaired by...

EducationNC • 7th December 2022

South Piedmont Community College manufacturing apprenticeship makes big impact for its students, company

At South Piedmont Community College (SPCC), technology is kind of a big deal. In fall 2021, the college celebrated the opening of a new 75,000 square foot building at the Tyson Family Center for Technology. The expanded building – built in...

EducationNC • 7th December 2022

National firm named to recruit next community college system president

National search firm Buffkin/Baker will “recruit and assess” the next president of the N.C. Community College System (NCCCS), the system announced on Wednesday. The State Board of Community Colleges’ Presidential Search Committee selected the firm on...

7th December 2022

The theology of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson

Happy Wednesday! Thanks for reading the 17th edition of North Carolina Religion Roundup, a newsletter that highlights major religion news and trends in the Triangle and greater NC. I’m a reporter covering community colleges, postsecondary access, and...

News & Reporting • 2nd December 2022

Evangelical Activists Push for Solitary Confinement Reform

Natasha White wants to remind Christians of Hebrews 13:3: “Remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison.” She remembers those who are in prison, personally, because she actually was a prisoner. She was released in 2016 after...

News & Reporting • 30th November 2022

Evangelical Giving Goes Up, Despite Economic Woes

Needs rose last year. But so did giving to evangelical ministries. The annual State of Giving report from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) found giving to ministries increased more in 2021 than it had any year out of the...

EducationNC • 29th November 2022

Wake Tech seeks to increase diversity in STEM through START program

When Wake Technical Community College launched its STEM Academic Research and Training (START) program in 2016, it aimed to increase diversity in the field through undergraduate research and mentoring opportunities. “The heart of START is really a...

EducationNC • 28th November 2022

Gov. Cooper announces members of public university governance commission

Gov. Roy Cooper named members of his newly created commission to study public university governance on Wednesday, Nov. 23, after announcing the initiative at the beginning of the month. The 15-member commission, co-chaired by former UNC System...

Christianity Today • 23rd November 2022

Christian Schools Building ‘Consortium’ for Hispanic Theology Education

Christianity Today • 22nd November 2022

Liberty U. Dean Claims He Was Fired for Whistleblowing

EducationNC • 18th November 2022

10 N.C. community colleges to receive $15 million for biosciences

EducationNC • 15th November 2022

Johnston Community College invests in biotechnology, connects students to high-paying jobs

EducationNC • 8th November 2022

Community colleges can advance economic mobility, Mike Flores says at 2022 Dallas Herring Lecture