Hannah McClellan

EducationNC • 24th March 2023

Why adult learners persist, and how colleges can engage them

Despite many barriers, adult learners primarily persist to increase their earning power or workplace advancement and for personal fulfillment, according to Dr. Matt Bergman, a University of Louisville professor of educational leadership and co-author...

EducationNC • 24th March 2023

Reimagining access and engagement at N.C. community colleges

From fall 2012 to fall 2022, college student enrollment dropped by about 1.9 million students – almost 10%. College enrollment has been declining since 2010 – due to factors like falling birth rates and rising college tuition, among others. Such...

EducationNC • 24th March 2023

What are the 'gale-force demographic wind gusts' facing North Carolina?

The multiple factors leading to slowing total population growth across the U.S. will impact the future of higher education, UNC-Chapel Hill’s Dr. Jim Johnson told N.C. community college leaders at a convening on adult learners last week. Johnson is...

EducationNC • 24th March 2023

N.C. Community College leaders gather for first statewide convening on adult learners

State leaders, education stakeholders, and representatives from 52 N.C. community colleges gathered in Greensboro last week for the first statewide convening on how to reengage adult learners. The event, hosted by the John M. Belk Endowment (JMBE)...

EducationNC • 15th March 2023

HBCU Caucus discusses legislative priorities, more funds for NC10

North Carolina’s new bipartisan HBCU Caucus, which was formed this year to advocate in the legislature for historically Black colleges and universities, met for the second time on Wednesday, discussing its legislative priorities and scheduling visits...

EducationNC • 14th March 2023

Central Piedmont Community College wants to create opportunity

The summer after Tyler Jackson graduated from high school, he took two college courses through Central Piedmont Community College’s Summer Bridge program, meant to help students successfully transition from high school to college. After one of the...

ChristianityToday.com • 13th March 2023

Degree by Digital Degree, Christian Colleges Go Online

Hugo Paredes is the first in his family to go to college. But he doesn’t physically go to the college. Point University, the evangelical school in Georgia he attends, is about 100 miles from the Rockmart Chick-fil-A where he works as director of...

11th March 2023

A preacher's quest to ban books and the broader movement

Happy Saturday! Thanks for reading the 19th 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 • 1st March 2023

N.C. Community College System leaders present $232 million request to lawmakers

N.C. Community College System (NCCCS) leaders presented the system’s $232 million request for increased state funding over the next two years to lawmakers at a joint education appropriations meeting on Tuesday. The system’s updated fiscal year...

EducationNC • 1st March 2023

Your guide to North Carolina's 58 community colleges

Cox graduated from Blue Ridge Community College last May with a credential in surgical technology. Before graduating, Cox was hired by Pardee UNC Health Care as a surgical technician and won the N.C. Community College System’s (NCCCS) Dallas Herring...

News & Reporting • 20th February 2023

TIU Announces Plans to Move Undergrad Program Online

When hundreds of college students at Trinity International University (TIU) pack up their dorm rooms at the end of the semester in May, they won’t be coming back to the suburban Chicago campus. Athletes won’t suit up in their white and blue Trojan...

EducationNC • 20th February 2023

'Workforce is the name of the game,' State Board of Community Colleges chair says

North Carolina’s workforce was at the forefront of the State Board of Community Colleges meeting Feb. 16-17, with the Board discussing how the N.C. Community College System (NCCCS) is addressing the state’s labor shortage and potential solutions...

EducationNC • 16th February 2023

Institute for Emerging Issues forum talks solving North Carolina's workforce supply issue

N.C. State University’s Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) hosted their annual forum this week, spotlighting how the state can address the labor shortage and meaningfully engage workers. This year’s theme – Talent First Economics – centered on...

EducationNC • 9th February 2023

Governor’s commission on public university governance to host six public listening sessions across the state

Gov. Roy Cooper’s commission to study public university governance will host six public listening sessions across the state over the next three months, the commission announced at its second meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The public sessions, meant to...

EducationNC • 8th February 2023

State's new bipartisan HBCU Caucus wants to highlight, expand NC10's impact

North Carolina’s new bipartisan historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) Caucus will hold its first official meeting next week to outline specific goals for maximizing the potential of the NC10, caucus co-chair Sen. Gladys Robinson,...

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...