Dec 17, 2019

Valencia College President Sanford ‘Sandy’ Shugart: ‘Dramatic Improvements in the Transfer Ecosystem’ Needed to Help Students Transition from Community Colleges to Universities

Dec 4, 2019

NC State College of Education Celebrates Grand Opening of Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research

The NC State College of Education held an opening reception for its Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research* Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, at the center’s new location at 706 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. Nearly 100 guests, including many statewide and community college leaders, attended the grand opening that marked the physical establishment of the Belk Center.

Dec 3, 2019

EdNC: Improving the transfer ecosystem in North Carolina: The 2019 Dallas Herring lecture

Dallas Herring was a visionary education leader in North Carolina, and he is credited as a key figure in establishing the state’s community college system. Each year, NC State hosts a lecture in Herring’s honor focusing on a critical issue in community college education. This year, guest speaker Sanford “Sandy” Shugart will speak about student transfers from community colleges to four-year institutions and the importance of their success to the economy, to the democratizing value of education, and to the promise of higher education.