Higher Education

Oct 1, 2019

First in Future: Appalachian State University Professor of History Dr. Karl Campbell

Summary: The next Emerging Issues Forum, ReCONNECT to Economic Opportunity, is coming up on October 15 in Charlotte. It’s going to be a day focused on the people at the… 

Sep 3, 2019

First in Future: Dean of Metropolitan College at Johnson C. Smith University Laura Colson McLean

Summary: The best estimate of the My Future NC Commission for the number of people in North Carolina who started college but then dropped out is 905,000. In many ways,… 

Jun 18, 2019

First in Future: Head of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at NC State Audrey Jaeger

Summary:  One of the most exciting public policy projects going on in North Carolina is the report of the My Future NC Commission. It is a report setting an “attainment… 

Jun 11, 2019

First in Future: Co-Founder of District C Dan Gonzalez

Summary: In 2016, the Institute for Emerging Issues looked at the future economy and tried to figure out the kinds and numbers of jobs that were likely to go away… 

Jun 4, 2019

First in Future: President of the NC Community College System Peter Hans

Summary: State of NC community college presidents met recently to work through some of the details of what community colleges could do to help address a huge challenge of meeting… 

Apr 9, 2019

First in Future: President of the North Carolina Society of Hispanic Professionals Marco Zarate

Summary: Twenty years ago, three Latino couples, made up of an engineer, a scientist, an IT professional and three teachers, took a look at what was going on with Latino… 

Jun 19, 2018

First in Future: Executive Director of the Public School Forum of North Carolina Keith Poston

Summary: What do you think about public schools? Do teachers get paid enough? Are there too many administrators? Do we test students too much? Not enough? Should we keep students closer… 

Jun 1, 2018

Out & About With the Intern: The Future of NC

Young adults are the future, so it makes sense that when you’re thinking about North Carolina’s future, you make sure to ask at least a couple of people under 30… 

May 28, 2018

Students, IEI Staffers Find ‘Commons’ Ground

What do you get when you combine an Emerging Issues Commons thinking about a facelift with a class of computer science students thinking outside the box? Great suggestions for innovation… 

May 22, 2018

First in Future: Head of Rural Initiative for UNC School of Medicine Dr. Robert Bashford

Summary:  Seventy out of eighty rural North Carolina counties are described as “medical deserts”, meaning they have no primary care doctors. Finding solutions to rural health care is a big,…