MONTREAT, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- Montreat College issued the following news: Andy Keith, a strategic online higher education enrollment leader, will serve as Montreat College's next Vice President for Adult and Graduate Studies (AGS). In his role, Keith will provide leadership for AGS enrollment management and student services. Keith has more than 15 years of higher education experience in recruiting and retention of online students, marketing, strategic operations and analysis, and budget   more

MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Coastal Management has awarded more than $2.8 million to nine local governments to improve public access to coastal beaches and waters for the 2023-24 fiscal year. "This funding makes our coasts more accessible to all North Carolina residents and visitors, so everyone has the opportunity to enjoy   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023: Today the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services began contacting up to 300,000 people who are enrolled in Medicaid's limited Family Planning program and who are eligible for full NC Medicaid benefits starting Dec. 1. Text messages, phone calls and emails will be sent by the department starting today letting those eligible know to look   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a land change model that simulates interactions between urban growth, increased flooding and how humans adapt in response. The new model could offer a more realistic assessment of risk for urban planners, natural resource managers and other local government stakeholders. "Traditional risk assessment typically involves overlay  more

CLINTON, Mississippi, Nov. 7 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: A pair of young lawyers with a wide range of legal experience - one as an attorney in the Judge Advocate General Corps and a recent extern with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana - have joined the Mississippi College School of Law faculty. F. Lee Francis, who addressed matters of military justice and administrative law for the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Milton J. Hernandez  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: * * * Whether you're local or global, student or alumni, the Abstract's weekly news digest will help you stay in the loop with our amazing Gillings School community. * * * Salzberg named to NAS advisory committee to U.S. Global Change Research Program Congratulations to Aaron Salzberg, PhD, the Don and Jennifer Holzworth Distinguished Professo  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news release: UNCW has received a $73,200 U.S. Department of State grant to design a professional development program for English as a Foreign Language teachers from war-affected secondary schools and those serving displaced students in the Kyiv region. Kateryna Forynna, director of the English Language Center, and Daisyane Barreto, an assistant professor at the Watson College of Educ  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: * * * Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation funds the project * * * Wake Forest University will partner with two other universities to support the work of the Peruvian National Park Service by connecting scientists with park managers and policy makers in new ways. The work is funded by a $2.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Wake Forest's Andrew Sabin Family Center for En  more

GOLDSBORO, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- Wayne Community College issued the following news release: Wayne Community College has received a $250,000 grant from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission (NCTTFC) to be used for an agriculture lab building. "We are truly grateful for the continuous support the NCTTFC provides WCC," said Emily Byrd, executive director of the Foundation of WCC. "They are committed to the success of the College, Wayne County, and agriculture as a whole." The agri  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release: Western Carolina University has received $738,072 for the 2023-2024 school year from the NC General Assembly, administered by the North Carolina Principals Fellowship Commission. WCU is one of eight higher education institutions selected for the North Carolina Principals Fellowship grant that runs from 2022-2028. WCU's 4.1 million is divided over the span of six years. "The grant cover  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: * * * Selected news clips courtesy of the Wake Forest News & Communications team * * * FEATURED NEWS The social classroom (https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.chronicle.com%2Farticle%2Fthe-social-classroom/1/0100018ba5d8c057-eb420a2f-0eca-42d0-9f9d-fffa64d1fdb7-000000/1G-is7f8uT3zta7PaUHwx2Dv-as=346) By Beckie Supiano | The Chronicle of Higher Education Asking studen  more