In his keynote speech Sunday for UNC’s 221st birthday celebration, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said that universities must prepare more students for technology and research jobs that need to be filled right now.
Some journalists are pushing back against North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s recent remarks that the state needs more truck divers and tech workers, and less political science majors, sociologists, psychologists, and especially, journalists.
“We’re doing a number of things to try and make sure we’re providing as much help as we can to student athletes in terms of being successful, but at the same time we’re providing additional help to students who are not athletes.”
The UNC School of Education is having its share of problems attracting new students that want a career in teaching, and for predictable reasons: lack of incentives, and statewide cuts to teaching programs.