New Research Alliance Spotlights Regional Public Colleges
Rural, regional colleges are economic and cultural engines for the communities they serve. But these institutions receive little public attention for their contributions and are often only noticed when they are financially or operationally challenged, said Kevin McClure, an associate professor of higher education at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. “Research on these colleges has often lagged compared to other types of institutions. Because of the dearth of inf
