Global Engagement Preparing N.C. Leaders
The Center’s Global Engagement Initiative is preparing state legislators and other policy experts to position North Carolina to take advantage of global opportunities.
Building Global Schools Denmark Partnerships
International School Partnerships help build global competence and broaden students’ perspectives. The Center has launched 30 International School Partnerships between middle and high schools in North Carolina and schools in Denmark.
Latino Initiative Imaginative Leadership
More than 650 North Carolina leaders have participated in the internationally recognized Latino Initiative. They are building creative solutions to help weave Latino immigrants into the fabric of North Carolina communities all over the state.
Gov. Bev Perdue Announces Confucius Classrooms
The Center for International Understanding is developing the nation’s first state network of Confucius Classrooms over the next three years.
Recruitment Underway for Latino Health Coalition 2012 Program
Recruitment is underway for health care and policy leaders interested in taking an intensive look at health, social work and outreach programs in Mexico.
NC Teachers Launch International School Partnerships with China
Thirty-eight North Carolina educators from 14 schools have returned from a unique international school partnership program in China.
Director's Blog
It’s the Teachers
Burroughs Wellcome Fund President John Burris has a wonderful editorial in the most recent issue of Science Magazine. Key to school improvement, he writes, is a commitment to value and trust teachers, the most important part of any education system.