General Hugh Shelton (Ret.)
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Highlands Biological Station

From plants to salamanders and aquatic insects, there is much to learn at the Highlands Biological Station. Heather Burgiss shows us how this field station's mission is fostering the next generation of scientists.

Pauli Murray project

The Pauli Murray Project at Duke University focuses on the life and accomplishments of the late Reverend Doctor Anna Pauline Murray. She was a civil rights advocate, co founder of the National Organization for Women--and the first African American woman to become an Episcopal priest.

New Bern/Ghana Pt. 1

Thomas Todd begins the first of a five part series on "Voyage of Discovery to Ghana."  In this segment, twenty-one adults and nine students from New Bern prepare for a week long trip to Ghana, West Africa.  The trip was planned so the participants could learn first hand about the African heritage of New Bern created by slaves who were brought to North Carolina.  The "Voyage of Discovery to Ghana" was in conjunction with New Bern's 300th anniversary.

Howard Lee
Executive Director, North Carolina Education Cabinet

Mr. Lee discusses how the North Carolina Education Cabinet is working to keep cuts to education at a minimum as the General Assembly is looking for ways to trim down a projected $3.7 billion dollar budget shortfall.

Grove Park Inn

Deborah Holt Noel reports on the near-century-old Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa.

Marshall Stewart, Ph.D.
Department Head, Family and Consumer Sciences, NC State University

Family and Consumer Sciences - formerly known as Home Economics - teaches a wide range of topics from healthy eating and food safety to housing and money management. This year the program marks its 100th anniversary in our state. FCS Department Head Dr. Marshall Stewart recently stopped by our studios to discuss the program's history and mission with Mitchell Lewis.

David Dodson
President, MDC

Mr. Dodson discusses the MDC's 2011 State of the South report which studied college completion rates of 13 southern states in comparison with the 36 member and partners of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The report coincides with national awareness of the importance of higher education in today's global economy.

New Bern/Ghana Pt. 2

New Bernians made the trip to Ghana, West Africa, to celebrate the town's African heritage and to commemorate New Bern's 300th birthday. Thomas Todd tells us how the group handled Ghana's fast-paced economy and enjoyed some of Ghana's finest cuisine.

Our State

This excert from UNC-TV's Our State shows us that you only have to be young at heart to play music - especially if you're a member of High Point's Presbyterian Home band!

New Bern/Ghana Pt. 4

A group from New Bern has been commemorating the 300th anniversary of our state's second oldest city by discovering its African heritage. Thomas Todd captures some rather unique events as the group participates in an African traditional naming ceremony and takes on the adventure of walking on the world's longest canopy, suspended more than 100 feet above the rainforest.

Molly Broad
UNC President Emerita & President, American Council on Education

The American Council on Education works to promote and support higher education in our state and our country. The council's president - University of North Carolina President Emerita Molly Broad - stopped by our studios to discuss the council's work and mission with Shannon Vickery.