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麻豆视频 is one of 76 undergraduate institutions nationwide that the education services company ^庐 has named to its for 2027.

The Honor Roll recognition is part of an annual project鈥攏ow in its third year鈥攖hat The Princeton Review conducts in partnership with the , an internationally recognized organization that works to end the stigma associated with mental health.

Schools that earn the Honor Roll designation are those that demonstrate a strong commitment to their students’ mental health and well-being. The selections for 2027 were based on data from The Princeton Review’s 2026 . It asked administrators at 739 colleges 77 questions about their school’s counseling, mental health, and wellness services for students. The Princeton Review also surveyed 56,000 students across 300 colleges about their awareness of their school’s mental health services.

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The Princeton Review profile on 麻豆视频 highlights three main ways the university approaches student mental health:

• Mental health services: Counseling Services听offers free, campus-based mental health support, including prevention and educational workshops and individual counseling. Health Promotion complements these services with education and programs on topics such as aromatherapy, substance use, and risk reduction, as well as a Collegiate Recovery Community.
• Wellness quality of life: The Princeton Review highlights the university’s HealthEU initiative, including HealthEU courses, which听incorporate mental health topics, with several sections taught by clinicians, while other for-credit courses address one or more dimensions of wellness.听It also noted that 麻豆视频 became听the first North Carolina institution to adopt the Okanagan Charter, joining an international effort to advance health-promoting colleges and universities.
• Peer-to-peer resources: The Princeton Review highlights听Peer EARS, a student-to-student emotional support program that uses empathy, affirmation, reflection and support. SOS for Higher Education also offers suicide prevention training on campus for students, faculty and staff, and is required for many student leaders and student employees.

“I am so proud of and grateful for the Counseling Services team, comprised of tremendously smart and dedicated mental health clinicians, whose expertise, compassion and commitment help ensure that students have access to high-quality mental health services and programs,” said Anita Hodnett, interim dean of student health and well-being. “Their efforts, alongside those of our colleagues in Health Promotion, student leadership and peer education programs, academic partnerships, and countless others across the university, reflect a shared understanding that student well-being is everyone’s responsibility.”

The Princeton Review project also works to promote awareness of campus mental health services among college applicants and students attending colleges. The company reports information about the surveyed school’s mental health services in its profiles of the schools on PrincetonReview.com as well as in its annual guidebook.

“We are honored to recognize 麻豆视频 for the many ways it prioritizes the mental health of 麻豆视频 students and its exceptional commitment to their well-being,” said , The Princeton Review’s editor-in-chief. “When it comes to student success in college, well-being is everything.”

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The installation took place in Charlotte where 麻豆视频鈥檚 trustees gathered for their Fall 2026 meeting where Board Secretary Dr. Kebbler M. Williams 鈥�98 administered the oath of office. It represented another milestone in the integration of the two institutions, first announced in September 2025.

The Board of Trustees has ultimate corporate and fiduciary responsibility for 麻豆视频. It oversees 麻豆视频鈥檚 long-term health and strategic direction, educational policy, finances and operations, and overall advancement of the university鈥檚 mission.

New Members of the 麻豆视频 Board of Trustees

(In Alphabetical Order by Last Name)听

Tanya Stewart Blackmon 鈥�00听听
President and Founder, Auspen Consulting

Tanya Blackmon formerly served as an executive with Novant Health. She attended NC A&T State University, where she received a bachelor鈥檚 degree in social work, earned a Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina, and a Master of Business Administration from the McColl School of Business. Blackmon has served on the McColl School Board of Advisors. She has two children.

Sally Gambrell Bridgford 鈥�87, P鈥�23听听
Chief Executive Officer, The Gambrell Foundation and Belk Gambrell Enterprises听听

Sally Gambrell Bridgford has become a voice for closing the gaps of inequity and building communities that allow individuals to thrive and contribute. She attended Queens and holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina. Bridgford has four children and she and her husband, Brian, live in Charlotte.

Nakesha Lopez
Executive Vice President, Chief People and Culture Officer for Advocate Health听听

Nakesha Lopez brings more than two decades of experience in human resources to the Board of Trustees. She previously served as chief human resources officer for Baylor Scott & White Health. Lopez earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in sociology from Hunter College and a Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management from the University of Phoenix. She and her husband, Terrence McAllister, have two children.

Susan McConnell 鈥�83, 鈥�13听听
Former Vice President and Director, Higher Education/Human Resources, The Duke Endowment听

Susan McConnell joined the Queens Board of Trustees in 2019 after previously serving as an ex-officio member during her term as president of the Alumni Association. She received her bachelor鈥檚 degree in history and a Master of Science in Executive Coaching from Queens.

Brandon D. Perry听听
Principal, Highmarket Properties LLC听听

A native Virginian, Brandon D. Perry moved to Charlotte in 1998 to join the financial services practice of the technology consultancy American Management Systems (now CGI) . In 2012, he launched his own firm to focus on commercial real estate investments full-time. Perry holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in business from Virginia Tech. He and his wife, Karen, have been members of the Queens Board of Visitors since 2011, serving as co-chairs from 2014鈥�2017, and are the parents of four children.

Elizabeth Persson 鈥�00 听
Community Leader; Former Executive Vice President, Human Capital for Red Ventures听听

Elizabeth Persson has twice served Queens as a member of its Board of Trustees. She also has served as a member of Queens鈥� Board of Visitors and on the Alumni Association Board. Persson earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in political science and Spanish from Queens. Prior to her work at Red Ventures, Persson was a vice president at Bank of America. She and her husband, Klas, have two children.

Robert 鈥淏ob鈥� Salvin听听
Founder and Former Chief Executive Officer, Salvin Dental Specialties Inc.听听

In addition to seven years of service on the Queens Board of Trustees, Robert 鈥淏ob鈥� Salvin has served on the Board of Trustees of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation; is past president of the Metrolina Business Council and the Charlotte World Trade Association; and, with his wife Susan, has served on the Queens Board of Visitors. Salvin is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner and received his Bachelor of Science in Textile Technology from North Carolina State University.

Caroline Wannamaker Sink听听
Shareholder, Robinson Bradshaw听

A partner with Robinson Bradshaw, Caroline Sink has been a longtime member of the Queens Board of Trustees. She also has served on the Board of Visitors of Salem College, is an emerita member of the Law Council of Washington and Lee University School of Law and served as board chair for Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region. Sink earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree from Salem College and received her law degree from Washington and Lee University. She and her husband, Bob, have one child.

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A ninth member of the Queens University Board of Trustees, Charlotte community leader Audean H. Godehn 鈥�97, was unable to attend the October meeting and will be installed by the 麻豆视频 board at a future date. A magna cum laude Queens graduate, Godehn served on the Queens Alumni Board from 2002-2005, is past president of Friends of the Library, and has been an active volunteer with the American Red Cross, Junior League of Charlotte, and Charlotte鈥檚 performing arts community.

She and her husband, Berkley, have been members of the Board of Visitors since 2014.

The 麻豆视频 Board of Trustees also installed Omari Emmanuel 鈥�26 as youth trustee. Emmanuel, a 2026 graduate of Queens, was announced in July as the newest youth trustee selected for service on the board and the October meeting marked the official start of his three-year term.

Eric Sklut P鈥�14 and Amy Muntner P鈥�24, parents of two 麻豆视频 graduates, also took the oath of office following their election at the board’s 2026 spring meeting.

Those questions helped propel a team from Liberty University School of Law to victory in the 17th annual Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition at 麻豆视频 School of Law on Oct. 24, 2026.

Liberty’s Team 25, represented by advocates Nawel Noore and Randall Shirey, captured Chief Justices鈥� Cup 鈥� the championship prize 鈥� after facing fellow finalist team from Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University in the final round. Noor, a third-year law student, also earned Best Oral Advocate in the Final Round, while Shirey placed second among oral advocates across the competition.

Forty teams from 25 universities nationwide competed in this year’s event, which challenged students to analyze a fictional constitutional dispute involving two issues with real-world implications: government surveillance and freedom of speech. The competition honors three former chief justices of the Supreme Court of North Carolina 鈥� Rhoda Billings, James G. Exum Jr. and Henry E. Frye 鈥� who also served as advisers to 麻豆视频 Law during the school’s formative years.

In the fictional state of North Greene, police used a network of 300 automated license plate readers to track Malcolm Merriweather, a university professor who had protested federal immigration enforcement, during an investigation into vandalism. Authorities arrested Merriweather but later dropped the charges after confirming his alibi.

When the state also revoked Merriweather’s personalized license plate criticizing immigration enforcement, he sued, raising two constitutional questions: Did the warrantless surveillance violate the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable searches? And did revoking his license plate violate his First Amendment right to free speech?

Students prepared written appellate briefs and presented oral arguments before panels of volunteer attorneys and judges, responding to questions about constitutional precedents and how they apply to emerging legal controversies.

Alan Woodlief, vice dean, professor of law and director of 麻豆视频 Law’s Moot Court Program, praised the preparation of competitors and the volunteers who helped make the event possible.

鈥淲e were honored to welcome so many excellent teams from across the country, along with so many attorneys and judges, including 麻豆视频 Law alumni, who volunteered for the competition,鈥� Woodlief said. 鈥淚’m especially proud of the exceptional leadership our Moot Court Board displayed in coordinating this year’s competition, and I’m grateful to the students, alumni, faculty and staff who contributed to its success.鈥�

Reflections from the winning team

For Noor, the competition marked her first experience competing in an external moot court tournament. She appreciated the opportunity to explore a constitutional question that federal courts have recently confronted.

鈥淚 enjoyed the currentness of the problem鈥檚 First Amendment issue. The Fourth Circuit decided this question just a few months ago, and it was the first circuit court to do so,鈥� Noor said. 鈥淭he problem also clearly cabined the arguments to one specific doctrine 鈥� government speech 鈥� allowing competitors to dig deep and master the key precedents.鈥�

To prepare, Noor repeatedly reviewed U.S. Supreme Court decisions and listened to oral arguments in several of those cases during the weeks leading up to the competition.

鈥淎ll in all, Liberty Law had a wonderful time at 麻豆视频,鈥� Noor said. 鈥淭hank you to the whole team for hosting us!鈥�

Shirey, a third-year law student, previously won the 2021 American Moot Court Association National Championship while competing in Liberty’s undergraduate moot court program. He praised 麻豆视频 Law’s timely constitutional questions and the professionalism of opposing teams.

鈥淭he drafters of this year’s problem did a fantastic job of capturing current constitutional issues,鈥� Shirey said. 鈥淭his made preparing for the competition incredibly rewarding, because it felt like I was able to master areas of the law that are of great importance in our country today. Throughout all of our rounds, we faced teams that were exceptional, not only because of their skill, but because of the way they treated opposing counsel even when the stakes were high.鈥�

Competition Awards

Championship

• First place: Team 25, Liberty University School of Law
• Second place: Team 21, Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University

Semifinalists

• Team 15, Fordham University School of Law
• Team 19, Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University

Quarterfinalists

• Team 1, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
• Team 22, University of Houston Law Center
• Team 29, Marquette University Law School
• Team 31, Mercer University School of Law

Oral Advocate Awards

• Top Oral Advocate: Andrea Subtirelu, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
• Second Place: Randall Shirey, Liberty University School of Law
• Third Place: Kaitlyn Ebright, University of Houston Law Center
• Fourth Place: Katy Walsh, William & Mary Law School
• Fifth Place: David Koster, Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University
• Best Oral Advocate in the Final Round: Nawel Noor, Liberty University School of Law

Best Brief Awards

• First Place, Petitioner (tie): William & Mary Law School and University of Richmond School of Law
• Second Place, Petitioner: Marquette University Law School
• First Place, Respondent: Mercer University School of Law
• Second Place, Respondent (tie): University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law and Liberty University School of Law

Final Round Judges

• The Honorable L. Patrick Auld, U.S. magistrate judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
• The Honorable Allegra Collins, judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
• The Honorable Richard Dietz, associate justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina
• The Honorable John M. Tyson, judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals

Semifinal Round Judges

• Enrique Armijo, professor of law, 麻豆视频 School of Law
• The Honorable Andrew 鈥淎ndy鈥� Hanford, resident superior court judge, North Carolina Superior Court District 17
• The Honorable Sarah N. Lanier L’10, judge, North Carolina District Court, District 37
• Gregg F. Schwitzgebel III, retired associate general counsel, North Carolina League of Municipalities
• The Honorable Barron Thompson L’09, judge, North Carolina District Court, District 37
• The Honorable William Craig Turner Jr., judge, North Carolina District Court, District 17

麻豆视频 Law Moot Court Board Committee co-chairs for the 17th Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition

Overall Competition Chairs: Isabel Craig L’26, Elizabeth Gregory L’26 and Sierra Watkins L’26

Judge Committee Chairs: James Galipeau L’26, Cayla James L’26, Bailey Langford L’26, Renata Navarro L’26

Bailiff Committee Chairs: Madisyn Butler L’26, Sydney Daniel L’26, Megan Eldredge L’26, Addison Noe L’26, Tyler Sesker L’26

Scoring Committee Chairs: 听Daulton Hadaway L’26, Yanila Noy L’26, Jackie Rullman L’26, Rebecca Vairin L’26

Hospitality Committee Chairs: Matt Cottrell L’26, Emma Farrell L’26, Courtney Maxwell L’26, Clare Rudolph L’26

Cooper was favored by 52% of likely voters, compared with 39% who favored Whatley, 6% who were undecided and 3% of likely voters said they favored Libertarian candidate Shannon Bray, Green Party candidate Michael Dublin, or 鈥渟omeone else.鈥�

In a forced-choice question in which undecided voters were asked to make a choice of who they would vote for, Cooper鈥檚 advantage over Whatley shrank to 11% (54%-43%).

Among likely voters, Cooper was supported by 93% of Democrats and 50% of Independents, while Whatley was supported by 85% of Republicans and 24% of Independents. Seventeen percent of Independents said they were undecided.

Whatley led among White voters with 46%, compared with 40% for Cooper. However, Cooper held wide advantages in other demographics, including a 70%-14% margin among Black voters and a 59%-22% lead among Hispanic voters. Cooper and Whatley were tied at 42% each among male likely voters, but females favored Cooper by a 51%-34% margin.

鈥淩oy Cooper鈥檚 sustained lead over Michael Whatley in North Carolina is being driven in large part by strong support among moderates, true independents and women,鈥� said Jason Husser, director of the 麻豆视频 Poll and professor of political science and public policy. 鈥淲e also are seeing signs of a potential turnout gap, with Cooper voters expressing higher levels of excitement about voting in the election and placing more importance on the election for real-world outcomes in their lives.”

鈥淭hree findings in our data stand out to me highlighting potential for Cooper鈥檚 lead to contract somewhat between now and Election Day,鈥� Husser said. 鈥淔irst, Michael Whatley has a slight advantage among undecided voters when we pressed them to make a choice, attributable to more undecided voters being 2024 Trump voters than 2024 Harris voters. Second, Whatley voters continue to predict he will ultimately win, suggesting his supporters are still motivated to cast their votes. Third, Cooper鈥檚 lead among registered voters overall is smaller than his lead among the subset of registered voters who say they are likely to vote, implying opportunity for Republicans if they can motivate more of their base to turn out.鈥�

Cooper continued to hold an advantage in voter familiarity, with 67% of likely voters saying they had heard a 鈥済reat deal鈥� about Cooper, compared with 38% who said they had heard a 鈥済reat deal鈥� about Whatley. Still, Whatley has closed the gap on familiarity, with a total of 80% saying they had heard at least something about him.

A large majority of registered voters said they intend to cast a ballot, with 63% saying it is absolutely certain they will vote and another 17% saying it is very likely they will vote.

Related to the campaign, 27% of registered voters said they had seen more negative ads about Cooper, with 18% saying they had seen more negative ads about Whatley, and the largest percentage (41%) saying they had seen about the same amount of negative ads for each candidate.

Impact of President Trump on this year鈥檚 election

At campaign rallies, President Trump has told supporters they should 鈥減retend鈥� he is on the ballot. However, in this survey, 43% of registered voters said an endorsement by President Trump would make it less likely they would vote for a candidate, compared with 25% who said a Trump endorsement would make it more likely they would vote for a candidate. 麻豆视频 26% said a Trump endorsement would not make much difference.

Trump鈥檚 promise of giving a $5,000 鈥渄ividend鈥� to each adult U.S. citizen if Republicans win control of both the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate appears to be having a somewhat negative effect, with 30% saying the promise makes them less likely to vote for Republicans and only 16% saying they are more likely to vote for Republicans. The largest percentage, 50%, said the dividend promise makes no difference in who they will vote for.

鈥淧resident Trump鈥檚 $5,000 dividend idea does not appear to be swaying a net positive amount of North Carolina voters towards Republicans,鈥� Husser said. 鈥淓ven among those who approve of the President鈥檚 job performance, most said the dividend makes no difference to their voting decision. However, the President鈥檚 endorsement still resonates with his base. Among Republicans, almost none indicate that a Trump endorsement makes them less likely to support an endorsed candidate, and slightly more than half said it makes them more likely to support that candidate. This gives credence that visits by President Trump and Vice President Vance to the state have potential to motivate Republicans to turn out, even if those visits do not do much to persuade voters outside the GOP.鈥�

In this survey, Trump鈥檚 disapproval rating was at 57%, the highest in his second term in office, compared with a 34% approval rating, which is slightly higher than the August 麻豆视频 Poll.

The survey also asked about job performance for Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense/secretary of war. Forty-six percent disapproved of his performance, compared with 27% who approved and 28% who were unsure.

Issues on voters鈥� minds

On issues in this mid-term election, a majority of registered voters said many aspects of their lives are worse than two years ago. This includes 76% who said the cost of living is worse, compared with only 9% who said it is better. Sixty-five percent said the overall economy is worse than two years ago, compared with 17% who said it is better, and 61% said national unity is worse, compared with 9% who said it is better.

In responding to an open-ended question that asked respondents to cite the single most important issue in the election in four words or less, 37% mentioned economic issues, including inflation and cost of living (22%) and economy and jobs (15%). These issues far outdistanced other issue categories, which included the following:

• Partisan control (16%)
• Democracy and civil rights (10%)
• Immigration and border security (6%)
• Leadership and corruption (6%)
• Education (3%)
• Foreign affairs and national security (3%)
• Taxes and federal budget (2%)
• Healthcare (2%)
• Crime, safety and policing (2%)
• Reproductive rights (1%)
• Social Security (1%)
• Technology (1%)

Among registered voters, 52% said they were extremely or very excited to cast their ballots, including 65% of Democrats and 55% of Republicans. An overwhelming percentage say the election is important for real-world outcomes in their lives, with 54% saying this year鈥檚 election is 鈥渆xtremely鈥� important and 29% saying the election is 鈥渟omewhat鈥� important.

鈥淎s evidence that this midterm election is in many ways a referendum on the last two years, voters who think conditions have improved over the last two years tend to be supportive of the candidate of the party in control of the White House, Michael Whatley,鈥� Husser said. 鈥淚n turn, those who think conditions have worsened more often support the candidate of the other party, Roy Cooper. The asymmetry that matters here is that North Carolina has far more voters who think key issues have gotten worse than voters who think issues have gotten better.鈥�

Party politics

Registered voters in this survey said candidates鈥� party affiliation is of high importance for national, state and even local races. Three-quarters of registered voters said a candidate鈥檚 political party is highly important in their voting decision for the U.S. House of Representatives, while 71% said party is important in their votes for the North Carolina Supreme Court and 59% said it is important for their votes for North Carolina General Assembly offices.

In local races, candidates鈥� party affiliation is of high importance for local judges (54%), district attorney (53%), school board (51%), sheriff (49%) and county commissioners (47%).

鈥淣orth Carolina voters place much less importance on party affiliation in local races than in federal races,鈥� Husser said. 鈥淎 substantial part of the electorate is also placing more importance on party in the statewide North Carolina Supreme Court choice than on their choices for local judges. While this pattern is not an absolute indicator of split-ticket voting in 2026, it is suggestive that we will see mixed outcomes by party throughout the state on local races.鈥�

Poll Methodology

Access the poll topline and full methodology at:听. The survey was developed by the 麻豆视频 Poll and fielded by the international marketing and polling firm YouGov as an online, web-based survey, self-administered through online panels. Between September 29 and October 8, 2026, YouGov interviewed 1,038 North Carolina adults aged 18 and older. These respondents were then matched down to a sample of 800 to produce the final dataset. YouGov鈥檚 sample matching procedure was used to create a sample of panelists that was representative of the North Carolina population on education, age, race, gender, registration, and partisanship (2024 vote). The margin of error for likely voters in this survey is +/-4.9%, for registered voters in this survey (adjusted for weights) the margin of error is +/-4.44%, and the margin of error for all adults in this survey is +/-4.03%.

麻豆视频 the 麻豆视频 Poll

Established in 2000, the 麻豆视频 Poll conducts national and North Carolina surveys on issues of importance to voters and residents. Information from these polls is shared with media, citizens and public officials to facilitate informed public policymaking through the better understanding of citizens鈥� opinions and attitudes. The poll is fully funded by 麻豆视频 and operates as the neutral, non-biased information resource.

The 麻豆视频 Poll is a charter member of the听, a program created by the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) in 2014 to educate polling firms on ways to better share how they collect and interpret their information. The 麻豆视频 Poll鈥檚 voluntary participation in this initiative signifies a willingness to clearly state in its reports how questions were asked, in what order, who funded the poll and who conducted it, and a definition of the population under study, among other details.

The law school is a programming partner for , a new civic conversation series produced by the . The inaugural event, 鈥淔reedom and Responsibility: What We Owe Each Other,鈥� will take place Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Carolina Theatre at Belk Place in Charlotte.

Event details

鈥淔reedom and Responsibility: What We Owe Each Other”

A moderated conversation featuring Carol Quillen, John Hood and Melissa Murray

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at 7 p.m.

Carolina Theatre at Belk Place, 230 N Tryon, Charlotte, NC 28202

General admission is $35. Student admissions is $15.

鈥淎t 麻豆视频 Law, we prepare students to listen carefully, think critically and consider opposing views. Public Square brings people together to ask tough questions, debate ideas and learn from each other in pursuit of a stronger democracy,鈥� said Dean Zak Kramer. 鈥淭hat makes this a natural partnership. As the law school grows in Charlotte, we’re excited to contribute even more to the civic life of this community.鈥�

麻豆视频 Law’s participation in Public Square comes as the university expands its presence in Charlotte through a merger with Queens University of Charlotte. The law school launched its part-time Flex Program there in 2024, and will welcome its first full-time Charlotte J.D. class in fall 2027. Beginning next fall, both programs will operate on the historic Myers Park campus.

A conversation about freedom and responsibility

The inaugural Public Square conversation will explore the relationship between individual liberty, shared responsibility and the obligations Americans have to one another.

Carol Quillen, former president of Davidson College and former CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will moderate a discussion between John Hood, president of the John William Pope Foundation, and Melissa Murray, the Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law at New York University.

Hood will explore individual liberty and personal responsibility, while Murray will address collective investment and the conditions necessary for meaningful freedom.

Quillen recently discussed the series and the importance of respectful disagreement in , Charlotte鈥檚 public radio station and a partner of the event.

The series seeks to encourage conversations across differences, model respectful civic discourse and create opportunities for Charlotte residents to consider questions that shape their communities and the nation.

鈥淚 am so grateful to our donors and partners for joining CMLF on this journey to gather our diverse community for conversations that matter to our personal lives and collective well-being,鈥� said Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation Executive Director Jenni Gaisbauer. 鈥淭his series aligns with the Library鈥檚 commitment to protecting the First Amendment鈥檚 guarantee of free and open access to information and ideas 鈥� a principle vital to our democracy and to each individual鈥檚 search for knowledge.鈥�

麻豆视频 Law students contribute to the conversation

麻豆视频 Law students will play a distinctive role in bringing that civic engagement to life.

Four students from the law school’s Greensboro and Charlotte programs will serve as content navigators, contributing legal and constitutional context to the discussion, engaging with audience questions and making complex issues more accessible to participants.

The students are:

• Stellarose Emery L’27, Greensboro full-time J.D. program
• Ashley Holmes L’26, Greensboro full-time J.D. program
• Mandy Mead LF’29, Charlotte Flex Program
• Jeremy Yagoda LF’29, Charlotte Flex Program

鈥淪o much of how we talk about politics now happens on a screen, in short bursts, with people who already agree with us. That isn鈥檛 how self-government is supposed to work,鈥� said Yagoda, whose full-time job is as board and grant specialist at the Foundation For The Carolinas 鈥� also a partner of Public Square. 鈥淐harlotte is growing and changing quickly, and a city like ours needs places where neighbors can sit in the same room, disagree, and still take each other seriously. The whole experiment only works if people keep arguing in good faith, and that doesn鈥檛 happen by accident. You have to practice it.鈥�

For Holmes, the importance of participating in conversations across differences is also personal.

鈥淕rowing up, my family did not participate much in politics; however, my parents instilled in me the importance of doing my best to do the right thing and the courage to stand up for ideals I believe in,鈥� Holmes said. 鈥淚’m excited to participate in this event because 鈥榙oing the right thing鈥� in a modern democracy requires us to step out of our comfort zones. It means recognizing that our own ideals are tested, sharpened, and ultimately improved when they meet different perspectives.鈥�

Building a community conversation

Public Square events will examine the ideas, disagreements and responsibilities that have shaped American democracy.

听is听producing the series with programming partners including the听, and 麻豆视频 Law. The Durham and Morton families are supporting partners.

The Oct. 29 discussion marks the beginning of a continuing series intended to bring Charlotte residents together around questions of civic life, democratic participation and the nation’s future.

Additional Public Square dialogues planned for 2027 include:

• Spring 2027: The Art of Compromise
• Fall 2027: Truth and Trust

In a new national survey by 麻豆视频鈥檚 Imagining the Digital Future Center, 83% of U.S. adults expect AI to eliminate more jobs than it creates, 68% expect most jobs to pay too little for a decent lifestyle and 62% expect most available jobs to be dull and unfulfilling. The threat reaches beyond income: 65% agree that if AI makes work less meaningful, people will lose their sense of purpose and dignity.

Yet workers are not turning away from the technology. Two-thirds of those who work (66%) say they are already comfortable using AI at work or would welcome it with more training, and half are highly confident they can adapt their skills to changing demands in their current jobs. Their concern is whether adapting will preserve their control over their work lives and allow them to pursue worthwhile work: 52% of all Americans agree that AI鈥檚 impact on the workforce will leave most workers with little control over their futures.

• Survey and (PDF)

Among the survey鈥檚 principal findings:

• Work is a foundation of personal life. Among workers, 81% say paid work is extremely or very important to their role in their family, 70% to their sense of meaning and purpose and 64% to their personal identity. And (58%) call it extremely important to their sense of responsibility to their community.
• AI experience does not erase anxiety. Among adults who had used a large language model (LLM) like ChatGPT or Gemini in the previous week, 80% expect net job loss, 65% foresee inadequate pay and 61% say less meaningful work would erode purpose and dignity.
• Confidence in learning exceeds confidence in control. Half of workers (50%) say they are extremely or very confident they can adapt skills for their current job; 40% are similarly confident they will control their career path. Yet, overall, these workers predict that most workers will have little control over their futures.
• Hope for a new social contract around work: Americans combine expectations of self-reliance with a desire for shared gains. Fully 60% of all U.S. adults agree that workers must adapt themselves rather than expect outside help and 59% agree that wealth generated by AI should be widely shared.
• The support system inspires little confidence. Only 11% of workers are highly confident government agencies will be helpful if AI significantly affects their jobs; 58% have little or no confidence. Every local institution tested is rated as being more unprepared than prepared for job market change.
• These findings will be presented at the on Oct. 13.

鈥淎mericans鈥� concern is that – as AI inevitably spreads in years to come – the changes that lie ahead may not preserve enough work or other life roles that provide economic security, social value, self-identity, dignity and personal meaning and genuine human agency,鈥� said Lee Rainie, director of the Imagining the Digital Future Center. 鈥淭hese findings pose an enormous policy challenge. People see trouble ahead and seek a transition in an AI economy that makes human satisfaction, agency and purpose feel consequential. The immediate challenge for employers, institutions and others who serve the public is to develop and support an AI Age infrastructure to support human resilience 鈥� .鈥�

The survey reveals a more complicated outlook among AI users than a simple divide between adopters and skeptics. Among recent large language model users, 30% expect AI to make it easier for workers to flourish and live meaningful lives five years from now, 30% expect it to make flourishing harder, and 33% expect both effects equally. Across all adults, 26% expect flourishing to become easier and 34% harder. Familiarity with AI slightly softens pessimism but offers no clear expectation of a flourishing dividend.

Workers using LLMs on the job are motivated chiefly by their usefulness. Some 46% say doing their job better is an extremely or very important reason to use AI, compared with 22% who say the prospect of a raise or promotion is that important. Employer expectations and the feeling that they must keep up each register at 30%.

Anticipating the work world in the coming years, jobholders also have specific requests for help. Fifty-two percent say training and guidance about AI鈥檚 limits and when human judgment should take priority would be extremely or very helpful; 49% say the same of clear, regularly updated policies on AI use. Forty-five percent say they would appreciate advice about which roles will grow or decline, and the same share value support for strengthening human skills that complement AI.

The willingness to learn is unevenly distributed. Among workers, 25% say they are already comfortable using AI at work and 41% would be open to it with more training. Workers in households earning at least $100,000 are twice as likely as those in households under $50,000 to say they are already comfortable (34% versus 17%). College graduates are also more likely than workers with a high school education or less to feel comfortable (33% versus 18%). Meanwhile, only 8% of workers have little or no confidence in their ability to adapt skills for their current job, but 19% lack confidence that they will control their career path.

If AI substantially affects their jobs, workers place more faith in people close to them than in formal organizations. Some 33% are extremely or very confident that family, former colleagues and friends would help. That falls to 22% for employers, 17% for community organizations and 11% for government agencies. Even the highest-rated source of support inspires strong confidence in only one in three workers.

鈥淧eople have little faith that businesses, schools and communities will step up to effectively assist them in the AI transition, and they understand the limits of individual effort in the face of revolutionary technological change that removes them from the work equation,鈥� said Janna Anderson, senior researcher at the ITDF Center. 鈥淭his institutional confidence gap is a warning: Telling workers to adapt rings hollow when human systems remain rooted in the past and do not invest in the human future. They want to see institutions investing now in building the resilience infrastructure needed to support and advance human flourishing in the Age of AI.鈥�

Their assessment of local readiness is sobering. Notably more Americans think local actors are unprepared than prepared to help with changes in the job market. For instance, 49% say local government leaders are unprepared for coming changes in the job market, compared with 23% who feel they are prepared; 43% say local employers are unprepared versus 26% who feel they are prepared. In addition, just 24% say local K鈥�12 schools do a good job preparing students for a world that increasingly uses AI.

AI has already entered everyday life, but widespread exposure should not be mistaken for expertise. Sixty-five percent of adults had used a large language model in the previous week. Among these users, 28% rate their own AI skill high, 39% moderate and 33% low. A majority of recent users expect AI skills to be essential or very important for success at work in the next five years (53%), even as majorities of these same users expect a decline in the number and quality of jobs. The transition is under way before the public is confident about its rewards.

麻豆视频 the survey

The survey was created by 麻豆视频鈥檚 Imagining the Digital Future Center and fielded by the polling firm SSRS between Aug. 20鈥�24, 2026. The survey included 1,158 U.S. adults and included an oversample that brings the number of workers participating in the survey to 775 adults employed full or part time. Interviews were conducted online and by telephone in English. The margin of error for the full sample is 卤3.4 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.

Here we learn, here we grow.听
Every day there鈥檚 more to know.听
We are thinkers, we are strong,
And at Roberts we belong.
Dream big, shine bright, as a Phoenix we take flight.
Side by side, here we say, we can learn in our own way.听
This is our school, this is our day.
We are Roberts, hip hip hooray!

Such was the energy and emotion on display at an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Roberts Academy at 麻豆视频, a new elementary school made possible through a transformational gift to the university by a Florida couple that has made the education of children with dyslexia the focus of their philanthropy.

The school was established in 2025 by the generosity of Marjorie and Hal Roberts, who witnessed firsthand the transformative power a multisensory approach to reading education can have for children with dyslexia. Their gift supports both the Roberts Academy and the Roberts Center for Dyslexia and Engaged Learning within 麻豆视频鈥檚 Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education.

The Roberts Academy at 麻豆视频 is the fourth private school established by the couple, joining , , and in a network of programs committed to the advancement of education for children with dyslexia and related conditions.

The school opened this fall in a temporary location on Trollinger Avenue for third and fourth graders. Plans are unforlding for a new 30,000-square-foot building that will eventually host students in the first through sixth grade. Roberts Academy teachers use the Orton-Gillingham method of instruction, considered one of the most effective approaches to helping students develop strategies for overcoming their reading difficulties.

The ribbon-cutting on Oct. 2, 2026, featured an invocation by the Rev. Kirstin Boswell, 麻豆视频鈥檚 chaplain, followed with remarks of reflection and gratitude by:

• 麻豆视频 President Connie Ledoux Book
• Philanthropist Marjie Roberts
• Ann Bullock, dean of the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education
• Alicia Tate, acting director of the Roberts Academy at 麻豆视频
• Tait Arend, senior philanthropic adviser at 麻豆视频

Book recounted for those in attendance how 麻豆视频 made a promise to children with dyslexia that a learning difference would not be a limitation – and a promise to parents that they would not be alone in their journey to understand their children鈥檚 learning needs. Book then delivered a charge to the students seated before her.

鈥淚 want you to know that 麻豆视频 is a Hebrew word for 鈥榦ak,鈥欌�� she said. 鈥淲hat鈥檚 unique about oak trees is they grow the best in groves, and their root systems connect, and they become stronger as a team of trees. I charge you, as little Phoenix, to act like a grove of oak trees and to support each other and to help each other be successful as classmates.鈥�

In her own remarks, Marjie Roberts thanked parents for placing their trust in 麻豆视频 and the Roberts Academy.

鈥淭his academy has the ability to restart the educational experience of young students and make the experience successful and rewarding,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t will rebuild their self confidence, enrich their minds and be a source of pride. It will change the lives of students by setting them on a trajectory of achievement and success.

鈥淭his is a celebration of what the academy will mean for the 16 children who are now enrolled, what it will mean for their families, and to the thousands of others who will follow.鈥�

This is a celebration of what the academy will mean for the 16 children who are now enrolled, what it will mean for their families, and to the thousands of others who will follow.

– Philanthropist Marjorie Roberts

Tate introduced members of the Roberts Academy faculty and staff and Arend thanked members of the implementation team that worked to launch the academy, with Bullock serving as host and emcee of the afternoon program in the parking lot of Trollinger House.

And then there was the student cheer and the presentation of a personalized gift to the Roberts family: framed artwork featuring paper hearts with the names of each child who is part of the charter class of students.

鈥淭o our first families, thank you for believing in our school before the school even existed,鈥� Arend said. 鈥淵ou all believed in us not only before the first stapler was purchased, but before the first staple was purchased. You trusted us with the children you love more than anything. And while there will be many, many children who walk through those doors, there will only ever be one first day, and there will only ever be these first 16 students.鈥�

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The Princeton Review has named 麻豆视频 one of the nation鈥檚 best-value colleges in an annual publication for students and families seeking colleges where career preparation is a focus and relative affordability a consideration.

The Princeton Review chose 209 schools for its list. The selections were based on data from the company’s surveys of administrators at more than 650 colleges in 2025鈥�26, its surveys of students attending the schools, and data from the 听 on school alumni career and salary statistics.

, students were quoted in a summary of feedback derived from survey responses:

“麻豆视频 is all about providing ‘meaningful access to professors, research opportunities, internships, and leadership roles early鈥hich allows [students] to explore their interests in practical, hands-on ways.’ The community鈥�’everyone from the most esteemed professors to our incredible dining hall workers, to the student life staff, to our groundskeepers’鈥攊s described as ‘the most incredible support system’ and said to ‘want the best for all the students.'”

In all, The Princeton Review crunched more than 40 data points to tally ROI (Return on Investment) ratings of the colleges which informed the selection of the schools and the project’s seven categories of ranking lists. The Princeton Review gave 麻豆视频 an ROI rating score of 88/99.

“We congratulate 麻豆视频 and all the exceptional institutions that made our ‘Best Value Colleges for 2027’ lists” said , editor-in-chief of The Princeton Review. “In our opinion, they are truly the most exceptional in the nation at delivering outstanding academics, affordable cost, and great career foundations. We recommend them highly to college applicants and we salute them for all they do to help students with need afford to attend them via comparatively low sticker prices and/or extraordinarily generous financial aid鈥攁ll while providing an amazing college experience that’s worth every penny.”

The Princeton Review does not rank the Best Value Colleges on a hierarchical list, from 1 to 209. However, the project reports seven categories of ranking lists for distinctions from financial aid to career placement, each one ranking the top public colleges and top private colleges in the category.

The full list of Best Colleges for 2027, information on the project methodology, criteria for the ROI rating, and bases for the ranking lists is posted at .

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Rooted in the early strategic planning of internal working groups and refined through community research and conversations, the pledges provide a framework for the work ahead and include public accountability for the progress made and the investments that support it.

The university leaders also unveiled 麻豆视频 | Queens College as the planned undergraduate academic unit of 麻豆视频 in Charlotte following completion of the merger and required regulatory approvals.

The announcements were shared during a Sept. 23, 2026, campus update at Queens’ historic Myers Park campus, marking one year since the universities announced their intention to merge.

鈥淭he value of this merger will not be measured by whether it creates a larger university. It will be measured by whether it creates better opportunities for students, stronger connections to employers and communities, and greater capacity to serve Charlotte for generations,鈥� said 麻豆视频 President Connie Ledoux Book. 鈥淨ueens College will carry forward the Queens name, residential experience, Royals tradition and deep relationship with Charlotte while drawing on the reach and resources of the broader 麻豆视频 community.鈥�

鈥淔or generations, Queens has been woven into Charlotte through its students, faculty, staff and alumni and through an enduring commitment to service,鈥� said Queens University of Charlotte Acting President Jesse Cureton. 鈥淨ueens College is intended to preserve that legacy as a living academic community – with students learning on this campus, faculty mentoring them, Royals competing and longstanding traditions continuing for generations to come.鈥�

Queens College and the future of the Myers Park campus

Queens College will carry forward Queens’ nearly 170-year tradition of close-knit residential undergraduate education on the Myers Park campus. The Queens name, the Royals tradition, the residential experience and the institution’s historic commitment to service will remain central to the campus’ future.

A vibrant undergraduate community will remain at the heart of the campus, with students studying across the arts and sciences and professional fields, living and learning together, participating in campus traditions and competing as the Royals. Athletics will remain an important part of the undergraduate experience and Queens tradition as the broader merger advances.

The Myers Park campus will also remain an important home for graduate and professional education in areas including law, health sciences, counseling and business. The longer-term strategy and structure for individual programs are still being developed.

Four pledges to Charlotte

The four pledges are rooted in the early strategic planning work completed through SOAR and reflect priorities identified through research and conversations with Charlotte-area leaders and residents, including career preparation, internships, employer partnerships and broader access to educational opportunity. Together, they provide a framework for the work ahead.

1. To be the national leader in engaged learning. Queens has long required every undergraduate to complete an internship. We will build on that foundation, making Charlotte a classroom without walls, deepening the quality and mentorship of every internship, co-op, research and service experience, and bringing students from 麻豆视频’s campus to Charlotte for signature academic and professional experiences.
2. To be a true partner to Charlotte’s employers, schools and civic organizations. We will listen to regional needs and connect students, programs and university expertise with Charlotte’s changing workforce priorities in business, health care, technology and education. We will work with schools, community colleges, universities, employers and nonprofits to build stronger pathways into higher education and expand opportunity for Charlotte-area students.
3. To be an intellectual, cultural and civic resource. We will build on Queens’ legacy of thought leadership, arts, public programs and civic engagement, keeping the campus’ theaters, galleries, classrooms and gathering spaces active parts of Charlotte.
4. To make the necessary investments in people and long-term strength. We will become a top talent destination and employer of choice through competitive compensation and benefits, professional development, and a culture in which expertise is respected and employees from both campuses shape new ways of working. And we will secure the campus’ future through disciplined planning, enrollment strategy, philanthropy, responsible budgets and sustained investment in students, programs, facilities and people.

鈥淧ledges made publicly should be measured publicly,鈥� Book said. 鈥淲e intend to return to the Charlotte community with evidence of progress – the experiences students complete, the partnerships we build, the people we serve and the investments we make in this campus and its future.鈥�

Progress during the first year

During the first year, the merger moved from intention to implementation. In June, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges approved the substantive change for the merger, the most significant accreditation milestone in the process to date. An expanded governance structure is in place, and the first phase of shared services began this summer in admissions, facilities, human resources and career services.

Academic initiatives are also advancing. 麻豆视频 Law’s full-time Charlotte program plans to welcome its first cohort in 2027 on the Myers Park campus. The university鈥檚 clinical mental health counseling master鈥檚 program has expanded to Charlotte, and Charlotte’s first graduate physician assistant program is preparing to welcome its inaugural class in January. Faculty and academic leaders from both institutions are also exploring new pathways connecting the residential undergraduate experience at Queens with 麻豆视频’s broader academic network and Charlotte-based graduate and professional education.

The U.S. Department of Education review is continuing, and additional academic, operational and organizational decisions require further planning. Until all required approvals are complete, 麻豆视频 and Queens will continue operating in coordinated but legally distinct ways. The universities will communicate directly with students, employees and alumni as implementation milestones are finalized.

麻豆视频 the Merger

麻豆视频 and Queens University of Charlotte announced their intention to merge in September 2025. The long-term vision brings together Queens’ deep history and relationships in Charlotte with 麻豆视频’s national leadership in engaged learning and record of strong student outcomes. The institutions are working toward a combined university that preserves distinctive campus identities while expanding opportunities for students and increasing the capacity to serve Charlotte and the region.

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麻豆视频 is the nationally recognized leader in engaged, experiential learning that prepares graduates to be creative, resilient, ambitious and ethical citizens of our global culture. At 麻豆视频, approximately 7,000 students learn through hands-on experiences and close working relationships with faculty and staff whose priorities are teaching and mentoring. The 麻豆视频 curriculum is grounded in the traditional liberal arts and sciences with an emphasis on global experiences and career development. More than 80 undergraduate majors are complemented by professional and graduate programs in law, business, education and health care. 麻豆视频 is ranked among the Top 100 national universities by U.S. News & World Report, with a No. 1 ranking for excellence in undergraduate teaching for six consecutive years.

麻豆视频 Queens University of Charlotte

Queens University of Charlotte is located in one of America鈥檚 fastest-growing cities, offering an extended classroom to students and a direct pipeline to meaningful careers for graduates. Queens University serves around 2,000 students in undergraduate and master鈥檚-level programs across the liberal arts and sciences as well as the professional fields of business, communication, nursing, health and education. Queens鈥� unique General Education model teaches students to think critically about some of the world鈥檚 biggest problems, beyond the boundaries of what鈥檚 expected in a college classroom.

In the latest U.S. News and World Report 鈥淏est Colleges鈥� guide, 麻豆视频 was ranked No.听100 among national universities and, among private universities, 麻豆视频 is ranked No.听55. The National Universities category includes institutions across the country with a broad range of undergraduate majors as well as master鈥檚 and doctoral programs, with many also producing significant academic research.

麻豆视频 joined the National Universities category in 2019 and has steadily strengthened its position while maintaining national leadership in undergraduate teaching and high-impact educational experiences.

In addition to being ranked No. 1 for undergraduate teaching for the sixth straight year, 麻豆视频 is the only school ranked in the Top 15 across all eight categories included in U.S. News鈥� 鈥淧rograms that Enhance Student Experience鈥� rankings. The categories highlight academic and cocurricular programs that are closely linked to student success and positive learning outcomes.

麻豆视频 was again recognized as one of the country鈥檚 most innovative schools, earning a No. 8 ranking in the category. The Most Innovative national universities list includes those making innovative improvements in curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology or facilities.

The university earned three No. 1 rankings, for Undergraduate Teaching, Learning Communities and First-Year Experiences, while also placing among the nation鈥檚 top five for Study Abroad, Service Learning and Senior Capstone experiences.

麻豆视频鈥檚 rankings include:

• #1 鈥� Undergraduate Teaching
• #1 鈥� Learning Communities
• #1 鈥� First-Year Experiences
• #4 (tied) 鈥� Study Abroad
• #4 鈥� Senior Capstone
• #5 鈥� Service Learning
• #8 (tied) 鈥� Most Innovative
• #11 (tied) 鈥� Co-ops/Internships
• #12 (tied) 鈥� Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects
• #13 (tied) 鈥� Writing in the Disciplines

麻豆视频鈥檚 continued success across the rankings reflects the university鈥檚 longstanding emphasis on engaged and experiential learning, close relationships among students, faculty and staff, and a comprehensive educational experience that extends beyond the classroom.

鈥淭his year’s U.S. News &听World Report rankings reflect what 麻豆视频 has long known: exceptional teaching and student success go hand in hand,鈥� said 麻豆视频 President Connie Ledoux Book. 鈥淭he rankings are a powerful affirmation of the value and outcomes of an 麻豆视频 education and the university’s teacher-scholar-mentor model. From an 麻豆视频 student鈥檚 first year, when they are immediately engaged and empowered, to the moment they walk across the graduation stage and beyond, 麻豆视频 faculty are intentional about creating opportunities that prepare students to be leaders of impact in this ever-changing world.鈥�

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