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UNC Board of Governors Hires Legal Counsel, Asks Attorney General to Pay For It

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 31, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education

With the ongoing legal battles over North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2, the UNC System has hired outside legal counsel. UNC leadership announced on Friday that the system had hired two Washington D.C.-based law firms to...

UNC Board of Governors Awards UNC-Chapel Hill and Western Carolina University Professors

Posted by Staff | May 27, 2016 | Higher Education

The UNC Board of Governors awarded UNC Chapel Hill’s Dr. Aziz Sancar and Western Carolina University’s Professor David A. Shapiro with the highest faculty honor. The O. Max Gardner Award, named after a North Carolina governor,...

UNC Board Of Governors To Take Public Comment At Friday Meeting

Posted by Staff | May 26, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education

In an effort to increase transparency and give protesters an outlet for their frustration, the UNC Board of Governors is instituting a new policy and will take public comment in their meeting Friday, something organizations...

Renaming Provision Removed From Senate Bill 873

Posted by Staff | May 25, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education, News

A controversial section of a proposal from the North Carolina Senate allowing the UNC System Board of Governors to consider changing the names of state schools based on their effect on “enrollment, academic strength and...

New Bill Could Put HBCU Funding At Risk

Posted by Staff | May 24, 2016 | Higher Education

Senate Bill 873, known as the Access to Affordable College Education Act, seeks to cap tuition at five North Carolina universities at $500 a semester for in state students. The bill also says the UNC system should review...

Elon Commencement Speech Focuses on HB2

Posted by Staff | May 23, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education

At Elon University’s Saturday graduation ceremony, CNN political analyst David Gergen began the commencement speech just like any other. “You should just be so proud and take so much satisfaction at how far you’ve come. You’ll...

President Spellings: What Should Her Agenda Be For UNC?

Posted by Aaron Keck | May 1, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education

UNC leaders say Margaret Spellings should be building relationships – and she may be uniquely suited to do it.

Duke President Richard Brodhead Stepping Down in 2017

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 28, 2016 | Higher Education

Duke University President Richard Brodhead will step down in 2017. The university announced the move on Thursday. Brodhead’s tenure will end at the conclusion of his current term on June 30. A release says Brodhead told the...

Board of Governors Vote to Delay NCGAP

Posted by Staff | Apr 21, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education

The UNC Board of Governors voted April 15 to recommend delaying a controversial new college admissions program until 2018. The Guaranteed Admission Program, or NCGAP, will tighten admissions requirements at UNC System schools...

Duke University Calls For Full Repeal Of HB2

Posted by Staff | Apr 18, 2016 | Higher Education

Duke University has added its voice to the growing list of organizations that have called for the repeal of House Bill 2. The North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 2 last month, which would prevent cities from...

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