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Protests At Margaret Spellings’ First Board of Governors Meeting

Posted by Staff | Mar 4, 2016 | Higher Education

Margaret Spellings’ first Board of Governors meeting was Friday morning at Fayetteville State University. Protesters interrupted the meeting. WCHL’s Blake Hodge was at the meeting and will have a full report later...

The Cost of College Textbooks Continues to Rise

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

Textbooks can be one of the costliest parts of attending college and it’s only getting more expensive. According to a report from the United States Public Interest Research Group, textbook prices have increased 73% since 2006....

Three Local Students Named Gates Cambridge Scholars

Posted by Staff | Feb 17, 2016 | Higher Education

UNC students Larry Han and Matthew Leming, along with Duke student Catherine Newman, have been named Gates Cambridge Scholars. The scholarship was established by a donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and pays for...

UNC Gets Grant For Graduate School Diversity

Posted by Staff | Feb 11, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education

UNC has received a $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program. The program aims to diversify the pool of students pursuing doctoral degrees in the...

Charlie Rose to Receive Honorary Degree from Duke

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 11, 2016 | Higher Education

Charlie Rose, anchor of the nightly one-hour program “Charlie Rose” and “CBS This Morning” co-anchor, will receive an honorary degree from Duke University this spring. Rose is one of five recipients who will receive the degrees...

Tom Ross Named Sanford Fellow At Duke

Posted by Staff | Jan 29, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education

UNC System President Emeritus Tom Ross has been named as the first Terry Sanford Distinguished Fellow at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. “I am delighted to have the opportunity to work on important policy...

Tom Ross Honored By Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber

Posted by Staff | Jan 26, 2016 | Business, Higher Education

Former UNC system president Tom Ross was given the Duke Energy Citizenship & Service Award by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce during its Annual Meeting on Tuesday. As the event’s keynote speaker, Ross delivered...

Three Local Students Chosen For Schwarzman Scholarship

Posted by Staff | Jan 11, 2016 | Higher Education, UNC

Two UNC students and one Duke student have been chosen for the first class of Schwarzman Scholars and will study for one year at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. UNC senior Larry Han, 2015 Carolina alumnus Max Seunik and...

Congressman David Price Thanks Tom Ross Criticizes BOG in House Remarks

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 7, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education

Tom Ross’ tenure as the President of the UNC System officially came to a close on Monday. The UNC Board of Governors announced in January 2015 that Ross would be removed from that position. That was the start of an...

Protesters Rally At UNC Board of Governors Meeting

Posted by Staff | Dec 11, 2015 | Featured, Higher Education

A group protesting the UNC Board of Governors and their decision to hire Margaret Spellings as UNC System President tried to force themselves past police officers and into the meeting, which was held Friday morning at the Friday...

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