NC Public Universities Headed For Higher Tuition Next Year
Students at North Carolina’s public universities will pay higher tuition and fees in the next couple of years after a one-year tuition freeze this year.
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Protesters Disrupt UNC Board Debate Over Poverty Center
Protesters have disrupted a University of North Carolina Board of Governors discussion over an anti-poverty center headed by a sharp critic of Republican lawmakers and Gov. Pat McCrory.
Read MoreNC State Creates Scholarship for Three Students Killed
A scholarship has been created at NC State University to honor the lives of three Muslim college students that were shot and killed earlier this month, in Chapel Hill. NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson announced the scholarship...
Read MoreHigher Education Contributes Over $60 Billion to NC
Higher Education Institutions across North Carolina contribute over $60 billion to the state’s economy, according to a new study. Don Hobart, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at UNC, says the flagship university’s impact...
Read MoreUNC Facing High Number of Legal Challenges
UNC is currently facing several legal challenges, including a class-action lawsuit from two former student-athletes filed last week. To handle the breadth of the lawsuits, UNC has retained the services of New York-based Skadden,...
Read MoreApplications Up Again at UNC
Applications for admission to UNC are up again. UNC is announcing a record for first-year applications, marking ten years in a row that a new record has been set. Overall applications are up two percent over last year and 37...
Read MoreUNC Board of Trustees Approves Parking Reconfiguration
The full UNC Board of Trustees convened on Thursday at the Carolina Inn. As part of the consent agenda at the meeting, a design to improve pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular access from Franklin Street to Cameron Avenue was...
Read MoreUNC Launches New Research Venture Fund
UNC officials announced the formation of the Carolina Research Venture Fund, at a Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday. Board member Sallie Shuping-Russell, who is also a managing director at BlackRock – the world’s largest...
Read MoreUNC School of Government Aims to Prove Worth to New Board of Governors Leadership
There have been ripple effects emanating through the UNC campus following news that Tom Ross would be transitioning out of his role as President of the University System over the next year. One UNC branch of note in this...
Read MoreUNC Submits Response to SACS
UNC has submitted a response to its regional accrediting body, following concerns raised during the independent investigation into academic irregularities at the university. SACSCOC requested information from UNC, in November of...
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