Pope Foundation Gives $1.3 Million To UNC Lineberger Cancer Center
The John William Pope Foundation has made a $1.3 million gift to UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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National Group Wants NCAA Reform
Posted by Ran Northam | Apr 14, 2014 | UNC
“I do think we’ve reached a point now that you have really the worst nightmare of the NCAA coming through, and that is the athletes organizing.”
Read More“I’m Having Real Difficulty…Figuring Out Exactly What (The Report Is) Saying”
Posted by Ran Northam | Apr 12, 2014 | UNC
UNC J-School Professor Charlie Tuggle Spoke with Aaron Keck
Read MoreUNC: “Our Focus Is On Our Students”
Posted by Ran Northam | Apr 11, 2014 | UNC
UNC has been careful about how and on what it comments in the new Carol Folt administration, which is less than a year old.
Read MoreWillingham’s Literacy Findings Discredited
Posted by Ran Northam | Apr 11, 2014 | UNC
UNC released the findings of an independent review Friday that stated the test used by UNC academic advisor Mary Willingham was not a valid method to measure college-readiness.
Read MoreUNC System Leaders Debate Need-Based Financial Aid
“At Carolina, more than 40 percent of those students wouldn’t be sitting there at graduation if we were unable to provide them with need-based aid,” Folt said.
Read MoreUNC Board Of Governors To Discuss Need-Based Financial Aid Thursday
Two major state-funded programs for in-state students are the UNC Need-Based Grant, which allocated $122.5 million….
Read MoreAthlete Advocacy Group Files Complaint Against UNC
Posted by Associated Press | Apr 8, 2014 | UNC
A student-athlete advocacy group is pursuing a civil-rights complaint against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and claiming discrimination against male athletes and particularly black male athletes who were placed in courses requiring only a research paper.
Read MoreSome Concerned Ahead Of UNC Investigation Release
Posted by Ran Northam | Apr 4, 2014 | UNC
“It’s very curious that no effort has been made to reach (the primary partner that (Mary) conducted these tests with.”
Read MoreUNC Sets Ninth Consecutive Record For Number Of Applicants
UNC received a total of 31,321 first-year applications this admissions cycle, setting a ninth consecutive record. It’s an increase of two percent from last year and an increase of 35 percent compared to five years ago, according...
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