UNC 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.
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UNC Title IX Task Force Recommendations Anticipated To Be Ready By End Of April
“I think we are all waiting for the report from the Task Force, and I know some people wish that report would come forward,” Folt said.
Read MoreMarcus Paige, Fellow Students Athletes Share Challenges & Triumphs During UNC Academic Experience
We know how hard we work in the classroom. It is not fair to us to get all of that negative attention when we spend so much time working so hard to get a degree just like everyone else,” Paige said.
Read MoreUNC President to Attend Forum on College Athletes
Posted by Staff | Mar 14, 2014 | Higher Education
Next week, University of North Carolina President Tom Ross will take part in public discussions about college sports and academic values, at the invitation of the Knight Commission.
Read MoreWillingham Blasts NCAA For Academic Improprieties
Posted by Ran Northam | Jan 31, 2014 | UNC
“We could have the best football team and the best basketball team in the country,” Willingham says. “We could recruit whoever we wanted, and we could provide a real education.”
Read MoreHigh-Ranking UNC Educator Supports Willingham’s Claims
Posted by Ran Northam | Jan 30, 2014 | UNC
A high-ranking educator at UNC has come out in support of academic advisor Mary Willingham’s claims that the University has admitted student athletes who were not ready for Carolina.
Read MoreUNC Student Body Pres: “Disgusted” By Athlete/Academic Accusations
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 24, 2014 | UNC
Student body president Christy Lambden spoke out harshly against reports that many UNC athletes struggle to read.
Read MoreFolt: UNC Responsible For Phony Classes, But “Getting It Right”
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 24, 2014 | UNC
Carol Folt criticized UNC’s enabling of phony classes in the past, but had little to say about Mary Willingham.
Read MoreUNC Employees Criticize University’s Response To Major Data Breach
“They do not feel secure anymore. Their sense of security in regards to their data has been lost,” Streeter said.
Read MoreNew VC And Major Research Grant At UNC
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 22, 2014 | News Around Town
UNC appoints a new vice chancellor; University researchers earn $900,000 grant for autism study.
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