Since 2017, the UNC Board of Governors has prohibited public universities from raising tuition for in-state undergraduate students.
Brianna Atkinson
WUNC
Brianna Atkinson is WUNC's higher education reporter, working in partnership with Open Campus and NC Local.
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Saint Augustine’s University loses accreditation appeal
Saint Augustine’s University has already lost more than 800 students from 2023 to this year. Only about 200 remain.
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A federal directive is coming after inclusive campus policies. Will North Carolina university leaders fight back?
Almost across the board, university leaders are remaining quiet on what changes they may implement.
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North Carolina A&T narrowly misses out on crucial research classification
North Carolina A&T State University has fallen just short of a major stated goal: attaining a “Research 1” classification from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
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Q&A: UNC Press warns of increased silencing of scholars amid ‘heightened political tensions’
Last month, Canadian scholars Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva were preparing to travel as part of a routine and time-worn activity for academic authors: giving a book talk at an event in Washington, D.C.
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Trump’s order to cut NIH research funding would cut millions from NC universities
Biomedical research is vital to North Carolina’s economy and supports thousands of jobs, the UNC System president said.
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As faculty and students try to understand changes in federal research funding, some university leaders remain silent
Higher-ed leaders in North Carolina have stayed mum as President Donald Trump tries to upend federal research funding.
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Financial pressures loom for Saint Augustine’s as HBCU continues accreditation fight
The pressure is mounting for Saint Augustine’s University to balance its finances.
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Federal funding debacle leads to ‘scramble’ at NC’s top research universities
President Donald Trump’s push to pause federal research funding raised alarm bells among administrators and faculty at North Carolina’s top research universities.
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Sports betting brought in $21 million for NC’s public universities. Here’s how they’re spending it.
Athletic directors originally expected to see a few hundred thousand dollars sports betting. Less than a year later, they received five times as much.