Legislators left the 20-year initiative, which supported tens of thousands of community college students, out of the state budget.
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UNC-Chapel Hill falling further behind peer schools in faculty salary pay
UNC-Chapel Hill’s average faculty salary across several departments was about $132,000. The average at peer institutions was over $181,000 – a 27.3% difference.
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Q&A: Departing UNC-Chapel Hill faculty chair reflects on higher education’s past, future
“It is hard to imagine anything as fulfilling as being a professor…If I had to do it over again, I would.”
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State investigation finds NC A&T employees mishandled $5 million in financial aid funds
Most of the mishandled funds – over $3.2 million – went to out-of-state students. The remaining $1.8 million was improperly given to in-state students.
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UNC-Chapel Hill faculty say civics school is eroding trust, formalize concerns about its leadership
The School of Civic Life and Leadership has been controversial since its inception and increasingly so in recent times.
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How gerrymandering impacts admissions to NC’s most prestigious high school
Thousands of high-school sophomores apply to North Carolina’s most prestigious high school annually. One of the most influential factors on whether a student will get into the NC School of Science and Mathematics, however, is determined before admissions professionals even look at their applications. NCSSM opened in 1980 as the country’s first public boarding high […]
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Duke announces $200 million ‘economic opportunity’ initiative
It includes a combination of hiring, investing in affordable housing, and spending with local and regional businesses.
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Q&A: UNC Board of Governors member who voted against tuition hike speaks on fight to keep costs flat
Art Pope was the lone vote against raising tuition, a position he has held consistently since joining the Board of Governors in 2020.
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How the UNC System’s syllabus policy is seen as the latest weapon against academia
Faculty across the UNC System are expressing increased concerns that their safety – and that of their family – is at even more risk following the new system-wide policy that all class syllabi be posted in an online database.
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Q&A: Elon’s Chief Integration Officer talks merger with Queens University
Jeff Stein is overseeing the merger of Elon University and Queens University. He says he’s trying to “keep it about the students.”