The North Carolina Senate’s proposal for the upcoming biennial state budget includes more than $180 million in cuts to the state’s public universities. The reductions could impact several higher education initiatives, ranging from tuition and academic centers to scholarship programs.
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UNC activist who lost prestigious scholarship reflects on year since pro-Palestinian protest
In a two-part series, student activists reflect on their lives one year since UNC-Chapel Hill Polk Place protest.
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UNC student activist who became symbol for patriotism reflects on year since pro-Palestinian protest
In a two-part series, student activists reflect on their lives one year since UNC-Chapel Hill Polk Place protest. UNC student Brendan Rosenblum was one of the fraternity brothers who held up the American flag when protesters attempted to replace it with a Palestinian one.
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North Carolina’s public universities haven’t raised tuition in nearly a decade. What’s that doing to their bottom line?
Since 2017, the UNC Board of Governors has prohibited public universities from raising tuition for in-state undergraduate students.
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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.