UNC system may cut duplicated degree programs
The financial plight of the UNC system will not be revealed for another few months, but administrators are preparing for a detailed review that will help them make strategic cuts when the time comes.
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The financial plight of the UNC system will not be revealed for another few months, but administrators are preparing for a detailed review that will help them make strategic cuts when the time comes.
The N.C. General Assembly reconvenes today with a new Republican leadership ready to tackle a $3.7 budget shortfall and a number of contentious issues that could have a direct impact on students.
Members of the UNC-system Board of Governors discussed their budget request for enrollment growth and financial aid on Thursday.
At its first meeting of the year Thursday, the governing body of the UNC system welcomed a new year and a new president.
Although the implementation of the UNC system’s student health insurance was not without its glitches first semester, students and administrators say they were satisfied overall with the enrollment and the quality of coverage.
Even the man with one of the toughest jobs in the state started his first few days of work with the simple things.
This story appeared as part of the 2010 Year In Review issue. The Daily Tar Heel resumes publication Jan. 10.
This story appeared as part of the 2010 Year In Review issue. The Daily Tar Heel resumes publication Jan. 10.
The Daily Tar Heel talked to UNC-system President-elect Thomas Ross, who will take office Jan 1. Ross discussed his opinions on tuition, budget cuts and his priorities for the system.
In less than a month, UNC-system President-elect Thomas Ross will end his four month transition period and take office.
Gov. Bev Perdue said recently that public universities should seek more private funding to offset the impending huge cuts to state appropriations.
The state might be advising UNC-system schools to rely more on private donors, but administrators say money from those sources will not come close to covering their costs.
A recent report found errors in the way the UNC system funds its 15 higher education institutions, which could provide the final push for altering the current funding model.
Campus police at UNC-Greensboro are considering implementing alert devices to strengthen safety, but lack of funding may prevent the change.
Katie Wordsworth, a freshman biology major, said she needs every cent of her financial aid grants to achieve her dream of becoming an oncologist.
North Carolina law states that alcoholic beverages cannot be sold in student facilities on the UNC-system campus. But two public universities in Western North Carolina have found loopholes.
Universities across the UNC system are proposing tuition hikes well above the average in response to the state’s expected $3.5 billion budget shortfall.
Hundreds of copies of the N.C. Central University student newspaper have been found either moved without permission or trashed.
The UNC Association of Student Governments will meet this weekend at UNC-Asheville to discuss the organization’s finances.
For UNC-Charlotte sophomore Alexis Waller, changing majors at her previous school was a complicated experience.