Student body president candidates center discussion on tuition, sexual assault policy
In the final debate before Tuesday’s student body president election, candidates spoke more candidly about their platforms and personalities.
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In the final debate before Tuesday’s student body president election, candidates spoke more candidly about their platforms and personalities.
As the time to set in-state tuition levels for the next two years approaches, candidates for student body president have found themselves aligned as they all attempt to involve and inform students about the issue.
CLARIFICATION: A previous version of this article said the UNC-system Board of Governors proposed increasing the 18 percent enrollment cap on nonresident students at its January meeting while discussing the system’s five-year strategic plan. The most recent draft of the strategic plan does not include a proposal to raise the cap. Board members only discussed raising the cap at their full January meeting. The story has been changed to reflect this.
The financially strapped UNC system could soon implement a policy that has proved controversial in the past — lifting the 18 percent cap on out-of-state and international student enrollment.
University leaders have said next year’s tuition increases will maintain UNC-CH’s academic quality and attractiveness in the face of budget cuts.
Jamie McGee said the thought of graduating from UNC early breaks her heart.
Nine months after Chancellor Holden Thorp rejected a popular proposal to establish a gender-neutral housing option on campus, it arrived at the Board of Trustees for approval — with his support.
A proposal to implement a gender-neutral housing option on campus was passed unanimously by the full Board of Trustees this morning.
Ping Nguyen said he’ll never forget the day he came home to a sign on his door that read, “No homos allowed in this suite.”
Despite hefty tuition increases last year, tuition will likely rise once again in the face of a continued lack of state funds and University-wide budget constraints.
The College Board’s annual trends report suggests that once again, college tuition is on the rise — but as not as much as in years past.
Despite years of large tuition increases, the group charged with proposing the next round of hikes might favor a more than $1,000 increase for out-of-state students.
The last meeting of the University’s tuition and fee advisory task force ended with student protesters chanting “shame” at Provost Bruce Carney until he retreated into his office.
Student veterans in the state might soon find relief from burdensome tuition costs.
The UNC-system Board of Governors gave final approval to a new policy today that grants each university the flexibility to determine how much tuition revenue is allocated to need-based financial aid.
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., addressed the rising cost of college tuition during a 30 minute conference call with campus reporters Wednesday.
Mariah Earle, a sophomore psychology major, almost didn’t return to UNC-Chapel Hill this fall.
President Barack Obama sounded a warning to colleges nationwide when he gave a speech about student loans at the University in April.
When students go online to pay tuition for fall semester, they will use a new student financials section of ConnectCarolina.
Correction: due to a reporting error, the July 26 story should have stated that Student Government will propose a $3 student fee decrease for the 2013-14 academic year.