After the September 2017 UNC Board of Governors vote that banned the UNC Center for Civil Rights from litigating and the abrupt termination of employees Elizabeth Haddix and Mark Dorosin amid the Center's shutdown, the two have continued their work through the newly founded Julius L. Chambers Center for Civil Rights.
One Christmas, Elly Sprinkle and her sister drove with their father to the public library in Stokes County, North Carolina, where they used the library's WiFi to set up their new iPods while sitting in the parking lot. Sprinkle, a UNC junior, grew up without access to high-speed, broadband internet at her father’s house — like 7 percent of the North Carolina population. The majority of the population without internet is in rural counties in the far western or eastern parts of the state. The term broadband generally refers to high-speed internet connection that is available at all times, but can be expanded to include digital subscriber lines, satellite, fiber or cable connections. While wireless data plans are becoming more readily available through phone providers, most analyses focus on wireline internet in their descriptions of broadband access. In many areas where broadband is technically available, lack of competition between providers makes internet too expensive for many to afford. Twelve percent of the North Carolina population has access to fewer than two providers.
UNC system students and faculty can now be punished for "substantially (disrupting) the functioning of the constituent institution or substantially (interfering) with the protected free expression rights of others."
As the spring semester begins on many university campuses in the United States, some mainland schools have opened their doors to Puerto Rican students displaced by Hurricane Maria, the storm that ravaged the island last September.
Last month, Congress passed and the President signed into law H.R. 1 – originally the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – amending the 1986 tax code, with promises of large economic growth and increased personal wealth.
Finals are coming up, and students are looking for guidance on how to handle studying and finishing up final projects.
A proposed U.S. House bill by the Committee on Education and the Workforce could bring sweeping reform to higher education policy.
UNC graduate students spoke out against the proposed U.S. House of Representatives' tax plan Friday in a panel hosted by the Carolina Young Democratic Socialists and the Workers Union at UNC.
Shaw University Professor Lloyd Williams is trying to bring diversity into computer science — an industry disproportionately dominated by white or Asian-American men. He’s doing so by bringing innovation to the classroom at Shaw University, a historically black college in Raleigh. Staff Writer Ryan Smoot asked Williams about how he is trying to change perceptions of programming.
American Historically Black Colleges and Universities contribute $14.8 billion to the U.S. economy, according to a new study.
Despite research showing increased diversity of work teams yields better performance in the technology sector, the industry is still plagued by a lack of female presence.
This past September, the UNC Board of Governors voted to ban litigation work done by the UNC School of Law’s Center for Civil Rights — which provided pro bono work to low-income communities — on the belief that this should not be the center’s focus.
St. Gregory’s University — a small, private, Catholic institution in Oklahoma — announced last week its plans to suspend all operations after the fall 2017 semester due to financial troubles.
Student veterans, campus leaders from UNC System schools, North Carolina community college administrators and N.C. legislators gathered Monday for the UNC Veterans Summit to discuss the various ways North Carolina campuses can serve student veterans.
Directors of prison education initiatives across the nation are finding that many of their formerly incarcerated students, despite individual merit, are being barred from entry to institutions of higher education.
Strayer Education Inc. and Capella Education Company announced Oct. 30 the two for-profit universities will merge. This all-stock merger will result in the operation of both universities under the Strayer name.
House Bill 1 — the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — proposed on Nov. 2 by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives includes several provisions that could hurt universities and their students.
A new report by New America has found that colleges are accepting fewer low-income students than they were 20 years ago.
Cambridge University in London recently announced transgender women will be allowed to enroll in one of its three women-only colleges. At the same time, two of North Carolina’s three women-only colleges have policies addressing transgender admissions or discrimination based on gender identity or expression.
Warren Wilson College plans to offer free tuition for in-state students who qualify for any state or federal grants.
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