I love the fluidity of devotion in college.
A controversial proposal that would require voters to show a photo ID at the polls made its first step toward becoming law Wednesday, passing the N.C. House and moving to the N.C. Senate.
After releasing his first budget proposal last month, Gov. Pat McCrory last week reconvened the N.C. Education Cabinet for the first time in almost three years.
Outside Gardner Hall on Tuesday afternoon, a group of student protestors exercised the right of free speech. And inside, N.C. Budget Director Art Pope spoke to an ethics class on the right to an education.
But federal cuts through the budget process of sequestration have jeopardized federal funding for several programs — including university research.
The prospect of decreased benefits for private charitable donors has raised concerns among universities already strapped for cash.
On July 1, the interest rate on subsidized student loans could again rise from 3.4 to 6.8 percent, barring legislative action to stop it. This would set the interest rate for subsidized, need-based loans at the same rate as unsubsidized loans.
Republicans begin their single-party control of the legislature and the governor’s mansion today, with the year’s first meeting of the N.C. General Assembly.
The last-minute deal reached by members of Congress to avoid the fiscal cliff leaves federal funding for higher education in limbo.
After the national political contests were decided last week, pre-election pollsters were put to the test. And, by one measure, Raleigh-based Public Policy Polling came out close to the top.
