Black chosen sole speaker of House
RALEIGH, Jan. 27 - The representatives seated in the rear of the N.C. House on Wednesday were determined to be heard.
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RALEIGH, Jan. 27 - The representatives seated in the rear of the N.C. House on Wednesday were determined to be heard.
The UNC-system’s governing body might be losing its grip.
Several state legislators have withdrawn their support of a bill that would provide in-state tuition to some illegal immigrants wanting to attend public universities.
The fluorescent lights were more subdued than the blinding glare of national TV cameras, but the echoes of a presidential campaign cut short bounced off the Rotunda walls.
UNC-Chapel Hill, as the state's flagship public university, takes its role seriously.
RALEIGH — In at least one regard, N.C. State University has set an example for the UNC system.
RALEIGH — The representatives seated in the rear of the N.C. House on Wednesday were determined to be heard.
A historic power-sharing agreement could come to an end today as the N.C. General Assembly convenes at noon and Democrats take hold of the legislature.
Some legislators say there is enough money in the state’s general fund to allow the UNC system a break in resident tuition increases, but others claim that the system’s Board of Governors is misguided in its assumption that the state can carry the load.
Members of the UNC system’s governing body admitted Thursday that they simply will be going through the motions when receiving proposals for campus-initiated tuition increases.
The nonresident enrollment cap will come under scrutiny again this month as the UNC system’s governing body investigates the possibility of deviating from the 18 percent limit.
UNC-system schools used the more than $112 million in revenue they collected last year from campus-based tuition increases and growth funding to hire and retain full-time faculty and to increase student aid.
Tuition talks will kick off at a committee meeting Thursday for the UNC system’s governing body, and members will come into the discussion with guidance from their leading official.
It only costs each student $1, but many say it's a dollar that could be better spent.
RALEIGH - Many of the UNC system's campus leaders met Saturday to approve a couple of new officers and discuss the system's tuition situation.
Gov. Mike Easley is not only beating challenger Patrick Ballantine in the polls but also has been able to out-finance his opponent at an incredible rate.
Both President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry have said time and time again that increasing costs are starting to shut middle America out of higher education.
As the presidential debates came and went, the gap in the polls between President Bush and Democratic nominee John Kerry waned, leaving neither candidate with a decisive lead.
The two men vying for the White House were on familiar territory after Friday's second presidential debate: even ground.
RALEIGH -- More than 100 ralliers weathered the cold in front of Gov. Mike Easley's mansion Saturday to show support for death row inmate Henry Lee Hunt, who is scheduled to be executed Friday morning.