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The gender pay gap in North Carolina is one of the smallest in nation, but under current conditions it won’t close anytime soon — perhaps not until after 2100.
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The gender pay gap in North Carolina is one of the smallest in nation, but under current conditions it won’t close anytime soon — perhaps not until after 2100.
The United States and Israel struck the largest military aid deal in American history last week — totalling $38 billion over 10 years — and sparking a conversation among UNC groups.
As a maritime archaeologist, Joe Hoyt has been on many dives before. He is used to the feeling of looking at forgotten artifacts from long ago — the feeling of going back in time.
North Carolina’s community college system, one of the largest in the country, dropped 24 places on WalletHub’s annual ranking of community colleges from the past year.
A coalition of UNC-system students gathered Friday morning in front of the Center for School Leadership Development in Chapel Hill during the Board of Governor's monthly meeting — but Board Chairperson Lou Bissette said some of their anger was misplaced.
The legislative change Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) has been advocating for all year may come to fruition this month as the U.S. House and Senate are set to vote on his proposal to change a provision of the No Child Left Behind Act.
This story is part of The Daily Tar Heel's annual Year in Review issue as we look back on 2015. Read the rest of the Year in Review stories here.
One of UNC’s largest student groups is challenging Margaret Spellings’ appointment as UNC-system president. The Campus Y released a cabinet statement on Facebook this afternoon condemning the former U.S. Secretary of Education’s selection and the recent activities of the UNC-system Board of Governors.
For months, members of the N.C. legislature have called for more transparency regarding the UNC-system Board of Governors. When the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations meets Wednesday, with several board members in attendance, legislators are expected to address just that.
CORRECTION: The original version of this story misquoted board member Marty Kotis about his thoughts on fellow board member Joe Knott's statement on the legislature's involvement on the board. The story has been updated to reflect these changes.
The UNC-system Board of Governors is gathering today for an unplanned meeting to discuss faculty salaries and legislative requests, according to an agenda the board released to the media on Wednesday.
John Fennebresque confirmed what many had assumed: The UNC system’s Board of Governors is headed for a drastic change in leadership.
In a departure from previous policy, the U.S. Department of Education released long-awaited data on graduation rates for students who receive federal Pell Grants, including UNC’s. But there is an issue: The data might be wrong.
For one Carrboro woman, life is finally normal.
Students in the class of 2020 might find college harder to pay for than their predecessors. At midnight on Thursday, the Federal Perkins Loan Program expired when a bipartisan group of U.S. senators chose not to pursue its renewal.
CORRECTION: The original version of this story misrepresented Bethany Wichman-Buescher. Wichman-Buescher is the Client Services Director at the Orange County Rape Crisis Center. The story has been updated to reflect these changes.
CORRECTION: The original version of this story misrepresented the pope's annulment process in the headline. The pope is streamlining the process of getting a Catholic marriage annulled.
Fifty years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed, some fear North Carolina’s voting practices have begun to regress.
In an attempt to simplify the conversation around higher education, a new study has proposed a benchmark to clarify the cost of college.
Republican state lawmakers in North Carolina will continue to deal with accusations of racial gerrymandering following a decision Monday from the nation’s highest court.