UNC system happenings for Jan. 30, 2018
North Carolina State students take unusual approach to solar vehicle competition
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North Carolina State students take unusual approach to solar vehicle competition
The #MeToo movement has forced industries to confront their pervasive cultures of sexual harassment and assault — and higher education is no exception.
A Winston-Salem State University student was shot and killed at Wake Forest University on Jan. 20 following an alleged altercation at an on-campus venue.
In the midst of the #MeToo movement and debates on college campus protests, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities named sexual assault and free speech as top higher education state policy issues for 2018.
A new study by the Urban Institute found affluent households owe the most student debt. However, they may be better able to repay that debt than those with smaller amounts of student loans.
The federal government shutdown ended Monday with a tentative bipartisan agreement to find a solution to replace Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
The University of North Carolina system announced Wednesday it is launching a new logo and identity for the system and two of its newest initiatives.
Duke University’s new program aims to bring more underrepresented minorities into the school’s graduate-level STEM field programs.
United Health Foundation announced Tuesday it will begin a $1.6 million, three-year partnership with UNC to launch a new health care technology workforce training and education program through the Carolina Health Informatics Program.
Low test scores and high attrition rates at N.C. Central University's School of Law triggered scrutiny from the American Bar Association.
Although a December study by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education ranked North Carolina best in the nation for campus free speech, debate continues over the controversial free speech policy adopted by the UNC Board of Governors on Dec. 15.
A recent study found nearly half of the 100 largest public universities — including UNC-Chapel Hill — do not keep statistics on campus suicides.
Saturday, Jan. 20, marks the one-year anniversary of the day Donald Trump took office as the 45th president of the United States after a nail-biting election season.
Amid debates in Congress over the future of DACA, the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration wrote a letter to the majority and minority leaders of each house urging them to find a resolution for the Obama-era legislation.
A new UNC study may help debunk the traditional rags to riches narrative surrounding upward mobility and its relationship to higher education.
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."
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.
As the spring semester begins at many university campuses in the U.S., 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.