System scrutinizes drop-add policy
The UNC-system Board of Governors will vote on a proposal today that would limit the drop-add period at system campuses to 10 class days — despite opposition from chancellors and students.
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The UNC-system Board of Governors will vote on a proposal today that would limit the drop-add period at system campuses to 10 class days — despite opposition from chancellors and students.
For months, analysis by pundits and polling data appeared to indicate that North Carolina would again be a battleground state in this fall’s presidential election.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article described Americans for Prosperity as a super PAC. It is a 501©(4) organization. The story has been changed to reflect this.
The UNC-system Board of Governors set into action Thursday a plan that will mark the course of the system for the next five years.
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