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North Carolina's 2023 congressional maps challenged as racial gerrymander

| December 4

Higher Education

Board of Govenors considering credit hour tuition

By Isabella Cochrane | October 3

A recommendation to the UNC-system Board of Governors to charge tuition by the credit hour could inhibit students from taking more classes.

Board of Governors meet with Thorp and Baddour

September 9

The UNC-system Board of Governors met with UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp and Athletic Director Dick Baddour Thursday at their meeting to discuss the NCAA ...

UNC system lauds Teach for America

By Ariel Zirulnick | April 9

A sweeping study of North Carolina’s K-12 teachers concluded that those who come to the classroom from Teach for America consistently outperform the ...

Bowles chooses next chief financial officer

By Ariel Zirulnick | March 26

UNC-system President Erskine Bowles announced Friday that he had chosen who would replace the system's outgoing chief financial officer.

UNC-system president search aims to keep costs down

By Jeanna Smialek | March 26

Outgoing UNC-system President Erskine Bowles manages 16 more schools than UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp — and only makes about $60,000 more ...

UNC system, Marines to partner

By Joe Mangun | February 23

The UNC system is taking another step to strengthen its ties with the military. UNC-system President Erskine Bowles will sign an agreement with the U.S. ...

BOG ?nishes long-standing plans

By Tarini Parti | January 10

The UNC system Board of Governors tied up several loose ends, such as UNC-Charlotte’s potential football program, paid leave policy for university presidents ...

Insurance plan to be decided in January

By Emily Stephenson | December 8

Student health insurance premiums in 2010 would be about one-third the current rate at UNC-Chapel Hill under projections presented Monday for a plan to ...

Administrator salary policy moving forward

By Jeanna Smialek and Ariel Zirulnick | November 13

A controversial policy governing salaries and paid leave for administrators took a step forward Thursday after months of stalls.The personnel and tenure ...

UNC-system President Erskine Bowles, left, and Lt. Gen. John Mulholland Jr. signed an agreement Thursday.

UNC system, Army tout partnership’s potential

By Ariel Zirulnick | November 13

A formal partnership between the UNC system and U.S. Army Special Operations Command made so much sense to both parties that it seemed silly to delay ...

UNC system wants to split $200 tuition increase with state

By Tarini Parti | November 13

The UNC-system Board of Governors proposed a plan Thursday to balance the universities’ and state’s needs for additional money while keeping tuition ...

Lt. Gen. John Mulholland Jr. will sign an agreement on campus today.

Army to collaborate with system schools

By Ariel Zirulnick | November 12

The UNC system and the U.S. Army will launch a new chapter in their already-extensive collaboration today.The two institutions will centralize the interaction ...

Retreat rights could be cut

By Ariel Zirulnick | October 8

The practice of administrators “retreating” to faculty positions while retaining a large salary has been a higher education norm for decades, but ...

BOG looks to curb enrollment

By Ariel Zirulnick | September 18

The state’s higher education leaders said Friday that years of rapid enrollment need to slow down to help schools better deal with the growth.Years ...

Schools outline Tomorrow goals

By Rebecca Putterman | August 19

When the 17 UNC-system campuses were asked to respond by May with their plans to complete the goal that system President Erskine Bowles gave them in December, ...