Roper announced as interim UNC-system president
By Kate Karstens | Nov. 1, 2018The announcement comes exactly one week after UNC-system President Margaret Spellings' plan to leave her position was made public.
Read More »The announcement comes exactly one week after UNC-system President Margaret Spellings' plan to leave her position was made public.
Read More »A group of universities and a community college district are suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services over a policy that could potentially ban a large number of international students from the United States.
Read More »Students, academics, community members and political practitioners gathered in Wilson Library’s Pleasants Family Assembly Room on Saturday to discuss the current state and the future of education policy in North Carolina.
Read More »Spellings did not indicate what her plans for the future are.
Read More »UNC-system President Margaret Spellings will be leaving her position, according to the News and Observer. The Board of Governors has called an emergency session "to consider an executive personnel matter" at 10 a.m. on Friday, according to BOG Director of Media Relations Jason Tyson.
Read More »The Trump administration expects to make changes to Title IX law that seems to favor protecting the accused, but no official adjustments have been made yet to UNC's policy.
Read More »As tuition costs rise, the number of college students facing food and housing insecurity has risen with it.
Read More »Following the toppling of Confederate monument Silent Sam, students and other organizations held protests on campus. UNC Police, Chapel Hill Police and other law enforcement departments from around the state have since faced criticism for their handling of these protests.
Read More »Here’s a recap of everything that has happened with the Confederate monument in this school year:
Read More »One of van Noort's goals is to encourage collaboration among all of the schools. She also hopes to improve access to higher education for transfer, military and first-generation students.
Read More »On its 225th birthday, UNC-Chapel Hill’s administrators, faculty, staff and students pledged to look back on its checkered history to help UNC adapt to a modern age. In a year where debates surrounding Silent Sam have taken precedence in campus discourse, many University Day speakers emphasized the need to carry the lessons of UNC’s past into its future.
Read More »“We try to come up with a slate of awardees that represent the University, and are exemplars of the University's values and show the University's potency in the outside world.”
Read More »A recent report by the University of Southern California's Race and Equity Center suggested minority students at UNC-Chapel Hill are poorly represented on campus.
Read More »Student loans don't have to equal a lifetime of debt — so long as you work in the public sector, make 120 months of consistent payments on your loans and meet a list of other criterion by Federal Student Aid.
Read More »While North Carolina may be one of the few states to have requirements about discussing consent, the execution of these requirements is lacking in many school districts.
Read More »“The power of the purse is one of Congress’ greatest duties, and we will continue to work on the appropriations bills that remain,” said U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., the chairperson of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Read More »In an effort to make the process of applying for federal financial aid more accessible, the U.S. Department of Education released a FAFSA mobile app called myStudentAid on Monday.
Read More »The N.C. Promise Tuition Plan, which launched this fall at three UNC system universities, aims to make tuition more affordable for undergraduate students.
Read More »UNC Wilmington has canceled class again beginning Thursday due to the projected path of Hurricane Michael.
Read More »According to the study, 57 percent of executives and 60 percent of hiring managers believe recent college graduates have the ability to succeed in entry-level positions, but not in higher-level positions.
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