NC Senate proposes no new budget cuts to UNC system
After years of budget cuts, the UNC system would see no major reductions under the N.C. Senate’s budget proposal, finalized last week.
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UNC system withstands pressures from changing political landscape
In its first 37 years, the multi-campus UNC system never experienced the financial strains it has been grappling with since the 2008 recession.
Student Wellness' sexual health, diversity programs targeted
UNC Campus Health will take an estimated $540,000 budget cut this fall — but programming related to sexual health and diversity, the reason for the recommended cut, will continue.
Tuition benefits for veterans to expand
Gov. Pat McCrory wants to give in-state tuition benefits to veterans attending community colleges — but it’s still up in the air if the state will extend those benefits to the UNC system.
Duke University students to see 3.9 percent increase in tuition
UNC and Duke University differ by more than a shade of blue — especially in the difference between public and private tuition costs.
Federal legislation hopes to add consumer protections to student loans
An acceptance letter to UNC brings an offer to attend a top public university — but for some students, it also brings an enormous bill.
In-state tuition boundaries explored
The definition of in-state students might be broadening next year, inviting military students and some in neighboring states to pay lower rates in the UNC system — blurring the bounds of tuition categories amid swelling out-of-state tuition rates.
UNC-system Board of Governors wants legislators to repeal an out-of-state increase
CARY — During the summer, the N.C. General Assembly handed down a steep tuition increase for out-of-state students.
Board of Governors will decide tuition
The fate of out-of-state students’ tuition for next year will be on the boardroom table today and Friday. The UNC-system Board of Governors will meet today in committee meetings and all together on Friday to vote for tuition and fee increases for next year.
Students without documentation not granted in-state tuition
N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office deemed N.C. students without documentation ineligible for in-state tuition in a letter released Thursday — but activists, embattled from a 30-mile march earlier this month in pursuit of policy change, say the fight is far from over.
Possible N.C. legislation could grant student veterans reprieve from out-of-state tuition
N.C. student veterans might get a reprieve from out-of-state tuition costs — either through the N.C. General Assembly or through the U.S. Congress.
Protestors march for in-state tuition for undocumented students
Braving a tornado warning and a 30-mile walk, about 50 people marched for eight hours from Chapel Hill to Raleigh Saturday to urge N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper to give a legal opinion on whether students without documentation can receive in-state tuition.
Chancellors oppose tuition hike
Out-of-state students are facing a steep increase in tuition next year — unless the N.C. General Assembly repeals the decision made this summer to write the increases into the state budget.
Board of Governors to look at tuition increases
Amberly Nardo loves being a Tar Heel. But if she were applying to college today, the rising out-of-state tuition might have deterred her from ever stepping a foot on campus.
Faculty join campus social justice effort
UNC students are known for promoting social justice issues, and now faculty are joining in the fight. The Faculty Executive Committee and the Faculty Council voted unanimously to support the “One State, One Rate” campaign last month.
Tuition and fee task force continues parking fee talks
The Tuition and Fee Advisory Task Force agreed on a graduate school tuition increase and postponed a decision on a controversial nighttime parking fee Thursday.
BOG starts 4-year plan tuition talks
RALEIGH — The UNC-system Board of Governors began setting the course for the system’s tuition and fee increases until 2019 on Thursday.
Another year of budget cuts piles up for UNC system
Long before the N.C. General Assembly finalized a new state budget last month, higher education leaders knew two more years of tight finances would be on the horizon.
UNC system not alone in reviewing out-of-state enrollment
The UNC Board of Governors might slacken a long-standing rein on admitting out-of-state students to UNC-system campuses next year, joining a nationwide debate among universities on nonresident enrollment.
UNC system to strengthen veteran support
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki can speak personally about the benefits of expanding higher education opportunities for military veterans.
