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.
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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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
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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.
Read More »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.
Read More »RALEIGH — The UNC-system Board of Governors began setting the course for the system’s tuition and fee increases until 2019 on Thursday.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki can speak personally about the benefits of expanding higher education opportunities for military veterans.
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UNC-system President Thomas Ross spoke candidly Monday about his concern for the state’s future if out-of-state students are deterred from attending system universities.
Read More »Proposals in the N.C. General Assembly ranging from tuition hikes to student group functions have brought a bedrock issue to the fore: the degree to which UNC-system campuses will continue to be granted autonomy from the state.
Read More »Georgia native Audrey Horne is afraid that she might never again walk into the dusty geology building or cheer among a sea of fervid Carolina blue fans at the Smith Center after this year.
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In the final debate before Tuesday’s student body president election, candidates spoke more candidly about their platforms and personalities.
Read More »As the time to set in-state tuition levels for the next two years approaches, candidates for student body president have found themselves aligned as they all attempt to involve and inform students about the issue.
Read More »UNC-system leaders have proposed looking to international students for more money — but those students might not be willing to pay. Under the proposal, international students could pay a higher third-tier tuition rate beyond the system’s current out-of-state and in-state tuition structure.
Read More »The financially strapped UNC system could soon implement a policy that has proved controversial in the past — lifting the 18 percent cap on out-of-state and international student enrollment.
Read More »University leaders have said next year’s tuition increases will maintain UNC-CH’s academic quality and attractiveness in the face of budget cuts.
Read More »Jamie McGee said the thought of graduating from UNC early breaks her heart. But as tuition hikes continue to rise for out-of-state students, that thought has become a reality for the UNC junior from Virginia.
Read More »Nine months after Chancellor Holden Thorp rejected a popular proposal to establish a gender-neutral housing option on campus, it arrived at the Board of Trustees for approval — with his support. Members of the Board of Trustees voted to pass a gender-neutral housing option on campus, which will likely be implemented next year.
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