In the 1970s, the threat of in-state tuition increases from the N.C. General Assembly hit the UNC system — but with the efforts of a student group, the proposals were taken off the table. Robert Lucas, a former student body president of East Carolina University, formed a group that encompassed all 17 institutions in the system — the N.C. Association of Student Body Presidents.
Read More »Despite ongoing opposition from some student protesters, Student Body President Mary Cooper said she will support the criteria for tuition increases laid out by UNC-system President Thomas Ross last week.
Read More »UNC-system President Thomas Ross said he will stand by the tuition increase parameters he set last week despite dissenting opinions from some students and administrators.
Read More »UNC-system President Thomas Ross announced today he will not support tuition and fee increases that exceed 10 percent for any system school.
Read More »It’s been almost two months since the Board of Trustees approved a 15.6 percent tuition hike to the dismay of dozens of student protesters lining the walls of the Carolina Inn.
Read More »UNC-system President Thomas Ross might recommend lower-than-expected tuition increases today, following weeks of protest from students and former administrators.
Read More »At least 20 former members of the UNC-system Board of Governors have signed a petition urging current board members against approving tuition hikes. The petition was overnighted Monday to board Chairwoman Hannah Gage three days before the board will convene and hear tuition-increase proposals from each UNC-system campus.
Read More »With today’s Board of Governors meeting, the long-running tuition debate will enter its final stages, at least for this year.
Read More »In this column space yesterday, you read a column from Mark Laichena, who reminded you that even though the Board of Trustees voted to raise UNC’s in-state tuition by 40 percent during the next five years, the tuition debate isn’t over.
Read More »President Barack Obama hosted a round-table discussion Monday with a dozen chancellors and presidents. The meeting, which lasted for about an hour and a half, focused on how to make colleges more affordable.
Read More »Chancellor Holden Thorp met with President Barack Obama on Monday for a discussion that signals a coming national effort by the White House to make college more affordable.
Read More »UNC School of the Arts is the latest school attempting to take advantage of a new tuition policy that allows them to increase tuition well beyond the system’s mandated cap.
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Student protesters presented a united front against unprecedented tuition hikes earlier this month, but they appear to lack direction going forward.
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Families nationwide continue to grapple with the rising costs of higher education. Public universities, which typically rely on state appropriations as a primary source of funding, increased their tuition and fee rates at a higher percentage than private universities this year.
Read More »As part of the Strike the Hikes campaign, I attended two public meetings on tuition and fees. I expected the committee to pass Provost Bruce Carney’s proposed tuition hike, but one thing puzzled me about our ‘dialogue.’ Why do they keep asking students to provide proposals? This seems like a reasonable request, but it is only a distraction, a delay tactic.
Read More »Tuition increases approved Nov. 17 by the Board of Trustees will represent just a portion of cost hikes for some graduate students.
Read More »Student fees are on the rise, budgets are being slashed across the board and classes are steadily being shaved away.
Read More »Offsetting budget cuts has spurred a divide between administrators, with some leaning toward substantial tuition increases and others calling for alternate forms of action.
Read More »Although gender-neutral housing was not on the Board of Trustees agenda this week, supporters are still hopeful to have the option by next fall. The original plan was for Winston Crisp, vice chancellor of student affairs, to pitch the proposal at the meetings.
Read More »For administrators and trustees, the decision to propose increasing tuition by 15.6 percent for in-state students came down to the financial needs of faculty, whose salaries have been frozen for three years.
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