UNC retained the New York City-based law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom for help with the University’s “numerous pressing legal challenges.”
Read More »High school seniors applying to UNC were given an unexpected chance to polish their applications this weekend.
Read More »A little over a week after being sued by a former football player for failing to provide him with a quality education, UNC has entered another legal battle — this one over its use of race in admissions.
Read More »The College Board announced that SAT scores for Chinese and South Korean students would be delayed due to the investigation into expansive cheating.
Read More »A Board of Governors committee on Thursday approved a pilot program for three UNC-system schools that would put less emphasis on SAT scores in university admissions.
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Today is the early action deadline for UNC, and thousands of high school seniors will send in their applications in order to be considered for early acceptance.
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UNC has long focused on the number of college-level courses high school students take during the admissions process. The University is now giving course loads less weight.
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For years, smaller UNC system schools have been experiencing enrollment declines — and a recent report confirmed they are not alone. College admissions directorsacross the country are struggling to fill their freshman classes and meet annual enrollment goals.
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Freshman Juan Ortiz was told repeatedly to expect to have mostly white classmates at UNC, but it still came as a surprise.
Read More »Duke University has become one of a handful of universities nationwide to add an LGBTQ-inclusive question to its admissions application.
Read More »The athletic department has drawn criticism for some of its athletes’ illiteracy and inability to perform in the classroom since January.
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The traditional stresses of the senior year of high school — pressing the fateful submit button on applications, waiting for admissions decisions, even packing up the car to move to campus — can be amplified for students with disabilities.
Read More »New federal legislation has forced some UNC Faculty Council committees to rethink how they will recommend and implement changes to the University.
Read More »The class of 2018 is already breaking records.
Read More »Business is all about the numbers, and some administrators at the Kenan-Flagler Business School are working to improve theirs.
Read More »Although UNC’s School of Law remains highly ranked, the acceptance rate of the School has increased in the past few years.
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No magic formula exists for successful college applicants, but a national study released last week questions the usefulness of required college entrance exams.
Read More »This summer session, UNC is housing two dozen students significantly younger than the rest. Twenty-four high school students are participating in a six-week academic boot camp as part of the University’s new science scholarship program.
Read More »UNC’s race-conscious admissions policy remains in place after months in limbo at the U.S. Supreme Court — but its long-term future is still uncertain.
Read More »Prospective students for UNC’s Class of 2017 were admitted Jan. 25 — but many more applicants were not.
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