Pastor William Sofield has a message for newcomers to the Christian faith at Grace Community Church in Carrboro. “You don’t have to be a Christian to be a part of our community,” Sofield tells attendees at services each week.
The UNC-system Board of Governors’ independent review of academic misconduct at UNC-CH, released Thursday, mostly agreed with known findings — but it raised new concerns among some members about the role of athletic advising.
Some higher education officials and analysts insist they’ve found a solution to ease the strain on families’ pocketbooks: a $10,000 four-year degree.
Gov. Pat McCrory’s deputy budget director, Art Pope, has one message for stakeholders in the state’s budget, including universities: Don’t expect the state’s economy to experience robust growth anytime soon.
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.
The UNC-system Board of Governors approved another round of tuition and fee hikes this year as students and families continue to grapple with rising college costs.
The UNC-system Board of Governors will not vote on a policy affecting the drop-add period for courses until January, said Hannah Gage, chairwoman of the board’s educational planning, policies and programs committee, at the board’s full meeting today.
President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday — a signal that voters were willing to stay the course with the president and his plans for long-term economic recovery.
Among the multitude of questions facing the UNC system and its future, members of the system’s strategic planning committee started with the basics Wednesday — how many students should universities graduate?
Members of the University community and state higher education and political leaders paid tribute this morning to William Friday, the first UNC-system president and one of the most prominent higher education leaders for the state and nation in the 20th century.
State & National editor Daniel Wiser moderated the first video of the Daily Tar Heel’s new “In 10” series which brings together experts to explain current news topics in about 10 minutes. Wiser sat down with UNC journalism professor Ferrel Guillory, Tom Jensen, director of Public Policy Polling, and Mitch Kokai, the director of communications for the John Locke Foundation.
