To continue serving students at the same level, the system needed more money. And after the long wait, lawmakers finally came ...

As a state-supported entity created by the legislature, UNC operates under a governance structure established by the General ...

North Carolina legislators are expected to approve a bill that would mean millions for its public universities -- including HBCUs.

For the first time in 30 years, the Upperman family isn’t awarding any new scholarships at UNCW. Linda Upperman Smith said ...

University of North Carolina system officials say it’s past time for a new accreditor, arguing the current setup fails to focus on students, emails obtained by Inside Higher Ed show. Last month, Peter ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WRAL) - It will cost a bit more for incoming undergraduate students from North Carolina to attend most UNC System universities this fall. According to WRAL, the UNC System Board of ...

At Tuesday's special meeting of the Board of Trustees, members discussed earlier executions of the repeal before reviewing efforts to prepare for the 2025 DEI compliance report.

That’s how Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, described university accreditors in late June. Accreditors evaluate academic quality, and institutions can’t receive federal financial aid ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The UNC System Board of Governors is set to vote on requested undergraduate tuition increases Thursday morning. "Over the past nine years, the guidance from the Board of ...

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