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Call. 94: Lawmakers Consider Study of Alternatives to SAT
State education leaders may study replacing the use of the SAT and ACT in college admissions with the state's end-of-course tests.
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Call. 93: UNC Students Protest Budget Cut
More than 2,000 college students on Wednesday marched from N.C. State University to and through the State Legislative Building to protest a proposed reduction in state appropriations to schools in the University of North Carolina system
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Call. 92: N.C. School Mascots May Violate Federal Law
The mascots of two North Carolina colleges may violate federal antidiscrimination laws, under the wording of a statement released in April by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
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Call. 91: National Study Praises Curricula of Three N.C. Schools
Three North Carolina universities received praise recently from a higher education research organization headed by the wife of Vice President Dick Cheney. Portfolio of Excellence, just released by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, which is chaired by Lynne V. Cheney, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, reports on “exemplary higher education projects across the country.”
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Call. 90: Proposals to Raise Tuition Draw Criticism
The UNC Board of Governors last week allowed tuition increases at eight campuses, which drew fire from some board members.
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Call. 89: “Secrecy” Over Women’s Center Raises Questions
Talk of a Women's Center at UNC-Wilmington has at least one student organization asking questions. According to John Kaiser, Chairman of the Conservative Leadership Group (CLG) at UNC-W, it's not the idea of having a women's center at the University that upsets members of his group, but the secrecy surrounding the issue.
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Call. 88: UNC Leaders Want More For Student Aid
Boosting need-based financial aid could help increase overall student enrollment as well as minority enrollment at UNC-system schools, according to Dr. Judith Pulley, Vice President for Academic Planning for UNC. UNC leaders are asking the state for an estimated $19.5 million (for the 2001-03 budget biennium) to boost financial aid. Last year, they received $6.3 million.
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Call. 87: UNC, Community Colleges Want Better Salaries
UNC wants $28.5 million and the Community College System $61.5 million in order to make faculty salaries competitive with peer institutions. AND While 41 percent of non-Hispanic whites attend college in the United States, only 22 percent of Hispanic youths go, according to "Education=Success."
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UNC Students Rally for DNR Cultural Center
In 2021, students staged a protest on the campus to highlight the insensitivity to their concerns they have felt on campus. Leaders of the group accused the university of a pattern of discrimination and institutional intolerance against DNR students.
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Call. 86: UNC Responds to NCAA Study
On November 30, Clarion Call reported the results of study by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The study found that Duke University athletes post high graduation rates, while graduation rates for UNC athletes were mediocre. But the results for UNC should not be interpreted negatively, says Steve Kirschner, Director of Communications for UNC's Athletic Department.
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Call. 85: Community Colleges Make Case for Bigger Salaries
Anticipating a bumpy financial road during the next session of the General Assembly, leaders for the North Carolina Community College System this week couched their request for more money to boost faculty and staff salaries in careful terms.
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Call. 84: Boosting Salaries Difficult in Tight Budget Year, Say Lawmakers
N.C. community college leaders are asking lawmakers for $174.5 million to boost faculty and staff salaries, but key legislators say it will be difficult to fund all those needs in a tight budget year. A legislative committee is scheduled to discuss the matter next week.
