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UNC BoG votes to increase in-state tuition for the first time in 9 years
The UNC System Board of Governors lifted its nearly decade-long tuition freeze and raised the cost of attendance for most state universities.
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NC State asks applying students to affirm DEI
North Carolina State University now requires undergraduate applicants to answer an essay question affirming their support for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) agenda.
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UNC, NCSU students urge N.C. Supreme Court to allow breach-of-contract suit to proceed
Students from North Carolina’s flagship public universities are asking the state’s highest court to allow a lawsuit against their schools to move forward without delay. The students are seeking refunds of fees paid during COVID-19 campus shutdowns. The state Supreme Court granted the university a temporary stay on Oct. 21.
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Spellings Highlights Transparency, Accountability at BOG Meeting
Transparency will be a top focus for the UNC system’s administration in the coming year, President Margaret Spellings said Friday during her first official presentation before the Board of Governors. At the Fayetteville State University campus, the former U.S. secretary of education in the George W. Bush Administration emphasized the importance of public trust, and...
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Trustees Still in Appeals Loop
RALEIGH — The role of trustees has become a key component in one of higher education’s more controversial issues: Who should govern the universities?
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BOG Examines 2006 Budget Options
CHAPEL HILL — With three months before the 2006 General Assembly short session begins, the UNC Board of Governors is trying to decide which projects the system will submit to legislators for approval. Recently, in a work session before the monthly board meeting, members received updates on several projects and their budgets.
