Major tuition cuts are paying off at three North Carolina universities. Data released Aug. 31 show jumps in enrollment at a handful of schools in the University of North Carolina System. The change comes after the legislature’s 2016 passage of NC Promise, a plan to cut in-state tuition at Elizabeth City State University, UNC Pembroke,...
CHAPEL HILL — UNC-Pembroke leaders are in the development stages of a proposed School of Optometry — a school some say is unneeded given the prospect for a surplus of optometrists in the country. Already, $10 million in state funding has been appropriated for UNC-Pembroke to plan and develop the new school. According to UNC-Pembroke Vice President for University and Community Relations Glen Burnette, that money cannot be used until the UNC Office of the President gives the proposal the green light. UNC-Pembroke officials are scheduled to meet with UNC officials by the end of the month in an effort to obtain approval.
