The University of North Carolina Board of Governors is keeping tuition and fees the same no matter what happens with COVID-19. But while UNC insists the value of classes remains high — even when those classes are held via Zoom — students tell Carolina Journal this isn’t the college experience they paid for. Tuition and fees...
The University of North Carolina System will ask the General Assembly for roughly $45 million in one-time money to deal with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic — all while cutting other budget requests to include only “must do” items. But those requests may change, university officials said April 17, since UNC remains uncertain how its campuses...
It’s going to take the University of North Carolina System longer than expected to find a new president, thanks to COVID-19-related disruptions. UNC’s interim President Bill Roper is “agreeable to stay in his current role, if we ask him to,” said UNC Board of Governors Chairman Randy Ramsey during a teleconference meeting of the board...
Days after the University of North Carolina System filed a lawsuit against Vidant Health — the eight-hospital system that holds a close relationship with East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine — UNC leaders say they hope to mend fences. UNC took Vidant Health to court May 20 after the nonprofit corporation decided to strip...
Dan Gerlach has been named interim chancellor of East Carolina University. Gerlach was chosen by Interim UNC System President Dr. Bill Roper. On May 6, Gerlach will replace ECU Chancellor Cecil Staton, who announced his resignation in March after months of discussions with leaders of the UNC System. “It is an honor and privilege to...
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