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Social justice doctrines ruining higher education, panelists say
RALEIGH — Free speech is in trouble on college campuses. Social justice indoctrination is to blame.
Fayetteville State gets FIRE green light after revising speech codes
North Carolina just earned its 12th green-light rating for campus free speech.
UNCP’s oldest living alumna reflects on her college experience
PEMBROKE — Homecoming is a time when alumni, faculty and friends reflect on UNC Pembroke’s storied past while taking part in time-honored traditions such as bonfires, tailgating and parades.
Purdue’s Daniels warns UNC audience higher education faces big challenges
RALEIGH — American universities are in jeopardy of becoming no better than finishing schools reserved for the rich, Mitch Daniels told an audience at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
UNC Chapel Hill opens co-admission pathway to RichmondCC students
HAMLET — Richmond Community College students will now have the opportunity to participate in the renowned Carolina Student Transfer Excellence Program, known as C-STEP, in order to earn guaranteed admissions to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
New UNCP students encouraged to ‘be resilient’
PEMBROKE — Jovian Zayne shared her personal story of beating the odds and becoming an international public speaker with UNC Pembroke’s Class of 2023.
State aims for 2 million postsecondary degrees by 2030
RALEIGH — A bill N.C. lawmakers passed in late June aims to help 2 million residents get a postsecondary degree or certificate by 2030.
COLUMN: N.C. ranks high in college funding
North Carolina appropriates less taxpayer money to state colleges and universities in real terms than it did before the onset of the Great Recession. Tuition has risen markedly and now accounts for a larger share of total revenue. But our state remains one of the most generous in the country when it comes to funding higher education.
Lawmakers, educators meet to address dropout crisis, student success
GREENSBORO — Margaree Brown grew up in Everetts, North Carolina. Her high school had fewer than 400 students. Her graduating class was a group of just 40.
Goodman sponsors bill to allow alcohol sales at public college events
RALEIGH — A bill in the N.C. House would authorize public colleges and universities to allow the sale of alcohol at stadiums, athletic facilities, and arenas located on school property.
