UNC System adopts safeguards for campus license-plate readers
RALEIGH - The UNC System has adopted rules limiting how its campuses use automatic license-plate readers, setting new requirements for data retention, security and outside access.
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State audit finds documentation gaps and card-rule violations at UNCSA
WINSTON-SALEM - A state audit found documentation gaps and three procurement-card transactions that did not comply with requirements at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
State audit finds documentation gaps, prohibited purchases in UNC Asheville card program
ASHEVILLE - A state audit found that UNC Asheville did not consistently administer its procurement and travel-card programs, identifying missing documentation and purchases that violated university rules.
College-sports overhaul advances with support from North Carolina senators
Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd supported advancing a federal college-sports bill that would reshape compensation and protections at North Carolina universities.
NC College Connect expands direct admission to every graduating public school senior
More than 105,000 North Carolina public school seniors will receive at least one direct college admission offer under an expansion of NC College Connect.
North Carolina opens $20 million child care recovery funding round
North Carolina will accept applications for $20 million to establish or expand child care facilities on public college campuses in disaster-affected counties.
Stein signs property tax reappraisal moratorium, UNC capital bill
Gov. Josh Stein signed a property tax reappraisal moratorium and a UNC capital contracting bill into law Friday, while raising concerns about Helene recovery in Buncombe County.
Governor Cooper Criticizes UNC Board’s Move Against Diversity Initiatives
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper and former UNC System President Tom Ross released statements on efforts by the UNC System Board of Governors to abolish positions and initiatives that promote diversity at public universities in North Carolina.
UNC System schools, private universities begin transition to mask-optional policies
Gov. Roy Cooper has recommended schools and local governments transition from mask mandates to a mask-optional policies, and counties and towns across North Carolina are heeding the governor.
UNC would gain by losing
This online chat between admissions officers reflects poorly on the culture and policies of the university employing them. It shows them engaging in crude racial classification.
Voters would end racial preferences
The University of North Carolina systemically discriminates by race and ethnicity in student admissions and faculty hiring. Arguably such behavior is already forbidden by federal and state law. Now a group of state lawmakers has proposed an amendment to the state constitution that would eliminate all doubt on the matter.
Fewer students major in Humanities
Most students attend colleges or universities primarily to acquire the knowledge, skills, and credentials required to get a rewarding job.