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Review of UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Civic Life and Leadership completed; public won’t get to read it

March 6, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — UNC Chapel Hill has received the results of an independent review of its School of Civic Life and Leadership — but the public won’t get to read it, with confidentiality of personnel matters […]

DOUGHTON: The truth and the opportunity: Leadership lessons from Dean Smith

March 6, 2026 Ged Doughton

The phone call that changed my life began with crushing disappointment. It was 1975, and as a high school senior, I was living a fairy tale: state championship; letters from Coach Dean Smith; and scouts […]

UNC BOG approves tuition increase

March 5, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The UNC Board of Governors met last week and approved two key items: a 3% tuition hike and a clear definition of academic freedom to be added to UNC System policies. Board Chair Wendy Murphy said the […]

US births dropped slightly last year

February 16, 2026 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — U.S. births fell a little in 2025, according to newly posted provisional data. Slightly more than 3.6 million births have been reported through birth certificates, or about 24,000 fewer than in 2024. […]

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NCInnovation announces funding for more university research projects

December 28, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — NCInnovation, the university research accelerator nonprofit, has announced the approval of $10 million in funding for 13 projects spanning 11 schools in the UNC System. “NCInnovation’s December 2025 slate represents some of the […]

2025 Year in Review: Enrollment gains, possible tuition hikes mark year in higher education

December 26, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Highlights from the UNC System in 2025 included enrollment growth, a possible tuition hike and several schools garnering positive free speech rankings. The UNC System saw record student enrollment gains this year, with preliminary student enrollment […]

UNC Chapel Hill approves tuition hike

November 20, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The UNC Chapel Hill Board of Trustees approved a 3% tuition rate hike for in-state undergraduate students and 10% increase for out-of-state undergraduate students during day two of its monthly meeting last Thursday. The UNC […]

HILL: The Sputnik moment for civics in North Carolina public education

October 9, 2025 Frank Hill

A bright light shone over the skies of North Carolina last week for the restoration of civility in the state and nation when the School of Civic Life and Leadership (SCiLL) at UNC Chapel Hill […]

UNC Chapel Hill’s SCiLL obtains grant for ‘Summer Civics Institutes’

October 1, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The School of Civic Life and Leadership, a relatively new school of civics at UNC Chapel Hill, obtained a grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will be used to launch “Summer […]

Nearly two-thirds of colleges fail free speech rankings

September 18, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH —The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, along with its survey partner College Pulse, released its sixth annual College Free Speech Rankings on Sept. 9, revealing that 166 of the 257 (over 64%) schools surveyed received an “F” […]