RALEIGH — NCInnovation, a nonprofit university research accelerator, announced $13.7 million in research and development funding for 17 new projects it has approved. The projects funded span 12 of the state’s public universities. “The research […]
RALEIGH — A North Carolina bill aimed at eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion practices within University of North Carolina System schools has passed the Senate and is now pending in the House. Senate Bill 558 […]
RALEIGH — Sen. Michael Lee (R-New Hanover) has been selected as majority leader of the state Senate, replacing former Sen. Paul Newton, who resigned to take a position as vice chancellor and general counsel at […]
RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has issued warning letters to 60 higher education institutions about Title VI violations related to antisemitic harassment and discrimination. The letters caution the universities […]
Is UNC Chapel Hill serious about civil rights? This is an open question considering who the university has in charge of faculty hiring, tenure and promotion decisions. Since 2022, Giselle Corbie has served as vice […]
RALEIGH — Two of the state’s largest university health systems plan to construct the state’s first standalone children’s hospital — an undertaking that its boosters said will change lives physically and economically for decades to […]
RALEIGH — Last month, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression released the results of its faculty survey that show free speech on campus is still a struggle. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s […]
Detractors ignore the explicit role of the University’s governing board. Few entities at Carolina have received greater public and media scrutiny than the Board of Trustees. UNC has undergone significant changes since the COVID pandemic, […]
RALEIGH — The conservative-leaning Heritage Foundation has rolled out a new tool for students and parents to “choose a college with confidence.” “Universities should promote freedom, opportunity, and upward mobility, fostering free expression and open […]
A recent story on UNC Chapel Hill’s pioneering new School of Civic Life and Leadership by The Assembly, a left-leaning online magazine, missed an opportunity to explain to its readers what the program teaches, what […]
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