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NCInnovation awards inaugural ‘Pipeline’ grants to UNC Asheville

March 29, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — NCInnovation, a North Carolina-based public-private partnership focused on commercializing university research, has awarded its inaugural Pipeline Grants to four faculty-led projects at UNC Asheville. Each project receives $10,000 to advance early-stage innovations toward […]

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 […]

Staffer ‘no longer’ at NCSU after undercover video

February 20, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — An NC State staffer is no longer with the school following an undercover video by Accuracy In Media in which the employee boasted about getting around diversity, equity and inclusion prohibitions put in […]

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 […]

UNC board discusses tuition increase, AI

October 2, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The UNC System Board of Governors’ September meeting included discussion of a possible increase in tuition, artificial intelligence and a remembrance of Charlie Kirk. The UNC System has not raised tuition for the past nine […]

UNC System sees record enrollment gains

September 26, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The UNC System saw record student enrollment gains this year, according to a Sept. 17 press release. Total preliminary student enrollment was reported at 256,438 for 2025, a 3.4% increase over 2024’s total […]

Undercover videos show more pushback of UNC System DEI ban

June 19, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Two more undercover videos of UNC System employees claiming to be avoiding the systemwide ban on diversity, equity and inclusion. Accuracy in Media (AIM) posted two more videos over the past two weeks: […]

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Undercover video: UNCC employee describes evading UNC System DEI ban

May 29, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A series of posts on X describing an undercover video of a UNC Charlotte employee bragging about dodging the UNC System ban on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, has gone viral, garnering […]

UNC System nonfaculty staff up nearly 15%

May 16, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A new report by the James G. Martin Center shows administrative staff added at higher rates than teaching faculty and student enrollment in the UNC System. The report examines faculty, nonfaculty and student […]