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January 12, 2026

Western Carolina

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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 […]

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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 […]

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NCInnovation releases 2025 annual report

October 10, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — NCInnovation released its annual report for 2025, outlining the organization’s spending on grant projects and overhead costs. The annual report is mandated in statute by the legislature. “With the expansion of regional hubs, […]

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Cal Raleigh-in the family business

July 25, 2025 Shawn Krest

Every once in awhile, Stephanie Raleigh has just had her fill of the baseball talk. “Not too much,” said husband Todd of life in the family’s Cullowhee home. “We try to kind of leave it […]

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MLB teams look to N.C. in Draft

July 25, 2025 Shawn Krest

Wake Forest may have grabbed the spotlight early in last week’s MLB Draft, but the rest of the state’s baseball talent was eventually uncovered. At press time last week, three rounds had been completed. A […]

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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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US Education Department investigating WCU

May 15, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened a Title IX investigation into Western Carolina University. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) began the investigation into Western Carolina University “amid […]

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NCInnovation in compliance, according to audit

March 25, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A new audit report says a group given $500 million in endowments by the legislature for research grant acceleration is complying with state law. NCInnovation (NCI), a nonprofit organization set up to expedite […]

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NCAA hopes dimming for UNC

February 14, 2025 Shawn Krest

The NCAA first expanded the tournament to allow multiple teams from each conference starting in 1975. For the next 27 years, the University of North Carolina was in the field for every single one. As […]

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Home sweet home

January 24, 2025 Shawn Krest

On Saturday, Stanford’s Jaylen Blakes hit a short jumper with just over a second left to lead visiting Stanford to a one-point win at UNC. Later in the day and a short drive on I-40 […]

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