Brianna Atkinson
Higher Education ReporterBrianna Atkinson covers higher education in partnership with Open Campus and NC Local. She's a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, with a B.A. in journalism and psychology. Her background includes print and audio journalism from several publications in North Carolina. And as a North Carolina native, she's passionate about local news and reporting that's inclusive of various voices within the community.
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UNC System President Peter Hans' decision puts North Carolina in league with other Southern states like Florida and Texas, which legislatively mandate syllabi to be public records. -
Two years after the US Supreme Court outlawed race conscious admissions, Carolina's incoming classes have had 25% fewer Black students. After administrators eliminated DEI support programs, students who are on campus say they feel unwanted. -
The full board went against a committee decision to keep resident undergraduate tuition flat. -
The committee instead voted to increase tuition for out-of-state students to make up for rising costs.
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Lee Roberts called the "preferential treatment" proposal a clear infringement on academic freedom. -
The EMS department will be collecting feedback on the model and plans to implement it next year -
The $3.3 million gap is set to impact the System's NC Promise institutions. -
Right-wing groups are increasingly requesting copies of syllabi and course materials to assess what's being taught in college classrooms. That means universities like UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC Greensboro are having to decide what to turn over, and what faculty can still control. -
Poe Hall is the focus of the lawsuit, which the public university shut down in 2023 after it tested positive for toxic chemicals called PCBs. -
The federal government has only funded 9% of the total damage Helene caused in the state.
