Brianna Atkinson
Higher Education Reporter and 2024 Fletcher FellowBrianna Atkinson is WUNC’s 2024 Fletcher Fellow and covers higher education in partnership with Open Campus. She recently graduated from 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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While the UNC BOG has kept tuition flat year after year, inflation has soared. -
While the UNC BOG has kept tuition flat year after year, inflation has soared.
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The N.C. State alum has held several roles within the university before being named its top leader. He will start after Randy Woodson steps down at the end of the school year. -
From university funding to DEI to deportation policy to Medicaid, a panel of WUNC reporters looks at how Trump 2.0 affects North Carolina and the people who call our state home. -
The university said it will remain open and is pursuing an "arbitration process." -
The bill aligns with the Trump administration's objective to remove DEI from all facets of education. -
The Trump administration's "Dear Colleague" letter comes at a time when N.C. universities are already paring back their diversity efforts. -
The Peace Pledge will cover 100% of tuition expenses for North Carolina students coming from households earning less than $75,000 -
Carnegie announced the new classifications on Thursday, using new criteria that greatly expanded the number of institutions classified as "R1". -
WUNC’s Higher Education Reporter Brianna Atkinson explains the latest change to National Institutes of Health funding and how it could impact North Carolina universities and research.
