Brianna Atkinson
Higher Education Reporter and 2023 Fletcher FellowBrianna Atkinson is WUNC's higher education reporter and 2023 Fletcher Fellow. 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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A week after a UNC Board of Governors committee voted to repeal a policy requiring all public universities in the state to have diversity, equity and inclusion offices, faculty and students want answers on the process, and how far-reaching the impacts may be. -
The policy had been in place since 2019 and previously mandated all public universities in North Carolina to have DEI offices. -
The policy affects all Diversity Equity and Inclusion offices and employees in the University of North Carolina System. -
This week, the UNC System will likely vote to add "Foundations of American Democracy" requirement to its student success policy. -
NC Promise cuts tuition to $500 per semester for some schools, while other regional universities' tuition stays in the thousands. -
The university's vice provost for enrollment said UNC-Chapel Hill has yet to send out any financial aid packages to students. -
Wolfpacks of all ages gathered this week to cheer on NC State's men's and women's basketball teams as they headed to the Final Four. -
Forsyth Technical Community College is improving on-campus childcare for community college students. -
Accreditation and financial problems at Saint Augustine’s University have led to the dissolution of a 10-year partnership with the Wake County Public School System. -
Public universities in North Carolina now have to get permission from the UNC System Board of Governors if they want to change athletic conferences.
