College Enrollment

The university said it will remain open and is pursuing an "arbitration process."

Warren Wilson college is located in one of the areas Hurricane Helene hit hardest earlier this year. President Damián Fernández talks about ongoing repairs, losses, and lessons learned in an interview with WUNC.

The private HBCU had been on probation for two years after failing several of its accrediting agency’s financial standards.

Enrollment increased at every public university in North Carolina this fall, but that doesn’t mean they are immune to changing enrollment patterns.

The eliminations include faculty, staff and adjunct positions. The private HBCU has faced several financial challenges this year amid a fight to retain its accreditation.

A coalition of alumni, community members, and local clergy are protesting a multimillion-dollar loan agreement signed by Saint Augustine’s University. The group claims the loan is “predatory” and a threat to the private HBCU’s 157-year legacy.

The North Carolina General Assembly has appropriated $20 million for recovery at public universities impacted by Helene. The UNC System will distribute the money, with the bulk of the appropriation going to students at institutions across the state.

NC Promise has led to significant enrollment increases at public universities in the state. But this year, those gains could come at a cost.

Johnson C. Smith University provided a student success coach for each of its first-year students. The university says the initiative led to a boost in reenrollment.

The board approved chancellors’ plans to eliminate programs like drama, religious studies and physics.